Tuesday evening is here!


What's your favourite word in another language?
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 19:13, 102 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

hey there........I have no favorite words from another language.
I know only english.
Everyone I know only speak(s?) english so it wouldn't matter if I did call them something from another language because they wouldn't know what I'd be saying.
( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 19:19, Reply)

o hai!
I speak far too many languages (French, German, Italian, minimal Spanish, Latin) and confuse them all when tired (drink improves them, oddly).

I also swear at my flatmate in French since he can't understand me... well, he knows I'm cussing him out but he doesn't know what I'm saying.

How are you my dear? Cocktail?
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 19:23, Reply)

argh I'm jealous, I want to speak many languages and be smart !!
Let me borrow your brain for the day.

I'm okay, ta. I've been invited to an MMA match on saturday and to the bar my former owns...*buys sexy outfit*

How are you??
( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 19:27, Reply)

All kinds of fluffeh but not enjoying being at work after a week off...
Amazing how quickly you get used to being a lady of leisure. So many times I've nearly said "no, can't be arsed" today and yesterday...

Ooo. Intriguing. I used to love going out to places I knew my ex would be - the cuntish one with the child - and making sure I looked good. Would love to hear what his reaction is!
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 19:29, Reply)

that's me EVERY day, I can't believe I still have a job !
he wasn't really an ex just a former "lover"
nothing untoward happened we just moved on
I'm not even sure he's going to be there but I wouldn't mind seeing him ;)

And I also know about the ex business, nasty stuff that, I always manage to see the one when I'm looking my worst :/
( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 19:34, Reply)

The thing that always amazes me is my boss compliments me on my professionalism
and work ethic. It's because they never ever see me doing anything non-work-related (my day has a 50:50 work:read b3ta on phone/clean out inbox/try not to murder whingey colleague/email Pot ratio.

Most exes are cunts, in my experience, bar the one I still live with and the last one before him... TEWC was something else entirely, though and the last time I saw him I looked an absolute state and dived into a shop so I wouldn't have to give him the time of day! He lives about 50 miles away now as opposed to 15 so life is grand :)
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 19:39, Reply)

oh.......I get yelled at all the time

I've only deliberately avoided one person ever and it was my former best friend who was in a restaurant, when I walked in I saw her and immediately left.
/spazz
( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 19:54, Reply)

I did that once in Switzerland with Stalker Girl.
Saw her coming and darted into a café and hid. I'm still amazed she didn't follow me in there and start screaming!
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 19:59, Reply)

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Creepy!!
( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:01, Reply)

Oh, she's terrifying.
The day she found out - or thought she did - that the guy she was shagging had given her Something Nasty (was it chlamydia, was it warts, or was it just attention-seeking?) and followed him around campus screaming at him "YOU'VE BEEN WITH SOMEONE ELSE HAVEN'T YOU? HAVEN'T YOU? HOW DARE YOU DO THIS TO ME! YOU CANNOT TREAT ME LIKE THIS I'M GOING TO SLIT MY WRISTS!"

Bar the first two sentences, that's what she said to me when she found out I had a boyfriend.
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:08, Reply)

D:
I would've knocked her a good one.
( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:16, Reply)

I'm still ashamed I didn't.
She needs a right good trouting still. And she's just had her hair cut which makes her look like Ann Widdecombe.
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:18, Reply)

HOTT

( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:22, Reply)

I nearly pissed myself laughing when I saw it.
Facially she looks like Daisy from Keeping Up Appearances, so even better now! *preens self*
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:23, Reply)

ooooooooooooh wow

( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:29, Reply)

Not good at all, eh?

( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:31, Reply)

well, you can't really help how you look
but
if she's a cunt she oughtta be waterboarded or something
( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:42, Reply)

She is Queen Cunt of Cuntland.
Waterboarding is too nice. The only thing that works is a huge trout to the face.
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:44, Reply)

heres a fun word
'Durchfall'- German for diarrhea, Literally means "through fall"
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:08, Reply)

A classic!

( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:14, Reply)

Poignarder
might be spelt wrong, but the french word to stab, got me through GCSE oral that did.
( Tedium Alduce me to interlow myself., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 19:24, Reply)

That is right.
How did you end up talking about stabbing? I didn't learn that word till AS level!
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 19:25, Reply)

Working on the theory that if you make the teacher laugh they dont spot the mistakes
my pre-prepared bit (on sports) included the phrase "J'aime l'escrime parce que je peux poignarder les autres personnes et m'échapper belle".
( Tedium Alduce me to interlow myself., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 19:28, Reply)

Ahahahaha. That's brilliant.
Mine was unusually sensible for me and included my desire to marry Colin Firth. I am indeed hanging my head in shame.
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 19:31, Reply)

Since I'm off for dinner (macaroni cheese, om nom nom)
I'll put a translation up now for the benefit of others:
"I like fencing because I can stab other people and get away with it"
( Tedium Alduce me to interlow myself., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 19:37, Reply)

Klootzak
My fave forrin rudie word.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 19:28, Reply)

'verynicehowmuch?' ??

( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 19:29, Reply)

What language is that
and what does it mean? *wants to add to personal dictionary but can't without knowing what it means*
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 19:30, Reply)

it's Dutch for dick-head
pronounced "klowtsak"
I can't speak Dutch but learned that one word on holiday ;o)
( Tourette's ( . )( . ) has a monkey hair in her fried egg, Wed 22 Jul 2009, 12:08, Reply)

Saugfehigkeit, almost certainly incorrectly spelt.
a kind of contrived, yet technically correct (as i have been assured by a german science journal editor) word meaning "sucking capacity" or "sucking potential". in german the word "to suck" (es sauge?) just doesn't have the same meaning as english, a good friend of mine tried to introduce the idea. as he was working with the technically minded they grasped the concept of "how much something sucks" and "found" a word to suit.
very handy language, german!
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 19:38, Reply)

No, that is right.
My German these days is pretty much 100% sweary. I know how to say "morning wood" in German :)
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 19:40, Reply)

as in morning glory?
you gotta share that one!
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 19:43, Reply)

Here it is. Use it wisely.
Der Morgenlatte!

Literally, the "morning plank".
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 19:45, Reply)

morgenlatte ;-)
i really do love german, have spent a fair bit of time there as my best pal moved to fribourg im breisgau then near mannheim to edit science. but i've spent much more time in france, less drunk but more time...
i was best man (trauzeuge?) when jasper married his fraulein, delivered my speach bilingualy.

edit: a northern english colloquialism for a batten (ie small plank) is latt or lath.
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 19:49, Reply)

I've not been to Germany for ages.
My efforts are concentrated into not forgetting my Italian and speaking French all day at work; part of why my father threw such a shit-fit when I didn't move back in with them was because he wouldn't be able to learn German for free. Would love to get back into it properly!
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 19:52, Reply)

german is such a logical and systematic language.
my wife speaks a lot of Polish to our daughter (being Polish!) and i've classroom-learnt a fair bit. the thing i love in polish is that they have 32 letters, and they always make the same sounds unlike english where we basically make it up to suit ourselves.
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:02, Reply)

And French skips letters for no reason...
Took me ages to get my head around why they elide things! I preferred German from a pronunciation point of view.
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:06, Reply)

those pesky french!
i learnt as a kid, playing with other kids. the grammar was a bit of a shock when i started to learn at school but from years of kiddy talk i had no problem passing with high grades.
*smugs*
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:12, Reply)

Gah, I wish mine had been as good from a young age.
Took me 15 years and living in Switzerland to get it anywhere near fluent...
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:13, Reply)

where in switz? i know bern, valorbe, geneva, lausanne, montreux...
that's it.
oh non, i know basle/basel too...fantastic museum full of Tingueley's (sp?)stuff...
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:18, Reply)

Lausanne :) right opposite the hospital!
Absolutely loved the place and would go back - and am going back, soon - if I could.
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:20, Reply)

I've always found Switzerland
A bit...well, clinical, I suppose. And sterile.

It's like civilisation but as a cover version by the Lighthouse Family.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:29, Reply)

I liked my view and I liked it that everything worked.
The Swiss are seriously anal, though...
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:32, Reply)

*cough*

(Potty Jag har smör i min rumpspringa, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:58, Reply)

*blush*
What are you inferring, good sir?
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 23:08, Reply)

having visited many times...
i've always found there's a lot more to switz than civilisation. yeah, the folk can be odd for sure. very reserved. but there's a very strong sub-culture there too. awfully easy to score weed.
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:35, Reply)

Tell me about it; my insane Bavarian neighbour was always on the weed.
We also had random cultists come knocking on girls' doors in our halls...
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:38, Reply)

and lufftkissenfahrtzeug...
air-cushioned-travelling-machine or hovercraft
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:04, Reply)

Furzkissen is
a whoopee cushion!
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:05, Reply)

coolio!
i love their word for traffic-jam...
Stau!
simple. do you know a more literal translation?
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:09, Reply)

Nope :(
I'd forgotten Stau, actually :D
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:11, Reply)

Fuck it, 1/4 crispy duck, already shredded.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 19:59, Reply)

I always think I like duck
and then I have it and remember I don't :(
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:01, Reply)

More for me then.
Duck is all kinds of ace, at least 100% better than chicken, as long as it's cooked right.

I do a whicked duck dish.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:11, Reply)

If it's anything like your roast chicken
you may have a convert on your hands.
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:12, Reply)

I do duck legs with honey, curry and mustard sauce.
Really sticky, crispy skin, with juicy insides.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:26, Reply)

That sounds pretty good.
Can't stand it when it's all dry and stringy!
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:36, Reply)

The only way I don't like it is when you get mouth fulls of fat.
You have to empty the roasting tin every 15 minuites when cooking, and leaving it to rest can do wonders.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:41, Reply)

That sounds like eeeeeeeffort.
I'd have to get someone to do it for me. I fail at cooking.
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:41, Reply)

My, what a collection of polyglots
A friend of mine was born in South Africa, to Scottish and Irish parents, but was brought up in England.

His wife is Hungarian but was brought up in Switzerland.

Their son was born in Belgium but at the time they were living in Holland.

They now live in Germany.

The question is, if their son becomes very proficient at a sport, which country will he represent?

The answer is - whichever pays the most.

Evenin'
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:17, Reply)

aye up, gadgy!
wheest tha jaarn on, marrar?
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:19, Reply)

Nivver better, whor lad
Does Cumbrian constitute a foreign language?

I was watching the news before about the scallop boat from Maryport.

It's a tragic story, but one of the blokes they interviewed had such a thick West Cumberland accent he almost needed subtitles.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:22, Reply)

i reckon it does, a bit like manx (the mankey language!)
yeah, sad news about the scallop guys. people just don't realise how dangerous that work is. all the better reason to switch to less 'intrusive' methods? i dunno...
great news...my motorbike goes back on the road at the end of the month, after a 5 yr break due to points. it's been mot'd and fully serviced. i've fitted a rack and top-box. glad i kept hold of it through all the "divorce-breakdown-therapy-marriage-fatherhood" excitement of the las few years...
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:31, Reply)

Manx - as in Isle of Man
Is odd.

The entire Isle of Man is a bit odd though, in my experience.

It's sole purpose seems to be as an experiment on the results of interbreeding.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:35, Reply)

no man is an island...
except the isle of Man...
and Barry island...

any more?

and i must say, you're being frightfully cynical this evening...
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:37, Reply)

Ray Mil-land?
Not cynical. I'm too well educated to be cynical.

Misanthropic.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:40, Reply)

Ray Mil-land LOL
that's a good one.
think i might hijack this and start a new /OT thread with it...
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:46, Reply)

And the lovely pink fluffy place
Where everything works out beautifully in the end - Barbara Cart-Land.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 21:00, Reply)

nah, not letting that one through.
a land, not an island.
grrrr.
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 21:06, Reply)

Oh
So is Greenland (named, of course, after Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac) not an island then?

Barbara Cart-Land is a perfectly valid place.

Like Alan Brazil, Ford Escort Mexico, Anatole France and Jello Biafra.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 21:17, Reply)

i'll let you have greenland, on a technicality!
as for the others...chinese burn ahoy!
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 21:21, Reply)

And, from Superman
Laos Lane.

Oooh...yer bugger...geroff me arm...yer bugger...I'll get me dad on yer....oooooh....
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 21:24, Reply)

Barry Island needs to be an island again.
*wants to sever the bridge*
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:41, Reply)

Are the rack and top box
A nod towards an older, wiser B69?

Full front fairing next, or are you just going the whole (fat) hog and getting a Goldwing??
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:38, Reply)

nah, i love it naked!
it's a honda hornet 600, in case i've not mentioned that before.
i went all over europe on it, crossed france from switz to the atlantic in one day. not bad on a bike with a 13l fuel tank (plus 3l reserve). it's stuck with me through thick and thin! and it helped me get 17 points in 15 months, after nearly 18 years without even so much as a parking ticket. but even through the torment that is divorce i kept hold of it, and now it is re-born...
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:44, Reply)

And now
It's time ride! Soud like you've had a great time with the beastie... tis most excellent you have it up and going again!

(has no interest in motorbikes except the pretty sound they make as they go past)
(Potty Jag har smör i min rumpspringa, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:49, Reply)

yeah, now i'm being a "good boy" again...
these days i have responsibilities i have chosen so i'm much sorted.
the sensation of biking...WOW...the closest you can get to flying without (hopefully) leaving the ground...it's 11 yrs old, has only 22k on the clock, it'll do 90mph in 2nd gear and it's mine...
LOL roll on a week saturday!!!
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:54, Reply)

Don't know much about bikes
I have a few mates who have bikes - Rick has an R1 (more money than sense) and Ian has a Ducati 888 (ditto).

Never seen the attraction myself but I've never really been a petrolhead full stop. Jeremy Clarkson has a seat in my fantasy "minibus over the cliff" scenario.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:51, Reply)

Better than the dream I had about him >< I do like Clarkson but not as much as my subconscious wants me to think...
James May though, yes.
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:53, Reply)

the R1 is one of the best bikes of all time. full stop.
except i don't fancy that much power...
ducati is all about the cool!
with a bike you get so much more power and cool for your pound!
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 21:04, Reply)

Rick claims
Bowness to Ulverston in 10 minutes on the R1. If you know this road you'll know what he did!

Ian with the Ducati became 18 again when he finally saw the error of his ways and divorced the evil harridan who spent 20 years wrecking his life.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 21:11, Reply)

10 minutes? bugger me!
that guy who keeps riding 'round the world rides an R1. bombproof and fast as fuck due to lightness.
and let's be fair, there's nowt like a bike to re-invigorate the middle-aged man! LOL I'm 40 in september!
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 21:15, Reply)

40 doesn't hurt
As long as you can show something for 40 years, and you can.

41 in November.

Have you ever read Jupiter's Travels, and the recent sequel?
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 21:20, Reply)

nah mate, worth lookin out?
i'm all over amazon...
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 21:22, Reply)

Absolutely
Author is Ted Simon.

Jupiter's Travels is his book about going around the world on a Trumpet in 1973-75 and it's SUPERB.

Sequel is called (off the top of my head) Jupiter's Return when he retraces his steps, aged 70, on a BMW.

Beautiful, compassionate, emotive writing.

EDIT - Sequel is called Dreaming of Jupiter. Read Jupiter's Travels first or the re-visit will make no sense.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 21:28, Reply)

sorted!
and a few others too...oops!
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 21:47, Reply)

Enjoy.
Bedtime for TD - Toodleoo, Kids.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 21:51, Reply)

That's a pretty impressive beast you have there.
*likes motorbikes*
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:51, Reply)

the hornet will become a classic, i'm certain.
it's a real good looking machine, pokey and nimble. fantastic engine (slightly de-tuned CBR block, exquisite engineering in a 4-pot 600).pretty damned light too, making it fairly rapid to 80 or so...
only 2 faults...needs a bigger tank and stiffer front end. can sort the front, but the tank??? think i need to find someone who can modify one for me?
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 21:01, Reply)

'Ning!
Blimey, and I thought my cultural heritage was complicated...

Never call me Welsh. Ever. Just don't. There is only one person who I'll let get away with that
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:19, Reply)

Shut up
Welshy.
(Potty Jag har smör i min rumpspringa, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:38, Reply)

Bad Pot.
No cake for you if you misbehave.
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:38, Reply)

Well, fine
No cheese straws for you!
(Potty Jag har smör i min rumpspringa, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:48, Reply)

Wah!
OK, OK. I'm sorry. You can get away with it. If you're nice to me.* Can I has cheese straws nao? *looks appealing*

* Which you are, so that's always.
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:49, Reply)

More of a phrase
One of the very few german ones I can remember - Ich habe gescheise.

Lit: I have been for a shit.
(Potty Jag har smör i min rumpspringa, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:48, Reply)

Es ist hier gefurzt worden.
It smells like someone's farted in here.
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:50, Reply)

Das Leben ist wie ein Huhnchenleiter, kurz und beschissen.
Life is like a chicken perch, short and shitty.
( Maladicta, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 20:59, Reply)

ROFL
ha
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 21:05, Reply)

ACHTUNG! mien hund ist kaput
For some reason this was the only German I knew for ages (since added to by ich leibe die, and schiesse (sp?))
( Tedium Alduce me to interlow myself., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 21:19, Reply)

Donnaudammschifahrtgesellschaftcapitenzevitfer
The widow of the captain of a steamship on the river Donnau.

May not be spelt correctly, my dad taught it me 30 years ago :)
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 22:11, Reply)

'slookin'goodtome!
gotta love teh compundwording!
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 21 Jul 2009, 22:55, Reply)

Figlio di puttana di un stronzo di un cazzo di un culo di una testa di merda
There is (to me at least) nothing quite like Italian for some really inventive swearing.

Literal translation is "son of a whore of a turd of a cock of an ass of a head of shit".

You just keep going until you feel you've really got your swear on.

"Porca troia" is another good 'un.
(Biscuit Burlesque wants to be Dita von Teas, Wed 22 Jul 2009, 11:23, Reply)