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The non-English word association thread (an aid)

 
 
Clary
 
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Reply Tue 21 Dec, 2004 01:37 pm
haslet - a peculiarly tasteless form of compressed pork (Lincolnshire dialect)
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Francis
 
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Reply Wed 22 Dec, 2004 07:11 am
haslet : Ah! Ce "let it be".. a song of you know who... no, not the "Who"..
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Clary
 
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Reply Tue 4 Jan, 2005 11:10 am
who- hu -humanidad
humanity (Sp)
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Francis
 
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Reply Tue 4 Jan, 2005 11:34 am
the world is stone.

Humanidad de piedra (edad de piedra = stone age)
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Clary
 
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Reply Tue 4 Jan, 2005 11:51 am
shek (or sek) - stone (Cantonese)
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hamburger
 
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Reply Tue 4 Jan, 2005 05:30 pm
stein und bein(g) = stone and leg
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satt fs
 
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Reply Tue 4 Jan, 2005 05:54 pm
ein Stein (german)
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Francis
 
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Reply Wed 5 Jan, 2005 02:02 am
Steinway (pianos brand) = paved alley?
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Clary
 
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Reply Wed 5 Jan, 2005 02:09 am
pavé> paving stone, and a pavingstoneshaped piece of meat, steak
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hamburger
 
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Reply Wed 5 Jan, 2005 02:51 pm
stein und bein frieren(g) = chilled the (stone and) bone(e)
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Clary
 
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Reply Thu 6 Jan, 2005 04:16 am
Beaune - a good wine region
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hamburger
 
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Reply Thu 6 Jan, 2005 08:30 pm
eiswein(g) = icewine(canadian !)
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satt fs
 
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Reply Tue 11 Jan, 2005 06:30 am
Eisbein (german for "knuckle of pork")
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Francis
 
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Reply Tue 11 Jan, 2005 06:47 am
an "Eisbein" cut with an "eisensäge"?(saw)

elfenbeinküste - are they eleven?

eleven = elf (g)
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satt fs
 
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Reply Tue 11 Jan, 2005 06:54 am
Côte d'Ivoire (french for "Ivory Coast"(english), "Elfenbeinküste"(german))
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Clary
 
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Reply Fri 4 Feb, 2005 01:22 pm
Côte de Porc - Schweinkotlett
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hamburger
 
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Reply Fri 4 Feb, 2005 02:07 pm
pork and beans = schweinefleisch und bohnen (you don't really find much pork in 'pork and beans' , really only what one calls in german 'fitzelchen'). hbg
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Francis
 
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Reply Fri 4 Feb, 2005 02:11 pm
Herr Bohne = Mister Bean?
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hamburger
 
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Reply Fri 4 Feb, 2005 02:15 pm
jack and the beanstalk = hans und die stangenbohne (?)
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Clary
 
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Reply Mon 7 Feb, 2005 09:07 am
Bona fide - faithful bean?
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