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Post by Sinbad on May 31, 2009 17:21:47 GMT -5
No, disappointed is something different. Fremdschämen goes more into the direction of your second example, even though that´s not quite it. "Fremdschämen" you only do for someone you do not know, for a stranger, for someone in public, on TV etc. That´s what makes it so funny and irrational. When you blush from embarassment because you see something totally embarassing on TV or when you see a total stranger to something embarassing in public, that´s "Fremdschämen"  |
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Post by firouz on May 31, 2009 17:27:00 GMT -5
@sinbad: Did you learn British English or American English. They are slightly different. Because, as far as I know, that is what it means in America. In Britain, I dono. And if you are foreign, then most likely you learned British English.
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Post by Sinbad on May 31, 2009 17:32:06 GMT -5
I learned British Englsh at school, but picked up some American stuff on my way. However my spelling is British, as is my accent. Hm... I´m not sure if there is a difference between British and American English in that case. My guess would simply be that the German term is a word that does not have an equivalent in the English language (also since no dictionary offes any translation), so I can merely describe it to get as close to its concept as possible. There being no equivalent is possible I think because the term Fremdschämen has been around in the German language for no more than a couple of years. |
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Post by Doubar on May 31, 2009 17:38:47 GMT -5
*nods in agreement* Although I am no teacher and most likely haven't even nearly the knowledge Sinbad has, I would agree with her. It's a term that exists only a couple of years - so there isn't nesessarily a proper translation for it. |
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Post by firouz on May 31, 2009 17:50:39 GMT -5
Okay.   |
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Post by Caipra on Jun 15, 2009 11:15:05 GMT -5
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Post by firouz on Jun 15, 2009 22:42:14 GMT -5
JACKIE!!!!!!!!!  |
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Post by Kriss on Jun 18, 2009 12:23:04 GMT -5
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Post by firouz on Jun 18, 2009 14:16:21 GMT -5
Aw, and Julianne is so pretty. *inner Firouz* Now Jackie, don't be jealous.
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Post by Kriss on Jun 18, 2009 14:20:47 GMT -5
Yes, she is pretty...
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Post by firouz on Jun 18, 2009 14:22:34 GMT -5
*grins* And so are you. |
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Post by Kriss on Jun 18, 2009 14:23:10 GMT -5
You think so..? ;D
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Post by firouz on Jun 18, 2009 14:25:58 GMT -5
Yes. Come on! Just look in the mirror! You're damn hot, baby! Excuse my language. |
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Post by Kriss on Jun 18, 2009 14:28:10 GMT -5
*looks in the mirror* Hymmm... I can see simple polish girl with silver hair ;D ;D
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Post by firouz on Jun 18, 2009 14:36:13 GMT -5
Maybe you did not look hard enough. I see a young girl with a beautiful smile and hair. I see a girl with fire in her eyes, something I have been searching for. And most of all, I see a girl who is kind and strong and won't take any crap from nobody.
Now look again and tell me what you see.
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