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[hwhatting]

Das ist ungewöhnlich für einen Freund, sich nur einmal pro Monat sich zu treffen.
That's unusual for a boyfriend for yous to see each other only once a month.

So ein Schmarrn! So viele Menschen haben gute Freunden und romantische Freunden, die beides in einem sind.
What nonsense! So many people have their best friends and boyfriends/girlfriends being the same people.

Sie haben wahrscheinlich nicht den besten Menschen*1) für sich gefunden.
They probably haven't found the best person for them.

*1) In some regional / colloquial lects Mensch as accusative is possible, but not in the literary standard.

I see way more who have a boyfriend who's not their best friend.

Man kann alles sagen gegen einem besten Freund alles sagen, aber nicht gegen einem Partner.
One can say everything to a best friend, but not to a partner

In German, etwas gegen jemand sagen = "to speak not in someone's favour" or "to object against someone". Duits is niet Nederlands!

Z powodu święta Nauryz mam pięć wolnych dni kolejno. Pora podjąć na nowo zajęcia języka kazachskiego!
Due to the Nauryz holiday, I have five days off in a row. Time to take up my Kazakh lessons again!

[Nesescosac]

我今天晚上喝了一杯茶，我和我的朋友去徳州大学的Round-Up玩儿的。
wǒ jīntiān wǎnshang hē le yí bēi chá, wǒ hé wǒ de péngyóu qù Dézhōu Dàxué de Round-Up wánr de.
My friends and I will go to hang out at UT's Round-Up this evening after I drink a cup of tea.


@Mandarin speakers: Is 玩儿, wánr, like Japanese asobu, in that both are often translated as "play" but imply socializing and not-work rather than children's games?

Eilen olin West Campusilla. Kaikkialla oli kirkkaita paitoja ja Solo-kuppeja.
I was at West Campus yesterday. There were bright shirts and Solo cups everywhere.

[ol bofosh]

M'agrada la calçotada!
I like the calçotada!

[Bristel]

És primavera, però fa fred fins al final de la setmana. Quin estafa!
It's spring, but it's cold until the end of the week. What a ripoff!

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kunan p'unchay ancha hunk'usqa kashani. Kayta chiqnini.
I feel so down today. I hate this.

[Thry]

kunan p'unchay ancha hunk'usqa kashani. Kayta chiqnini.
I feel so down today. I hate this.

Sent-te bé! L'hivern se n'ha anat!
Feel up! Winter is over!

És més, cada nou dia et pots sentir d'una altra manera. Només deixa que el somni se'n porti les teves preocupacions.
Also, every new day you can feel a different way. Just let slumber take away your worries.

Bristel: quina estafa.

[Bristel]

kunan p'unchay ancha hunk'usqa kashani. Kayta chiqnini.
I feel so down today. I hate this.

Espero que et sentiràs millor molt aviat.
I hope that you'll feel better very soon.

M'acabo d'adonar que Selena "Fotos y Recuerdos" és en realitat Pretenders '"Back on the Chain Gang".
I just realized that Selena's "Fotos y Recuerdos" is really Pretenders' "Back on the Chain Gang".

Thry: Un error tipogràfic!

[Arzena]

我今天晚上喝了一杯茶，我和我的朋友去徳州大学的Round-Up玩儿的。
wǒ jīntiān wǎnshang hē le yí bēi chá, wǒ hé wǒ de péngyóu qù Dézhōu Dàxué de Round-Up wánr de.
My friends and I will go to hang out at UT's Round-Up this evening after I drink a cup of tea.


@Mandarin speakers: Is 玩儿, wánr, like Japanese asobu, in that both are often translated as "play" but imply socializing and not-work rather than children's games?

Eilen olin West Campusilla. Kaikkialla oli kirkkaita paitoja ja Solo-kuppeja.
I was at West Campus yesterday. There were bright shirts and Solo cups everywhere.

هههه! كله بالضبط. ما كنتش في حفلات الديور ديال الإخون ولا الأخوات. احتفلت ليلا بحفلة نادي مثلي من الجامعة
Hahaha! Kullu bi-ḍ-ḍebṭ! Ma kuntš fi ḥafalāt il-duyūr dyal il-ixwān wila il-axawāt. Ḥtafalt līlan b-ḥeflat nādī mitlī min il-jāmi3a
Exactly, lol. I wasn't at a frat or a sorority party. I was partying with a gay club from the university.

[jal]

In German, etwas gegen jemand sagen = "to speak not in someone's favour" or "to object against someone". Duits is niet Nederlands! ;-)

Leider! :)
Unfortunately

(So "gegen" here would be more or less be the same as English "against"?)


JAL

[ol bofosh]

Si us plau, vota pel riu Glorieta.
Por favor, vota por el río Glorieta.
Please, vote for the Glorieta Stream.

Moltes gracies.
Muchas gracias.
Thank you very much.

[hwhatting]

(So "gegen" here would be more or less be the same as English "against"?)

Tak.
Yep.

[Nate]

Wow, quello sito internet linguistico ha le discussioni più interessanti di sessualità.
Wow, this linguistics website has the most interesting discussions on sexuality.

[din]

Tu penses qu'on est là pour les langues?

You think we're here for the languages?

[ol bofosh]

Los idiomas proceden del sexo ¿no?
Languages come from sex, don't they?

[Astraios]

.ולהפך
And vice versa.

[jal]

Ich bin hier wegen der Sprachen!
I'm here for the languages!


JAL

[ol bofosh]

¿Estás aquí para las lenguas?
Tu es ici pour les langues?
You're here for the tongues?

[jal]

Selbstverständlich. Wofür sollte ich hier anders sein?
Of course. Why would I be here otherwise?


JAL

[hwhatting]

Selbstverständlich. Wofür sollte ich hier sonst sein?
Of course. Why would I be here otherwise?

[jal]

Selbstverständlich. Wofür sollte ich hier sonst sein?
Of course. Why would I be here otherwise?

Danke. Ich hatte schon gedacht, dass "anders" zu Niederländisch war...
Thanks. I already thought that "anders" was too Dutch...


JAL

[Imralu]

Es hat hier heute gegraupelt.
It graupelled here today.

Ich dachte, es wäre Hagel, aber ohne Gewitter ... und auch weich genug, so dass man sich nicht unterstellen musste.
I thought it was hail, but without a storm ... and also soft enough that people didn't have to take cover from it.

Dieses Wetter ist mir völlig fremd.
This weather is completely foreign to me.

[Nate]

Es hat hier heute gegraupelt.
It graupelled here today.

Ich dachte, es wäre Hagel, aber ohne Gewitter ... und auch weich genug, so dass man sich nicht unterstellen musste.
I thought it was hail, but without a storm ... and also soft enough that people didn't have to take cover from it.

Dieses Wetter ist mir völlig fremd.
This weather is completely foreign to me.

Come un texano, quella parola è totalmente estraneo a mi. Tutti che so sono caldo, pioggia, e più caldo.
As a Texan, that word is completely foreign to me. All I know is hot, rain, and hotter.

[Astraios]

Ну а он из Австралии... Знает лишь огонь, пекло, и адский жар.
Yeah, and he's from Australia... He knows only fire, inferno, and the heat of hell.

[Imralu]

Come un texano, quella parola è totalmente estraneo a mi. Tutti che so sono caldo, pioggia, e più caldo.
As a Texan, that word is completely foreign to me. All I know is hot, rain, and hotter.

Ну а он из Австралии... Знает лишь огонь, пекло, и адский жар.
Yeah, and he's from Australia... He knows only fire, inferno, and the heat of hell.

Hagel, echten Hagel kenne ich auch sehr gut. Inzwischen kenne ich jetzt auch Schnee, Eisregen und ab heute Graupel.
Hail, real hail is something I know very well too. In the meantime, I've learned about snow, freezing rain and, as of today, graupel.

Ich war verwirrt, als ich Leute auf der Straße gesehen habe, während es anscheinend gehagelt hat. Bei so einem Hagelfall würde das zu Verletzungen führen. Hagel würde auch nicht so auf den Autos sitzen, wie ihr auf dem obigen Bild seht, sondern er würde davon abprallen und Beulen hinterlassen.
I was confused when I saw people on the street while it seemed to be hailing. If it hailed like that, there would have been injuries. Hail wouldn't sit on the cars either, as you can see in the above picture. It would instead bounce off, leaving dents behind.

[Bristel]

Estic en estat de xoc. Aquest lliscament de terra era tan gran, i molta gent son perduts.
I'm in shock. This landslide was so big, and many people are missing.

Va passar a unes poques milles de distància d'on jo vivia quan era nen.
It happened a few miles from where I lived as a kid.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Oso_mudslide