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[–] Lampadaire_raclette@jlai.lu 16 points 8 months ago (3 children)

They're called "étoiles de mer" in French

[–] KeenFlame@feddit.nu 9 points 8 months ago

"toilets of the sea"

[–] clb92@feddit.dk 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] Lampadaire_raclette@jlai.lu 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Okay…. Why are they called that?

What kind of toilettes are they using over there?!

[–] Lampadaire_raclette@jlai.lu 1 points 8 months ago

Thankfully they're not.

As xkforce@lemmy.world said above, "Étoile de mer" means "star from/of the sea". "Toilet of the sea" would be translated to "toilettes de mer" (wich don't exist)

[–] xkforce@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Stars from/of the sea