carorees wrote: ziggurat
uxorious
surrusation
you've got me stumped with ,ziggurat' @ caroreesyou'll have to give me an example using it in context so this bear of little brain can remember to casually drop it into conversation!
Log in to view your messages, post comments, update your blog or tracker.
36 posts
Page 3 of 3
you've got me stumped with ,ziggurat' @ caroreesyou'll have to give me an example using it in context so this bear of little brain can remember to casually drop it into conversation!
AiriR wrote:wendyjane wrote:AiriR wrote: Kreislaufverstörung? I give up. Do tell. Google translate won't do it. I tried saying it slow and fast, it didn't sound like much. So now I'm waiting with bated breath. Bated. There's an interesting word.
Literally it translates to 'circulation disturbance'. I could never work out whether it's a fair dinkum (=real, genuine) medical thing or just a convenient excuse for taking a day off...
The translation is correct, perhaps 'blood circulation disturbance' would be even better, which means that it's a real medical thing indeed, but that does not mean that it could be used for the second purpose as well
No, I'm not German, but live close to the German border.
My favorite in German:
Laufpensum
In my local Dutch dialect (Twents):
Onmeunig
Fist one to find out what that means gets a 10 points bonus.
Je maintiendrai
Maintenance report:
Maintenance report:
callyanna wrote:carorees wrote: ziggurat
uxorious
surrusation
you'll have to give me an example using it in context so this bear of little brain can remember to casually drop it into conversation!
ziggurat = stepped pyramid
"As he climbed to the top of the ziggurat, his thigh muscles screamed in protest" Not so easy to drop into a conversation!
uxorious is worth cultivating...a good quality to have in a husband! (it means to be overly fond of one's wife!)
carorees wrote:callyanna wrote:carorees wrote: ziggurat
uxorious
surrusation
you'll have to give me an example using it in context so this bear of little brain can remember to casually drop it into conversation!
ziggurat = stepped pyramid
"As he climbed to the top of the ziggurat, his thigh muscles screamed in protest" Not so easy to drop into a conversation!
)
Oh I dunno...give me a minute!
you'll have to give me an example using it in context so this bear of little brain can remember to casually drop it into conversation! [/quote]
ziggurat = stepped pyramid
"As he climbed to the top of the ziggurat, his thigh muscles screamed in protest" Not so easy to drop into a conversation!
)[/quote]
Oh I dunno...give me a minute! [/quote].................
Ballerina x
[/quote]ziggurat = stepped pyramid
"As he climbed to the top of the ziggurat, his thigh muscles screamed in protest" Not so easy to drop into a conversation!
)[/quote]
Oh I dunno...give me a minute!
[/quote]................. Ballerina x
Susuration
Tessellated
Crepuscular
:0)
Tessellated
Crepuscular
:0)
36 posts
Page 3 of 3
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 109 guests
