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*likmevestje == Stupid System
*likmevestje == Stupid System
*welterusten == Sleep Well
*welterusten == Sleep Well
*øpgefokt == uptight(?)(correct me here, Sinaas!)
*opgefokt == uptight(?)(correct me here, Sinaas!)
*anuf == very happy with self
*anuf == very happy with self
*kaas -- cheese
*kaas -- cheese
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*hoogstwaarschijnlijk == mostly, probably
*hoogstwaarschijnlijk == mostly, probably
*alhoewel == albeit
*alhoewel == albeit
*kijkbuiskinderen == "the children who watch to a screen, where the owl reads too"


==Hungarian==
==Hungarian==
*Koszonom szepen draga woozlekam == Thank you very much, my dear little Woozle
*Koszonom szepen draga woozlekam == Thank you very much, my dear little Woozle
*koszi = Thanks
*koszi = Thanks

Revision as of 14:00, 13 November 2005

Dutch

  • likmevestje == Stupid System
  • welterusten == Sleep Well
  • opgefokt == uptight(?)(correct me here, Sinaas!)
  • anuf == very happy with self
  • kaas -- cheese
  • duizendpoot (honderdpoot??) == centipede
  • noodzaak == necessary
  • geschokt == shocked
  • kliekjes == ad hoc
  • knuffelt == hugs
  • opkatefateren (not sure of the spelling on this one) == fixing soemthing up in a dodgy way
  • gasten == slang for "people"
  • trekaak == tow-bar
  • kekker == yummy
  • tocht == draft
  • grapjas == joke-maker (literally: jokecoat (i think; handwriting is bad on that one >.>)
  • gezellig == very close in friendship or affection
  • ogenschijnlijk == ostensibly
  • de rapen zijn gaar == The Kohlrabi is done (said when in a pickle)
  • vingersmid == extreme good finger (good fine motor skills)
  • jeetje == sheesh?
  • vertederd =="when you look at someone with a smile & with your head crooked"; moved
  • laatdukend == formal exression contempt (hah! a cussword! i know how to cuss in Dutch!)
  • hoogstwaarschijnlijk == mostly, probably
  • alhoewel == albeit
  • kijkbuiskinderen == "the children who watch to a screen, where the owl reads too"

Hungarian

  • Koszonom szepen draga woozlekam == Thank you very much, my dear little Woozle
  • koszi = Thanks