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kelslewin.bsky.social
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34 days ago
good morning, today I learned that the Spanish word for nightingale is ruiseñor, which basically just translates to “noisy gentleman”
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tubguinace.bsky.social
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34 days ago
Spanish is my first language and I never put 2 and 2 together that ruiseñor means noisy gentleman >.>
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kelslewin.bsky.social
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34 days ago
There’s probably a hundred examples from English that I wouldn’t notice either lol
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juaned.bsky.social
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34 days ago
Oh my god I speak Spanish and never realized that xD
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samthesamurai.bsky.social
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34 days ago
They call peacocks "pavo real" which means "royal turkey" 😆
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viji.bsky.social
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34 days ago
"El señor del ruido"
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spaceprez.bsky.social
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34 days ago
or "Mr. Noisy" which is even funnier
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jdurg.bsky.social
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34 days ago
I still get a kick out of the German word for "Birth Control Pill". I mean, it makes complete sense, but "Antibabypille" just makes me chuckle.
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