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.
- Glove : a hand shoe
- Very proud : monkey proud
- Fridge : a cool closet
- A slice of bread: A butter ham
- Porcini mushrooms : squirrel bread
- The core of an apple : a clock house
- An egg sunny side up: a mirror egg
- A sample: a monster
- Toilet seat : toilet glasses
- Leopard: a lazy horse
- Slug : a naked snail
- Greyhound : a wind dog
- Racoon : Wash bear
- Hippo: Nile horse
- Rhino : Nose horn
- Seal: a sea dog
- Skunk : a stink animal
- Puffin: a parrot diver
- Potato : Earth apple
- Vaccuum: Dust sucker
- Spatula : A pan licker
- Hand vaccuum cleaner: a crumb thief
- Crow bar: a cow foot
- Garden hose: a garden snake
- A fire hose: a fire snake
- Dandelion: a horse flower
- Thimble: a finger hat
- Mother in law: beautiful/clean mother
- @: monkey tail
- Mnemonic : a donkey bridge
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