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minus-squareidegenszavak@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·2 years agoThe Hungarian word for turtles (both land and sea one) translates to “frog with a bathtub”
minus-squarecucumber_sandwich@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2 years agoThe German word translates to Shield Toad
minus-squarelemmy_get_my_coat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoThat is fuckin badass
minus-squareRolivers@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoAlso in Dutch. It’s “schildpad”.
minus-squarecucumber_sandwich@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoGerman gets too much credit for compound nouns. Dutch is really good at it as well: bromfiets, snelweg, etc.
minus-squareomgarm@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 years agoHungary is a silly place. The bathtub is upside down then.
minus-squareHule@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoActually… 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?