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 Iversen Super Polyglot Moderator Denmark berejst.dk Joined 6492 days ago 9078 posts - 16473 votes  Speaks: Danish*, French, English, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Esperanto, Romanian, Catalan Studies: Afrikaans, Greek, Norwegian, Russian, Serbian, Icelandic, Latin, Irish, Lowland Scots, Indonesian, Polish, Croatian Personal Language Map | Message 273 of 1208 12 November 2009 at 12:00am | IP Logged |
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svømmepøl = popular Danish version of "swimming pool". The joke is that a 'pøl' normally is a small dirty pond or water left by rain, and 'at pøle ned' as a verb is used derogatively about hefty drinking or incessantly pouring rain. Therefore travel agencies use the English word "pool" in their catalogues Edited by Iversen on 12 November 2009 at 12:00am 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| LanguageSponge Triglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5555 days ago 1197 posts - 1487 votes Speaks: English*, German, French Studies: Welsh, Russian, Japanese, Slovenian, Greek, Italian | Message 274 of 1208 12 November 2009 at 1:04am | IP Logged |
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moker - wet, Slovenian
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| Levi Pentaglot Senior Member United States Joined 5356 days ago 2268 posts - 3328 votes Speaks: English*, French, Esperanto, German, Spanish Studies: Russian, Dutch, Portuguese, Mandarin, Japanese, Italian | Message 275 of 1208 12 November 2009 at 3:13am | IP Logged |
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seco
'dry' - Portuguese & Spanish 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| formiko Nonaglot Senior Member United States Joined 6000 days ago 848 posts - 855 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, Esperanto, Indonesian, Yoruba, Cherokee, Russian, German, French Studies: Mandarin, Ancient Greek | Message 276 of 1208 12 November 2009 at 4:53am | IP Logged |
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s'aak
'bone', Tlingit 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Levi Pentaglot Senior Member United States Joined 5356 days ago 2268 posts - 3328 votes Speaks: English*, French, Esperanto, German, Spanish Studies: Russian, Dutch, Portuguese, Mandarin, Japanese, Italian | Message 277 of 1208 12 November 2009 at 9:30am | IP Logged |
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bone
'well (adv.)' - Esperanto 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| kyknos Triglot Senior Member Czech Republic Joined 5285 days ago 103 posts - 140 votes Speaks: Slovak, Czech*, English Studies: German, Spanish | Message 278 of 1208 12 November 2009 at 1:17pm | IP Logged |
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kost
'bone' in Czech language also used as slang term for "pretty woman" 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| formiko Nonaglot Senior Member United States Joined 6000 days ago 848 posts - 855 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, Esperanto, Indonesian, Yoruba, Cherokee, Russian, German, French Studies: Mandarin, Ancient Greek | Message 279 of 1208 12 November 2009 at 4:58pm | IP Logged |
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kosten
'to cost',German Wieviel kostet es? How much does it cost? 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| kyknos Triglot Senior Member Czech Republic Joined 5285 days ago 103 posts - 140 votes Speaks: Slovak, Czech*, English Studies: German, Spanish | Message 280 of 1208 12 November 2009 at 6:13pm | IP Logged |
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brod
'ship' in Croatian 'ford' in Czech The same word for two very different methods (one cheap and the other expensive) to cross water in two similar languages. I wonder whether it is just a coincidence :) Edited by kyknos on 12 November 2009 at 6:14pm 1 person has voted this message useful |
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