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in French there is an expression for backpfeifengesicht, "tête à claques" (i.e., the kind of face that deserves to be slapped) that is commonly used
by etqwzutewzu 11y ago
in French there is an expression for backpfeifengesicht, "tête à claques" (i.e., the kind of face that deserves to be slapped) that is commonly used
- usrusr 11y agoExpressions like that can sometimes be traced to a single literary source. They also spread through translated versions. In that case, even a "naturally occurring" expression in one language could spawn an expression coined by literature in another. Without further data, it might be entirely possible that Backpfeifengesicht was composed by a single translator trying to transfer the well-known-expression nature of "tête à claques" into german.
- aoloe 11y ago"Faccia da schiaffi" in Italian... To me, the German expression feels the weakest of the three mentioned languages...