@vis4valentine@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 2 years agoWhat is your favorite insult in your native language that doesn't exist or cant be directly translated in English?message-square359arrow-up1465file-text
arrow-up1465message-squareWhat is your favorite insult in your native language that doesn't exist or cant be directly translated in English?@vis4valentine@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 2 years agomessage-square359file-text
minus-squareSkull giverlinkfedilink9•2 years agoDamn, that’s a good one, can’t believe i missed it! For context: pronounced “drooftooter” in English, literally means “sadness trumpet”.
minus-square@Akasazh@feddit.nllinkfedilink4•2 years ago‘Sad trombone’ would be an apt translation, as the sound of refers to is exactly like the meaning of the insult.
Damn, that’s a good one, can’t believe i missed it!
For context: pronounced “drooftooter” in English, literally means “sadness trumpet”.
‘Sad trombone’ would be an apt translation, as the sound of refers to is exactly like the meaning of the insult.