Dutch is a funny language: 30 words best not to be translated literally

 In several conversations with our American friend Q in the past, we found some quite funny Dutch words if you'd translate them literally in English. Just recently I found some more and had a lot of giggles. So I decided to make a little list.  I hope you get a little smile. 

1. Glove : a hand shoe
2. Very proud : monkey proud
3. Fridge : a cool closet
4. A slice of bread: A butter ham
5. Porcini mushrooms : squirrel bread
6. The core of an apple : a clock house
7. An egg sunny side up: a mirror egg
8. A sample: a monster
9. Toilet seat : toilet glasses 
10. Leopard:  a lazy horse
11. Slug : a naked snail
12. Greyhound : a wind dog
13. Racoon : Wash bear
14. Hippo: Nile horse
15. Rhino : Nose horn
16. Seal: a sea dog
17. Skunk : a stink animal
18. Puffin: a parrot diver
19. Potato : Earth apple
20. Vaccuum: Dust sucker
21. Spatula : A pan licker
22. Hand vaccuum cleaner: a crumb thief
23. Crow bar: a cow foot
24. Garden hose: a garden snake
25. A fire hose: a fire snake
26. Dandelion: a horse flower
27. Thimble: a finger hat
28. Mother in law: beautiful/clean mother
29. @: monkey tail
30. Mnemonic : a donkey bridge