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DonGio
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posted November 07, 2001 12:24 PM bonus applied.
Edited By: DonGio on 25 Apr 2002

Funny??? Analogies

I read in one thread (don't remember which), where one of the european guys mentioned an analogy from his language translated to english (something about dying = shooting the cannon, or something).

I find lingustic idioms and distinctive characteristics quite interesting, and would love to hear some other analogies (both of english origin and other languages translated to english)

So to get things started, I'll give you a few from my language:

To die - to hang up (how's your grandpa doing? He hung up.)

To throw up - to call for the elk

To get the worst out of a situation - being left with the beard in the mailbox

Don't be shy, now!

Edit: Revived! (Yeah, I like reviving my own threads)
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haile73
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posted November 07, 2001 12:33 PM

a few German phrases

to die:
- to give away the spoon
- to watch the Radish from below
- to bite into grass
(no jokes, btw )

money:
- coal
- mice
- ash

Any similiarites to other languages here?

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DonGio
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posted November 07, 2001 12:38 PM
Edited By: DonGio on 7 Nov 2001

Great, Haile! Thanks!

money -
grain
       splinter(s)
       steel

telephoning someone -
hitting the thread

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haile73
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posted November 07, 2001 12:51 PM

no problem


to hang around - to swing your balls

to be very happy - to have fun in the cheeks, to be happy like a king of snow

more to come...


would be nice if you could say from which language your terms stem. I would also like to know if some of my German phrases are used in other languages in (nearly) the same meaning

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Lith-Maethor
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posted November 07, 2001 12:51 PM

greek stuff

to die:
to go to the cypresses
to see the radish from below
to throw the horseshoes

to be astonished:
the sky just fell on my head
to be hit by a roof tile

some of them...
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DonGio
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posted November 07, 2001 12:55 PM

Sure, I'm norwegian, and that "biting the grass" is in use here as well, if in a milder sense. We use it when someone loses in something, like "Borussia Dortmund had to bite the grass in tuesday's match against Liverpool".

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haile73
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posted November 07, 2001 01:05 PM
Edited By: haile73 on 19 Feb 2002

Ah, I see... like "Stavanger has been biting the grass agaisnt Hertha BSC Berlin" ? (not that I'm a fan of Borussia or Hertha )

ok, now let's get to more interesting stuff:

to have sex
-to bend her over the edge of the bed
-to bang
-to bird

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Sha_Men
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posted November 07, 2001 01:23 PM

One I find very humorous...

to die:

Throw spoon into the corner...
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Shae_Trielle
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posted November 07, 2001 01:42 PM

There always has to be a slang term for dying in every culture.

Kick the bucket? Heard of that one before?

We also have slang terms for people's houses. We call them joints.

Getting angry is also called throwing a wobbly.

To smoke is called having a spliff

So a simple ocker term from some of the guys I know goes something like this:

G'day maaate! Ya wanna go back ta Robbo's joint 'afore he kicks the bucket and throws a wobbly 'n' have a spliff wiff 'im?

LMAO!

*smile*



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posted November 07, 2001 02:54 PM

This ones comes from Russian:
-to die:
 >To throw your hooves (hope I said it right) away.
 >To play the box.(Don't ask)


BTW, Shae what's "LMAO" ?
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Nickman77
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posted November 07, 2001 03:01 PM

Here are Polish:

-money:
cabbage
pelf (i don`t know what does it mean in RL)
greens


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Lord_Woock
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posted November 07, 2001 03:39 PM

Some more Polish stuff

to die:

-to kick the calendar
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posted November 07, 2001 08:44 PM

Thank you, DonGio, I really haven't hoped of such an advertisement that you made to me! Because the "European guy" am I and it was in my thread "Mystery"... Actually it wasn't "shoot the cannon" but "throw the cannon". This is in Bulgarian. For other Bulgarian phrases you'll have to wait. Either I will decide to remind myself some or Milena will decide to post here... I think she can give you more than me.

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Milena
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posted November 07, 2001 08:59 PM

some more from me:

to die:

to hug the bouquet (sp?)/ flower bunch, to hug the flowers, etc, to kick the bell, to throw the cannon

to go crazy:

get unhooked, etc... just remind me and I will put down more.



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Nickman77
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posted November 07, 2001 09:43 PM

and another Polish:

to die:
smelling flowers from bottom (underside)
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posted November 07, 2001 10:48 PM

Quote:
We also have slang terms for people's houses. We call them joints.

LOL up in america joints dont always mean houses...
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posted November 07, 2001 11:56 PM

...and to think that I always thought that the joint was prison...gee, I feel foolish...
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posted November 08, 2001 02:27 AM

"hi, id like to open up a joint account with ameritrade..."
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CraigHack
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posted November 08, 2001 04:49 AM

Where I come from a Spliff IS a Joint!
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DonGio
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posted November 08, 2001 11:47 AM

Lots of good one's, guys (and girls)!

Here are some more from me:

For Haile: Having sex:

Getting meat on the spear (yes, I know they're gross)
Getting fur on the peg
Rolling in the hay (I think this goes for more languages)


He is in jail:

He's in the cage


To have a **** (you know, go pow-wow on the toilet, a number two, hope you get my drift):

To empty one's back

To brown (like a verb; I just browned)


To make a fool of oneself:

To crap on your shin

I'd love to hear more!
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