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The non-English word association thread (an aid)

 
 
Thok
 
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Reply Mon 23 Aug, 2004 09:57 am
Shamane (german for shaman, the name for medicin man)
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drom et reve
 
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Reply Mon 23 Aug, 2004 06:06 pm
medecins sans frontieres -- 'Doctors without borders,' a humanitarian organization that helps all over the world.


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fealola
 
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Reply Mon 23 Aug, 2004 06:22 pm
Drom, haven't been here for a while (so won't review the whole thread) but this is one of the Best ideas!

"Sans Souci"

(The name of a Laundry/Dry Cleaner in Los Angeles-- but I don't know what Souci means! A learning moment! Please!)
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satt fs
 
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Reply Mon 23 Aug, 2004 08:02 pm
preocupación (spanish for "concern" or "souci" in french)
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Clary
 
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Reply Mon 23 Aug, 2004 09:43 pm
mo mantai - Cantonese for No worries, no problem.
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satt fs
 
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Reply Mon 23 Aug, 2004 09:50 pm
mei wenti (mandarin chinese for "mo mantai" in cantonese)
(没問題)
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Thok
 
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Reply Tue 24 Aug, 2004 01:13 am
welcome back, fealola with a new avatar :-)

Alles in Ordnung -(german for no worries, no problem)
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satt fs
 
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Reply Tue 24 Aug, 2004 01:20 am
No hay ningún problema (spanish for "no problem.")
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Thok
 
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Reply Tue 24 Aug, 2004 01:31 am
ne problème (french for no problems) ...
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Clary
 
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Reply Tue 24 Aug, 2004 02:12 am
pas de probleme, French for no problem
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Thok
 
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Reply Tue 24 Aug, 2004 02:21 am
well, yes..

But this should be right: Il n`y a pas de quoi (french for don't mention it)
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Clary
 
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Reply Tue 24 Aug, 2004 02:42 am
Smile
no hay de que - Spanish for the same thing
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satt fs
 
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Reply Tue 24 Aug, 2004 02:56 am
dai-jou-bu (japanese for the same)
(大丈夫)
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drom et reve
 
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Reply Wed 25 Aug, 2004 04:10 am
Täbú - Russian for, unsurprisingly, taboo.

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Thok
 
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Reply Wed 25 Aug, 2004 04:53 am
and

Tabu (german for taboo)
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drom et reve
 
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Reply Wed 25 Aug, 2004 05:01 am
étoufer - to keep something (especially news) hushed up.

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satt fs
 
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Reply Wed 25 Aug, 2004 05:17 am
jinjiwu (chinese for "taboo")
(禁忌物)
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Clary
 
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Reply Wed 25 Aug, 2004 05:24 am
sub rosa - Latin for secret, explained at length in 'The Da Vinci Code'
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satt fs
 
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Reply Wed 25 Aug, 2004 05:36 am
oscurecer la verdad (spanish for "to obscure the truth")
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drom et reve
 
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Reply Wed 25 Aug, 2004 05:45 am
¡Ay voz secreta del amor oscuro!' -- 'O secret voice of hidden love.'

A key poem of the Spanish Romance movement, written by Garcia Lorca.


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