@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-square366fedilinkarrow-up1487file-text
arrow-up1487message-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-square366fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@BorgDronelink18•edit-21 year agoI also quite like the word ‘droeftoeter’, meaning a sad/depressing person. The closest thing would be the word ‘loser’ in English.
minus-square@Akasazh@feddit.nllinkfedilink5•1 year ago‘Sad trombone’ would be an apt translation, as the sound of refers to is exactly like the meaning of the insult.
I also quite like the word ‘droeftoeter’, meaning a sad/depressing person. The closest thing would be the word ‘loser’ in English.
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‘Sad trombone’ would be an apt translation, as the sound of refers to is exactly like the meaning of the insult.