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That happens when you google idioms in other languages ... you have no clue about the actual usage. And they are usually not one-to-one. German "das ist mir Wu

by dirkt 5y ago

That happens when you google idioms in other languages ... you have no clue about the actual usage. And they are usually not one-to-one. German "das ist mir Wurst" is also a lot weaker than "zero fucks given", at least use something stronger like "das interessiert keinen Arsch" (no asshole cares). Also "zero fucks given" in the sense of "irresponsible, he just does it and doesn't care who gets hurt" doesn't really have an equivalent idiom. Maybe "als druff" (just go full power straight ahead) or something.

rzzzt 5y ago
The last one sounds like "send it".
ofrzeta 5y ago
Even stronger (and more like "zero fucks ..." imho): Das ist (mir) scheißegal ("indifferent as shit" ot something like it).
- poulsbohemian 5y ago
  Yes, scheißegal strikes me as exactly the right translation, and once again there is a single German word for an entire English phrase.
tannhaeuser 5y ago
How about "Geht mir am Arsch vorbei"?
- qwertox 5y ago
  "It walks/goes past my ass"
  - tannhaeuser 5y ago
    "It's passing by at about the height of my ass"
jansan 5y ago
"drauf geschissen" comes close to "zero fucks given"
- NumberCruncher 5y ago
  It is the same in Hungarian. "szarni rá" is the exact translation of the German expression.
hnbad 5y ago
I've never heard "als druff" but I'd like to add "das ist mir Latte" as a variant as well as "das ist Jacke wie Hose" ("jacket like trousers", which is more like "potayto, potuhto") and as others have pointed out "das geht mir am Arsch vorbei". But none of them is an exact match as there's no perfect overlap for all situations to which "zero fucks given" can be applied. Which isn't too surprising as most idioms and even most words don't map 1-to-1 between languages even when they share a common root.
simonke 5y ago
Das interessiert keine Sau. No (female) pig cares about it / No sow cares about it
rndgermandude 5y ago
Yeah, "das ist mir Wurst" doesn't seem strong enough. "Drauf geschissen"/"Scheiß drauf" ("shit on it") maybe? Kinda close to "not giving a shit" (or "fuck") and also kinda works for the irresponsible case, "Er scheißt drauf, ob er jemanden verletzt".
SuoDuanDao 5y ago
"das ist mir Wurst" may not be as weak as you think - 'Wurst' can also be a euphemism for a large, firm piece of excrement.

by dirkt 5y ago

rzzzt 5y ago

The last one sounds like "send it".

ofrzeta 5y ago

Even stronger (and more like "zero fucks ..." imho): Das ist (mir) scheißegal ("indifferent as shit" ot something like it).

poulsbohemian 5y ago
Yes, scheißegal strikes me as exactly the right translation, and once again there is a single German word for an entire English phrase.

tannhaeuser 5y ago

How about "Geht mir am Arsch vorbei"?

qwertox 5y ago
"It walks/goes past my ass"
- tannhaeuser 5y ago
  "It's passing by at about the height of my ass"

jansan 5y ago

"drauf geschissen" comes close to "zero fucks given"

NumberCruncher 5y ago
It is the same in Hungarian. "szarni rá" is the exact translation of the German expression.

hnbad 5y ago

I've never heard "als druff" but I'd like to add "das ist mir Latte" as a variant as well as "das ist Jacke wie Hose" ("jacket like trousers", which is more like "potayto, potuhto") and as others have pointed out "das geht mir am Arsch vorbei". But none of them is an exact match as there's no perfect overlap for all situations to which "zero fucks given" can be applied. Which isn't too surprising as most idioms and even most words don't map 1-to-1 between languages even when they share a common root.

simonke 5y ago

Das interessiert keine Sau. No (female) pig cares about it / No sow cares about it

rndgermandude 5y ago

Yeah, "das ist mir Wurst" doesn't seem strong enough. "Drauf geschissen"/"Scheiß drauf" ("shit on it") maybe? Kinda close to "not giving a shit" (or "fuck") and also kinda works for the irresponsible case, "Er scheißt drauf, ob er jemanden verletzt".

SuoDuanDao 5y ago

"das ist mir Wurst" may not be as weak as you think - 'Wurst' can also be a euphemism for a large, firm piece of excrement.