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teepan95 06/24/20 9:40:42 AM #1: |
Firstly, thanks to @BalanceLost for letting me piggyback off of his format :P
...except I'm not! While German is known for its compound words, I'll be doing something different: false friends. These are words that look like one word, but mean another. Example: the adjective dick. It looks like it'd mean penis/jerk/Richard, but the actual meaning is To keep things simple I'll stick to nouns, especially those that I've encountered myself. So, without further ado: what are the English meanings of the following words?
tl;dr: All of these are German words. Guess what they mean in English! Have fun! --- https://imgur.com/NlyIzM6 ~ Lara Croft and I, as drawn by Harpie! 'I'm gonna pound a 400 lb woman just to prove teep wrong' - NigerianKnight ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Choco 06/24/20 9:45:24 AM #2: |
trying to read these as both the german and the english word is hurting my brain
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DrizztLink 06/24/20 9:46:03 AM #3: |
I'm still unsure on the premise.
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teepan95 06/24/20 9:47:45 AM #4: |
DrizztLink posted...
I'm still unsure on the premise.These are all words in German. What do they mean in English? --- https://imgur.com/NlyIzM6 ~ Lara Croft and I, as drawn by Harpie! 'I'm gonna pound a 400 lb woman just to prove teep wrong' - NigerianKnight ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Choco 06/24/20 9:47:53 AM #5: |
DrizztLink posted...
I'm still unsure on the premise.guess what those german words mean --- http://error1355.com/ce/Choco.html Choco is dead. Feel free to join him. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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sauceje 06/24/20 9:49:48 AM #6: |
I know some German so I know a bunch of these >_>
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DrizztLink 06/24/20 9:50:41 AM #7: |
Yes, but your example doesn't clear things up for me.
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Foppe 06/24/20 9:50:50 AM #8: |
6; https://youtu.be/Qq4j1LtCdww
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teepan95 06/24/20 9:52:21 AM #10: |
Foppe posted...
6; https://youtu.be/Qq4j1LtCdwwCorrect! DrizztLink posted... Yes, but your example doesn't clear things up for me.You'd think the German word dick would mean ...well, dick. But it doesn't! --- https://imgur.com/NlyIzM6 ~ Lara Croft and I, as drawn by Harpie! 'I'm gonna pound a 400 lb woman just to prove teep wrong' - NigerianKnight ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ZEROWOLF 06/24/20 9:53:01 AM #11: |
What? So like how beamer is projector? Is that what you mean?
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teepan95 06/24/20 9:55:26 AM #12: |
ZEROWOLF posted...
What? So like how beamer is projector? Is that what you mean?Correct! --- https://imgur.com/NlyIzM6 ~ Lara Croft and I, as drawn by Harpie! 'I'm gonna pound a 400 lb woman just to prove teep wrong' - NigerianKnight ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ASithLord7 06/24/20 9:56:04 AM #13: |
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ReeNoiP 06/24/20 11:29:28 AM #14: |
Gymnasium=highschool?
genie=genius? roman=book with a fictional story? --- --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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teepan95 06/24/20 11:30:26 AM #15: |
ReeNoiP posted...
Gymnasium=highschool? a type of high school, yes --- https://imgur.com/NlyIzM6 ~ Lara Croft and I, as drawn by Harpie! 'I'm gonna pound a 400 lb woman just to prove teep wrong' - NigerianKnight ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Sariana21 06/24/20 3:32:12 PM #16: |
Another term for words like these is false cognates.
Which word does the Alice Cooper video explain? (I can't watch the video right now.) der Oldtimer: broken clock (j/k) das Handy: glove? der Brief: I'm assuming it's not underwear or meeting das Gift: ? der Mist: rain? der Rock: ground? --- ___ Sari, Mom to DS (07/04) and DD (01/08); Pronouns: she/her/hers ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Foppe 06/24/20 3:44:31 PM #17: |
Sariana21 posted...
Which word does the Alice Cooper video explain? (I can't watch the video right now.)Poison. --- GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC ... Copied to Clipboard!
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sauceje 06/24/20 3:47:51 PM #18: |
Sariana21 posted...
Which word does the Alice Cooper video explain? (I can't watch the video right now.)Gift means Poison. --- He was born in a coop, raised in a cage, children fear him, critics rage, He's half alive, he's half dead, folks just call him Buckethead ... Copied to Clipboard!
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teepan95 06/24/20 4:16:47 PM #19: |
Sariana21 posted...
der Oldtimer: broken clock (j/k) Unfortunately all incorrect, but good guesses! E: and yeah, das Gift means poison --- https://imgur.com/NlyIzM6 ~ Lara Croft and I, as drawn by Harpie! 'I'm gonna pound a 400 lb woman just to prove teep wrong' - NigerianKnight ... Copied to Clipboard!
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andri_g 06/24/20 4:24:33 PM #20: |
teepan95 posted...
5. der BriefLetter, no guess. --- '~' ... Copied to Clipboard!
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teepan95 06/24/20 4:24:54 PM #21: |
andri_g posted...
teepan95 posted...5. der BriefLetter, no guess. Correct! --- https://imgur.com/NlyIzM6 ~ Lara Croft and I, as drawn by Harpie! 'I'm gonna pound a 400 lb woman just to prove teep wrong' - NigerianKnight ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Sariana21 06/24/20 4:53:00 PM #22: |
teepan95 posted...
Correct!Missive or alphabet? --- ___ Sari, Mom to DS (07/04) and DD (01/08); Pronouns: she/her/hers ... Copied to Clipboard!
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teepan95 06/24/20 4:54:57 PM #23: |
Sariana21 posted...
teepan95 posted...Correct!Missive or alphabet? Missive The other one is der Buchstabe --- https://imgur.com/NlyIzM6 ~ Lara Croft and I, as drawn by Harpie! 'I'm gonna pound a 400 lb woman just to prove teep wrong' - NigerianKnight ... Copied to Clipboard!
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andri_g 06/24/20 5:55:21 PM #24: |
teepan95 posted...
MissiveAnd a postage stamp is[t] "die Briefmarke." --- '~' ... Copied to Clipboard!
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teepan95 06/24/20 10:23:20 PM #25: |
andri_g posted...
teepan95 posted...MissiveAnd a postage stamp is[t] "die Briefmarke." --- https://imgur.com/NlyIzM6 ~ Lara Croft and I, as drawn by Harpie! 'I'm gonna pound a 400 lb woman just to prove teep wrong' - NigerianKnight ... Copied to Clipboard!
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BalanceLost 06/25/20 1:12:05 AM #26: |
Cool idea! :D
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teepan95 06/25/20 4:46:05 AM #27: |
Bump
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teepan95 06/25/20 2:21:20 PM #28: |
Bump
These remain:
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BalanceLost 06/25/20 2:26:31 PM #29: |
der Mist = the lost?
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Sariana21 06/25/20 2:28:03 PM #30: |
The only German false cognate I know is "das Boot."
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Sariana21 06/25/20 2:28:43 PM #31: |
teepan95 posted...
Bumpder Oldtimer=history? --- ___ Sari, Mom to DS (07/04) and DD (01/08); Pronouns: she/her/hers ... Copied to Clipboard!
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InYourWalls1 06/25/20 2:38:02 PM #32: |
teepan95 posted...
der Oldtimer I've not encountered this one before. An antique maybe? --- The fully enlightened earth radiates disaster triumphant ... Copied to Clipboard!
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teepan95 06/25/20 2:47:10 PM #33: |
BalanceLost posted...
der Mist = the lost? No :/ Sariana21 posted... Oldtimer=history In the right direction! InYourWalls1 posted... teepan95 posted... A specific kind of antique... --- https://imgur.com/NlyIzM6 ~ Lara Croft and I, as drawn by Harpie! 'I'm gonna pound a 400 lb woman just to prove teep wrong' - NigerianKnight ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Sariana21 06/25/20 2:48:54 PM #34: |
teepan95 posted...
A specific kind of antique...An antique clock! --- ___ Sari, Mom to DS (07/04) and DD (01/08); Pronouns: she/her/hers ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Foppe 06/25/20 2:50:49 PM #35: |
Having das Handy can be pretty handy if you want to communicate.
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teepan95 06/25/20 2:51:14 PM #36: |
Sariana21 posted...
teepan95 posted...A specific kind of antique...An antique clock! Nope! --- https://imgur.com/NlyIzM6 ~ Lara Croft and I, as drawn by Harpie! 'I'm gonna pound a 400 lb woman just to prove teep wrong' - NigerianKnight ... Copied to Clipboard!
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VVALLBOUNCE 06/25/20 2:52:33 PM #37: |
Gymnasium = High School
Handy = Cellphone Brief = Letter (like one you mail to someone) Genie = Genius I didnt learn any of the others back in high school that I recall Now ill check out the topic and see what they are ... Copied to Clipboard!
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teepan95 06/25/20 2:53:39 PM #38: |
VVALLBOUNCE posted...
Handy = Cellphone This one remained, and it's correct! --- https://imgur.com/NlyIzM6 ~ Lara Croft and I, as drawn by Harpie! 'I'm gonna pound a 400 lb woman just to prove teep wrong' - NigerianKnight ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Sariana21 06/25/20 3:24:50 PM #39: |
der Oldtimer=some kind of antique ??
der Mist=cologne or perfume? der Rock= I think those are all that are left, correct? --- ___ Sari, Mom to DS (07/04) and DD (01/08); Pronouns: she/her/hers ... Copied to Clipboard!
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teepan95 06/25/20 3:26:17 PM #40: |
Sariana21 posted...
der Oldtimer=some kind of antique ?? A very specific kind, yes Sariana21 posted... der Mist=cologne or perfume? Good guess, but no! Yes, those are the ones that remain --- https://imgur.com/NlyIzM6 ~ Lara Croft and I, as drawn by Harpie! 'I'm gonna pound a 400 lb woman just to prove teep wrong' - NigerianKnight ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Nazanir 06/25/20 3:27:17 PM #41: |
Der Oldtimer = classic/antique car
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sauceje 06/25/20 3:28:46 PM #42: |
Mist is shit
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Sariana21 06/25/20 3:29:40 PM #43: |
I'm guessing an antique car because my first thought when I saw the word was the Oldsmobile brand.
But I think I'm wrong because Ransom E. Olds was not from Germany. ETA: Ninja'd! --- ___ Sari, Mom to DS (07/04) and DD (01/08); Pronouns: she/her/hers ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ZEROWOLF 06/25/20 3:31:28 PM #44: |
Mist I think is an expletive and rock is a dress?
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teepan95 06/25/20 3:39:42 PM #45: |
Nazanir posted...
Der Oldtimer = classic/antique car Correct! sauceje posted... Mist is shit Crap, but yes! ZEROWOLF posted... rock is a dress Correct! That's all of them!! --- https://imgur.com/NlyIzM6 ~ Lara Croft and I, as drawn by Harpie! 'I'm gonna pound a 400 lb woman just to prove teep wrong' - NigerianKnight ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Choco 06/26/20 6:43:28 AM #46: |
Fun fact: They kept Misty's English name in the German Pokmon translations for some reason. >_>
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The Eko 06/26/20 1:20:24 PM #47: |
TC, I have some nominations for a few more
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teepan95 06/26/20 1:29:05 PM #48: |
Ha, nice!
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TarElessar 06/26/20 1:41:17 PM #49: |
Choco posted...
Fun fact: They kept Misty's English name in the German Pokmon translations for some reason. >_>They did change the name of Mist in Fire Emblem --- SMM2: 798-FDM-PFG ... Copied to Clipboard!
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