vis4valentine@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 11 个月前What is your favorite insult in your native language that doesn't exist or cant be directly translated in English?message-squaremessage-square355fedilinkarrow-up1432arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up1422arrow-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 · 11 个月前message-square355fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareLanternEverywhere@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-211 个月前That first one seems like it translates to klutz https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/klutz
minus-squareCAPSLOCKFTW@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 个月前Oh nice, a new word. Thanks, kind stranger!
minus-squarefederalreverse-old@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 个月前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.
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.