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No, parent is right. There is no word for silly in german. Instead, all german words pertaining to silly, also have an untranslatable connotation, a flavour t
by bbarnett 5y ago
No, parent is right.
There is no word for silly in german.
Instead, all german words pertaining to silly, also have an untranslatable connotation, a flavour to them, such as "silly, but with a deep undertone of contemplative thought as to how I ended up in this predicament", and so forth.
- michael-ax 5y agoso ein quatsch!
- xaedes 5y agoBut then is 'silly' translatable into any other language at all? With all its exact meanings, and nothing more?