vis4valentine@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoWhat is your favorite insult in your native language that doesn't exist or cant be directly translated in English?message-squaremessage-square132fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhat is your favorite insult in your native language that doesn't exist or cant be directly translated in English?vis4valentine@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 years agomessage-square132fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareMothra@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoSalame Yes that’s right, it means salami and in spanish it’s used to call someone an idiot. Soft insult, but I use it, and saying so and so is a salami in english would only get me weird looks.
minus-squareperviouslyiner@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 years agoEnglish has https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gammon_(insult)
minus-squarerandomaccount43543@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-22 years agoSeems to be used in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. Being from Spain, I’ve never heard Salami being used as an insult. https://dle.rae.es/salame#
Salame
Yes that’s right, it means salami and in spanish it’s used to call someone an idiot. Soft insult, but I use it, and saying so and so is a salami in english would only get me weird looks.
English has https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gammon_(insult)
Seems to be used in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. Being from Spain, I’ve never heard Salami being used as an insult.
https://dle.rae.es/salame#