vis4valentine@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoWhat is your favorite insult in your native language that doesn't exist or cant be directly translated in English?message-squaremessage-square466fedilinkarrow-up1484arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up1472arrow-down1message-squareWhat is your favorite insult in your native language that doesn't exist or cant be directly translated in English?vis4valentine@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square466fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareCAPSLOCKFTW@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up9·edit-21 year agoTölpel - a clumsy person Hohle Fritte - hollow french fry/chip
minus-squareLanternEverywhere@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-21 year agoThat first one seems like it translates to klutz https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/klutz
minus-squareCAPSLOCKFTW@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoOh nice, a new word. Thanks, kind stranger!
minus-squareföderal umdrehen@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoTölpel is originally a species of bird, but you’re right, klutz is pretty close in meaning. Origin-wise it’s pretty different though: klutz (Yiddish) & Klotz (German) are related, which means klutz is more like a stopping block made of wood/metal.
Tölpel - a clumsy person
Hohle Fritte - hollow french fry/chip
That first one seems like it translates to klutz
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/klutz
Oh nice, a new word. Thanks, kind stranger!
Tölpel is originally a species of bird, but you’re right, klutz is pretty close in meaning. Origin-wise it’s pretty different though: klutz (Yiddish) & Klotz (German) are related, which means klutz is more like a stopping block made of wood/metal.