Last week we had a look at a glowing-pear, a shield-toad and lots of ‘things.’
Here are just a few more…
Sloths are known for being lazy, which is why Germans call them a Faultier which literally means “lazy animal.”
A bicycle is sometimes called a Drahtesel in German which translates to “wire-donkey.”
Colloquially, when nothing is happening or a situation is really boring it is referred to as Tote Hose which literally means “dead trousers.”
A headlight is called a Scheinwerfer in German which means “shine-thrower.”
We hope you enjoyed the second part of ‘Germans say what?” and we will be publishing a final part next Friday.
Wir wünschen euch ein schönes Wochenende! 🙂
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