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Kartoffelbrei 03-15-2014 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Pet_Sounds (Post 1427915)
Not trying to steal the show and light the world, just happy to sit around and reflect. OK, that was a terrible pun.

:rofl:

Women give birth to new life!!!
They don't reflect. They are glorious beings,
that carry our childs within their body!

Pet_Sounds 03-15-2014 02:34 PM

I think you misintepreted the English context of reflect there. Besides literal reflection, it means to ponder; think philosophically.

Kartoffelbrei 03-15-2014 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Pet_Sounds (Post 1427924)
I think you misintepreted the English context of reflect there. Besides literal reflection, it means to ponder; think philosophically.

Ohhh! That's the same in German, too. "reflektieren" - but you just explained the word ponder to me.
I thought you meant reflect, like the moon does, lol


edit: and NOW I got the word "pun", lol. It's a word game :D That's why it's good to be in this forum. I learn new words..

Pet_Sounds 03-15-2014 08:50 PM

That's the great thing about English; because it's derived from so many diferent languages, there are always new words to learn. I sometimes open a dictionary at random and look for words I haven't heard.

Kartoffelbrei 03-15-2014 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Pet_Sounds (Post 1428085)
That's the great thing about English; because it's derived from so many diferent languages, there are always new words to learn. I sometimes open a dictionary at random and look for words I haven't heard.

sometimes you have 7 words for the same ****ing thing.
And then you don't have a word for "Schadenfreude", and just call it Schadenfreude, lol :D
You don't make a difference between "Torte" and "Kuchen" and call it BOTH cake. I mean - what the ****?!
You have no word for Kummerspeck(eating when sad), no word for fremdschämen(feeling ashamed for another person's behaviour),
no word for a Rabenmutter (a bad mother), and you don't even have a word for very lucky or very unlucky people: "Glückspilz"(luckmushroom) and "Pechvogel"(misfortunebird)
also you don't know what "verschlimmbessern" is, which is the act to try to make something better, but making it worse instead.
O M G! Right?

KeineLust 03-15-2014 09:04 PM

What is the difference between Speisekarte and Menü?

Kartoffelbrei 03-15-2014 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by KeineLust (Post 1428095)
What is the difference between Speisekarte and Menü?

Well a Speisekarte is what you call a menu,

and a Menü is arranged food..
sadly my only example is mcdonalds:
if you order sth, like a burger, and get french fries and a coke with that,
than all of that is a Menü.
Why is my only example mcdonalds?! I haven't been there in about 7 years, lol

Trollheart 03-15-2014 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Kartoffelbrei (Post 1427147)
yeah of course, no problem :)

Thank you very much man. I'll get the files to you asap. I'm intrigued I have to be honest. The music is just beautiful and I'd like to know what, if anything, the spoken parts have to do with the songs.
:thumb:
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Originally Posted by Kartoffelbrei (Post 1427865)
Don't you guys call the sun a "He" ? :P

Yes. Yes we do. And we all sing this song, every day at sunrise. It's actually a criminal offence not to.

KeineLust 03-15-2014 09:12 PM

Also do you know the song "Du hast"? I have the english version and it says "you hate me" but hast is really have, right? And I thought hate was hassen.

Kartoffelbrei 03-15-2014 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart (Post 1428100)
Thank you very much man. I'll get the files to you asap. I'm intrigued I have to be honest. The music is just beautiful and I'd like to know what, if anything, the spoken parts have to do with the songs.
:thumb:


Yes. Yes we do. And we all sing this song, every day at sunrise. It's actually a criminal offence not to.

No Problem. Just send it to me, and I'll translate it.


Hmm..Now I got an "Ohrwurm" (and again sth you don't have a word for..)
It's a song that gets stuck in your head and won't leave...
google says i should say "catchy tune", but that's not the same..
it's not just a catchy tune, it's something that'll stay in my brain and it out from the inside..


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