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minus-squareidegenszavak@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·2年前The Hungarian word for turtles (both land and sea one) translates to “frog with a bathtub”
minus-squarecucumber_sandwich@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2年前The German word translates to Shield Toad
minus-squareRolivers@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2年前Also in Dutch. It’s “schildpad”.
minus-squarecucumber_sandwich@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2年前German gets too much credit for compound nouns. Dutch is really good at it as well: bromfiets, snelweg, etc.
minus-squareomgarm@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2年前Hungary is a silly place. The bathtub is upside down then.
minus-squareHule@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2年前Actually… not bathtub, more like trough. Still upside down. But imagine you had to carry a trough on your back. Which way would you turn it?
The Hungarian word for turtles (both land and sea one) translates to “frog with a bathtub”
The German word translates to Shield Toad
That is fuckin badass
Also in Dutch. It’s “schildpad”.
German gets too much credit for compound nouns. Dutch is really good at it as well: bromfiets, snelweg, etc.
Hungary is a silly place. The bathtub is upside down then.
Actually… not bathtub, more like trough.
Still upside down. But imagine you had to carry a trough on your back. Which way would you turn it?