National sayings and phrases - directly translated - Page 4

mapuc · 12-10-20, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Von Due

Ta Det Piano - Take it piano! - Calm down!
Fullstendig Texas - Completely Texas - Completely and utterly chaotic and crazy
Bite I Det Sure Eplet -Bite The Sour Apple - Resign, give up
Det Er Ugler I Mosen - There Are Owls In The Moss - Something suspicious/sinister is going down

The last one is absurd even in Norwegian, but its origins are in the Danish Der Er Uller I Mosen - There Are Wolves In The Marsh/bog which does sound a tad more ominous.

Have to correct you
"Der Er Uller I Mosen" in Danish it's "Det er ugler i mosen" directly translated There are owls in the bog

Markus

Von Due · 12-10-20, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by mapuc

Have to correct you
"Der Er Uller I Mosen" in Danish it's "Det er ugler i mosen" directly translated There are owls in the bog

Markus

From what I understand, the "uller" (probably Jutlandic) is from way back when wolves in Denmark were more common. When the wolves disappeared, the "uller" changed to "ugler". Anyway, that's just what I learned and it could be wrong.

mapuc · 12-10-20, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Von Due

From what I understand, the "uller" (probably Jutlandic) is from way back when wolves in Denmark were more common. When the wolves disappeared, the "uller" changed to "ugler". Anyway, that's just what I learned and it could be wrong.

Now you have learned me something I didn't knew. So I made a search and found this

Translated from Danish

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We know it was called wolves in the bog in the 17th century, because then the term appeared in an extensive collection of proverbs published by priest and linguist Peder Syv (1631-1702). But we also know that it changed in the 18th century to owls in the bog.

So thanks for learning me something new.

Markus

Von Due · 12-10-20, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by mapuc

[Translation from Danish]

Thank YOU! Very cool getting the details!

Catfish · 12-10-20, 04:32 PM

^ very interesting

And i think i just found out where your name comes from, Mr Due. Yes i'm a bit slow

Von Due · 12-10-20, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Catfish

And i think i just found out where your name comes from, Mr Due. Yes i'm a bit slow

The Von Due name, I blame it on my liking for movies like Airplane, cartoonists like Sergio Aragones and F'Murrr, and cheeses, Swizz or not. Also blaming my reluctance to spending Eons on coming up with names too complicated to remember anyway.

Jimbuna · 12-11-20, 09:13 AM

"Blinder" - To "pull a blinder" involves achieving something difficult faultlessly and skilfully.

Von Due · 12-11-20, 11:01 AM

Korka - Corked - To be dense, stupid
Helt På Jordet - Totally Out On The Field - To have no clue, no idea and every guess and assumption are completely wrong.
Brødgjøk - Bread Cuckoo - A stupid person
Konge - King - Awesome

Jimbuna · 12-11-20, 12:01 PM

"Bob's your uncle" - The very British equivalent to "Hey presto!" or "Et voila!"

mapuc · 12-12-20, 01:52 PM

Painting the devil on the wall - produce something excessively negative; immediately believe the worst
Rats in the attic - If a person is a little crazy
rotating fart in the cap - same as above, a person is a little crazy

Markus

Catfish · 12-12-20, 02:54 PM

^ "Den Teufel an die Wand malen"
is the same in german, "Painting the devil on the wall", and means the same as Mapuc wrote.

"Der hat nicht alle Tassen im Schrank",
literally "He has not all cups in the locker"
meaning he is pretty dumb.

mapuc · 12-12-20, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Catfish

"Der hat nicht alle Tassen im Schrank",
literally "He has not all cups in the locker"
meaning he is pretty dumb.

Same in Danish
You are certainly not the one who has the most cups in the closet

Markus

Jimbuna · 12-13-20, 06:03 AM

"Bog-standard" - Something that is "bog-standard" is completely ordinary with no frills, embellishments, or add-ons.

Catfish · 12-13-20, 07:15 AM

"Da beisst die Maus keinen Faden mehr ab."
~ "The mouse does not bite the thread off anymore"
Meaning "This is exactly so/there is no changing that."

(Arbitrary knowledge editor insert: Old german farmer's houses and sheds were always subject to mice eating up corn and seeds and bread, so traps were invented to catch/kill them.
One of those traps had a thread barring the way to bread or cheese, that had to be gnawed through in order to get to the food, and this thread also held a heavy wooden block towering over the path.
So when a mouse had bitten through the thread the block came down with negative effect for the poor mouse, so the latter did not bite through any thread anymore.)

Rockstar · 12-13-20, 09:28 AM

"Well slap me nekid and call me bubba." (In North Carolina you dont get naked you get nekid

)

I heard someone from North Carolina say that. Had to do with being shocked or surprised by what someone else said. After hearing it for the first time the rest of us just fell silent, looked at each other then busted up in laughter.

Then there's "he's a few skivvies short of a full sea-bag" meaning the person isn't too bright.

12-10-20, 04:32 PM	#50
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 16,892 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	^ very interesting And i think i just found out where your name comes from, Mr Due. Yes i'm a bit slow __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

12-11-20, 09:13 AM	#52
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 180,962 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	"Blinder" - To "pull a blinder" involves achieving something difficult faultlessly and skilfully. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

12-11-20, 12:01 PM	#54
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 180,962 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	"Bob's your uncle" - The very British equivalent to "Hey presto!" or "Et voila!" __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

12-12-20, 02:54 PM	#56
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 16,892 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	^ "Den Teufel an die Wand malen" is the same in german, "Painting the devil on the wall", and means the same as Mapuc wrote. "Der hat nicht alle Tassen im Schrank", literally "He has not all cups in the locker" meaning he is pretty dumb. __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

12-13-20, 06:03 AM	#58
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 180,962 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	"Bog-standard" - Something that is "bog-standard" is completely ordinary with no frills, embellishments, or add-ons. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

12-11-20, 11:01 AM	#53
Von Due Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 1,660 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	Korka - Corked - To be dense, stupid Helt På Jordet - Totally Out On The Field - To have no clue, no idea and every guess and assumption are completely wrong. Brødgjøk - Bread Cuckoo - A stupid person Konge - King - Awesome

12-12-20, 01:52 PM	#55
mapuc Fleet Admiral Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 17,832 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	Painting the devil on the wall - produce something excessively negative; immediately believe the worst Rats in the attic - If a person is a little crazy rotating fart in the cap - same as above, a person is a little crazy Markus

12-13-20, 07:15 AM	#59
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 16,892 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	"Da beisst die Maus keinen Faden mehr ab." ~ "The mouse does not bite the thread off anymore" Meaning "This is exactly so/there is no changing that." (Arbitrary knowledge editor insert: Old german farmer's houses and sheds were always subject to mice eating up corn and seeds and bread, so traps were invented to catch/kill them. One of those traps had a thread barring the way to bread or cheese, that had to be gnawed through in order to get to the food, and this thread also held a heavy wooden block towering over the path. So when a mouse had bitten through the thread the block came down with negative effect for the poor mouse, so the latter did not bite through any thread anymore.) __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

12-13-20, 09:28 AM	#60
Rockstar Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 11,811 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	"Well slap me nekid and call me bubba." (In North Carolina you dont get naked you get nekid ) I heard someone from North Carolina say that. Had to do with being shocked or surprised by what someone else said. After hearing it for the first time the rest of us just fell silent, looked at each other then busted up in laughter. Then there's "he's a few skivvies short of a full sea-bag" meaning the person isn't too bright. __________________ Guardian of the honey and nuts Let's assume I'm right, it'll save time. Last edited by Rockstar; 12-13-20 at 09:39 AM.