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[–] omgarm@feddit.nl 48 points 5 months ago (12 children)

Just call 'em seaturtles and landturtles like other Germanic languages. Then you can just ask them how they identify and throw them wherever is best suited.

[–] idegenszavak@sh.itjust.works 21 points 5 months ago (6 children)

The Hungarian word for turtles (both land and sea one) translates to "frog with a bathtub"

[–] cucumber_sandwich@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago (2 children)

The German word translates to Shield Toad

[–] lemmy_get_my_coat@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

That is fuckin badass

[–] Rolive@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Also in Dutch. It's "schildpad".

[–] cucumber_sandwich@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

German gets too much credit for compound nouns. Dutch is really good at it as well: bromfiets, snelweg, etc.

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