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> Then there's plenty examples where a direct English equivalent exists even if it's not a literal translation of the original: nachäffen (de) = na-apen (nl) =
by quantumet 5y ago
> Then there's plenty examples where a direct English equivalent exists even if it's not a literal translation of the original: nachäffen (de) = na-apen (nl) = mimicking (en), but English lacks the animal connotation (Affe == aap == ape)
Even here, english has the term 'aping': https://www.google.com/search?q=define%3Aaping https://www.google.com/search?q=define%3Aaping, with the same meaning and retains the same animal connotation.