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Quote: from Jettie12 at 6:52 pm on May 7, 2008

Malicon (boardwalk I think) sounds a lot like maricon (faggot).
Same language, though.

Related to embarazada, I thought pregunta meant pregnant the first time I saw it in print.  Spoken I had never mixed up the word.


You mean MalEcon with E, (seaside walk path)  

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Quote: from BrokenBelief at 5:46 am on May 7, 2008

Embarasada en espanol means is an adjective meaning pregnant.  Lots of spanish students accidentally use it for embarrassed.  

It means Embarrassed in Italian.    I guess being pregnant would be embarrassing...but then I'm a guy...

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Quote: from Spasty at 2:47 am on May 8, 2008

"motafukar" (sounds like "muddafucker") in Arabic means "thinker."
"kunt" in Arabic means "I/he/she was."
"faqat" (sounds like "fuck it") means "only" in Arabic.

 
Arabic is loaded with them.


the second kunt doesn't mean she/HE;;;it mean i was !

the third one faqat : we have not 'q' it's 9 which when u pronounce is totally different !

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Embrasser - in French, sounds like it should mean "to embrace" but it actually means to kiss in modern French, aparently.
Similarly, Assister - doesn't mean "to assist" it means "to attend," while Attendre is "to wait."

Those are the only ones that come to mind.

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Quote: from amanitta at 9:24 am on May 9, 2008

Quote: from Spasty at 2:47 am on May 8, 2008

"motafukar" (sounds like "muddafucker") in Arabic means "thinker."  
 "kunt" in Arabic means "I/he/she was."  
 "faqat" (sounds like "fuck it") means "only" in Arabic.  

 
 Arabic is loaded with them.


the second kunt doesn't mean she/HE;;;it mean i was !

the third one faqat : we have not 'q' it's 9 which when u pronounce is totally different !


Sorry, I meant I was/you were. I wasn't paying attention to what I was saying. ;p

q = ق
I don't like using numbers when I'm transliterating for people who don't speak any Arabic. The idea of a 3, 7, or 9 making any sound other than "three," "seven," or "nine" is preposterous to them.

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was in German means What. Bald in German means Soon. and to the pot head Dank is close to the German word Danke which means Thanks. Dam pronouced  like English means blood in Arabic. that is about all i can think of for now

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