Foreign words

moonbus

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diver

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Very Rusty

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17 Jan 23 22:43

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Thanks Dive, good for you! 🙂

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18 Jan 23 00:10

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@rookie54 said
shut up rusty

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Great Big Stees

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18 Jan 23 00:36

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@kevin-eleven said
azoqueterse (Spanish): "to become a duffer"

Ya mean like in golf?😲

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@great-big-stees said
Ya mean like in golf?😲

I'd refer you to Trev (who I'm sure knows Spanish and its dialects much better than me), but I'm not sure they even have golf in Ireland or Spanish-speaking countries.

Gambrel

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18 Jan 23 01:46

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Agreed on VR, however as far as the GC goes, please see GOAD's responses to VR in the subscription renewal thread.

Au contraire mon frère

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18 Jan 23 01:49

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Great Big Stees

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19 Jan 23 00:14

@kevin-eleven said
I'd refer you to Trev (who I'm sure knows Spanish and its dialects much better than me), but I'm not sure they even have golf in Ireland or Spanish-speaking countries.

In February I will be having a round of golf in Cuba, which I know is a country whose language is Spanish.🏌🏻‍♂️

ptobler

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19 Jan 23 08:51

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bi ti - liquid snot (in Mandarin)

as opposed to

bi shi - hardened snot

(You have to make the distinction)

ptobler

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19 Jan 23 08:59

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xiao hua mao - if you have food on your face, you are a "little flower cat" in Mandarin -

Whereas, you might be called a 'Dreckspatz' (dirty sparrow) in German