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18 English Words That Hilariously Mean Something Else In Other Language. by lanicky(f): 4:39pm On May 14, 2016 |
English is a funny language, we all know that. But today it has become the lingua franca of the world. That is certainly a good thing. As an English speaker you can comfortably travel almost anywhere in the world. Even if you are visiting remote tribes, most translators are capable of at least some level of communication in English. We all know that North America, Australia, and the British Isles speak English. But so does most of Africa, a significant portion of Asia (to which India and Pakistan contribute significantly), and almost everybody in Northern Europe. And right now we are only talking about people who consider themselves fluent. In fact, there has never been a language in history that has commanded such widespread influence. Even Latin was contained to only a few continents at best. Either way, the advantages of using English can also be quite comical. Because it has borrowed heavily from other languages, many words often sound the same. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be careful. Although in English a “pet” is an animal you keep at home, don’t think that in French it’s the same. If you tell a Frenchman that your pet stinks, he will understand that your fart stinks! That’s right, “pet” mens fart in French! These are 25 English Words That Hilariously Mean Something Else In Other Languages! 1) Pet- In French this means "fart". So when you go to paris, be careful when talking about your pets. 2) No- in polish, Czech and some other Slavic languages this can actually mean " yes" Source: http://www.list25.com More coming... Cc: Mynd44, Lalasticlala, fynestboy. 5 Likes 4 Shares
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Re: 18 English Words That Hilariously Mean Something Else In Other Language. by Mediapace: 4:40pm On May 14, 2016 |
Kudi : In hausa it means money in Nigeria it is a name but you know also Kudi klepto in yoruba Brat : Russian, it means “brother” Air: In Indonesian, this means “water” Sick. “Bleep” in Turkish 2 Likes |
Re: 18 English Words That Hilariously Mean Something Else In Other Language. by Nobody: 4:41pm On May 14, 2016 |
glish modify asap 3 Likes |
Re: 18 English Words That Hilariously Mean Something Else In Other Language. by lanicky(f): 4:46pm On May 14, 2016 |
3) Eagle: If you say “eagle” in German, it sounds like the word for “hedgehog” 3 Likes
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Re: 18 English Words That Hilariously Mean Something Else In Other Language. by lanicky(f): 4:46pm On May 14, 2016 |
crazysaint: Done. Thanks. 2 Likes |
Re: 18 English Words That Hilariously Mean Something Else In Other Language. by Kentura(m): 4:48pm On May 14, 2016 |
following 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 18 English Words That Hilariously Mean Something Else In Other Language. by lanicky(f): 4:48pm On May 14, 2016 |
4) lol: It actually means “fun” in Dutch. So “we hebben lol” translates to “we are having fun”. 3 Likes
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Re: 18 English Words That Hilariously Mean Something Else In Other Language. by lanicky(f): 4:51pm On May 14, 2016 |
5) Handy: This means “cellphone” in German 5 Likes
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Re: 18 English Words That Hilariously Mean Something Else In Other Language. by lanicky(f): 4:54pm On May 14, 2016 |
6) Hammer: Also in German, this means “awesome” i.e. Das ist so hammer! (That is so awesome!) 5 Likes
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Re: 18 English Words That Hilariously Mean Something Else In Other Language. by lanicky(f): 4:57pm On May 14, 2016 |
7) Ohio : If you say this to a Japanese person they will understand “good morning”morning” Pepperoni: In Italian, this is a chili pepper. 6 Likes 2 Shares
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Re: 18 English Words That Hilariously Mean Something Else In Other Language. by lanicky(f): 5:01pm On May 14, 2016 |
9) Reta®d: Another word with a different meaning in French, this time it means “delay” 10) Die : In Italian, this literally translates to “from” but colloquially it means “Come on!”. 5 Likes 4 Shares
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Re: 18 English Words That Hilariously Mean Something Else In Other Language. by lanicky(f): 5:06pm On May 14, 2016 |
12) Gift Possibly one of the most ironic words on this list, in German “gift” means “poison”. 13)Sean Bean Although the pronunciation is different in Irish, the spelling is exactly the same. Sean Bean (the actor) translates to “old woman”. 5 Likes 5 Shares
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Re: 18 English Words That Hilariously Mean Something Else In Other Language. by vicstar(m): 5:10pm On May 14, 2016 |
lemme give lalasticlacla a buzZ 14 Likes 3 Shares
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Re: 18 English Words That Hilariously Mean Something Else In Other Language. by Nobody: 5:20pm On May 14, 2016 |
Really educative, even a degree in English can't teach you this, nice one op 7 Likes |
Re: 18 English Words That Hilariously Mean Something Else In Other Language. by lanicky(f): 5:21pm On May 14, 2016 |
13) Brat In Russian, it means “brother” 14) Fart In Norwegian, fart means “speed” i.e. how fast you are traveling. 15) Gary Although the pronunciation is a bit slanted. “Gary” is essentially the Japanese word for “diarrhea”. So, for all the Gary’s planning on visiting Japan…you’ve been warned. 16) Bra In Swedish, it means “good” 6 Likes |
Re: 18 English Words That Hilariously Mean Something Else In Other Language. by boman2014: 5:23pm On May 14, 2016 |
very nice 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 18 English Words That Hilariously Mean Something Else In Other Language. by MzLaurel(f): 5:24pm On May 14, 2016 |
Bra? Really! Lmao. So I can actually say, I'm bra meaning I'm good 11 Likes |
Re: 18 English Words That Hilariously Mean Something Else In Other Language. by Omotayor123(f): 5:25pm On May 14, 2016 |
Lol... One man food is Another man poison 5 Likes |
Re: 18 English Words That Hilariously Mean Something Else In Other Language. by Omotayor123(f): 5:26pm On May 14, 2016 |
vicstar:Now, that's funny 1 Like |
Re: 18 English Words That Hilariously Mean Something Else In Other Language. by boman2014: 5:27pm On May 14, 2016 |
MzLaurel: na the only thing ur eyes read? 2 Likes |
Re: 18 English Words That Hilariously Mean Something Else In Other Language. by hfinest1(m): 5:28pm On May 14, 2016 |
MzLaurel:yea... you're a bra I'm guessing panties means bad 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 18 English Words That Hilariously Mean Something Else In Other Language. by vicstar(m): 5:28pm On May 14, 2016 |
Omotayor123: lol 3 Likes
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Re: 18 English Words That Hilariously Mean Something Else In Other Language. by VocalWalls: 5:29pm On May 14, 2016 |
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Re: 18 English Words That Hilariously Mean Something Else In Other Language. by Omotayor123(f): 5:29pm On May 14, 2016 |
lanicky:Lol at Bra.... I can just say "Your Bra is Bra *code mixing* 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 18 English Words That Hilariously Mean Something Else In Other Language. by Alocia(f): 5:30pm On May 14, 2016 |
Omotayor123: Like seriously. Imagine me saying "I have a Gift for you" when Gift is poison in another language. Weird really weird. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 18 English Words That Hilariously Mean Something Else In Other Language. by Omotayor123(f): 5:31pm On May 14, 2016 |
Alocia:Chai! Abeg no give me Gift oooo 3 Likes |
Re: 18 English Words That Hilariously Mean Something Else In Other Language. by lanicky(f): 5:32pm On May 14, 2016 |
Omotayor123: Hahaha 3 Likes |
Re: 18 English Words That Hilariously Mean Something Else In Other Language. by lanicky(f): 5:33pm On May 14, 2016 |
MzLaurel: Pervert go back to yaba 1 Like |
Re: 18 English Words That Hilariously Mean Something Else In Other Language. by lanicky(f): 5:37pm On May 14, 2016 |
17) Crap In Romanian, this means “carp”, as in the fish. In fact, many of the fish egg salads sold in Romania have the word “crap” plastered on them. 18) Smoking In French, this is a tuxedo. 2 Likes
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Re: 18 English Words That Hilariously Mean Something Else In Other Language. by lanicky(f): 5:44pm On May 14, 2016 |
skarlett: Thanks ma'am 2 Likes |
Re: 18 English Words That Hilariously Mean Something Else In Other Language. by HonPatrick(m): 5:47pm On May 14, 2016 |
She Don come again o. Madam long list Nice one girl. 1 Like |
Re: 18 English Words That Hilariously Mean Something Else In Other Language. by Mediapace: 6:16pm On May 14, 2016 |
Chai Lanicky i've posted some before now,bra e.t.c. Heart damaged 1 Like 1 Share |
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