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There's a rough Dutch equivalent encouragement "gas erop!" or "gas op die lolly!". Literally translated: "gas on it!" and "gas on that lollipop!". Both imply t
by sejtnjir 3y ago
There's a rough Dutch equivalent encouragement "gas erop!" or "gas op die lolly!". Literally translated: "gas on it!" and "gas on that lollipop!".
Both imply that you should increase the throttle and go faster in the current bearing. I'm not sure where the lollipop comes from.
- qbrass 3y ago>I'm not sure where the lollipop comes from. Look at the throttle lever(s) on a ship or a plane.
- 1letterunixname 3y agoAnd there's "Now you're cooking with gas" from Bob Hope and the American Gas Association connection.
- altilunium 3y agoIndonesians also use "gas" as a word of encouragement.
- pringk02 3y agoThis is actually even closer than you realise, in that "add oil" can also mean hitting the accelerator in a car
- hutattedonmyarm 3y agoSame in German with "gib Gas!", although we don't have the lollipop
- karmakaze 3y agoSimilar to "Giv'r!" along the lines of "Give 'er all you got!" in Canada.
- yurishimo 3y agoAre there any other phrases that you know with a similar meaning? I moved to NL a bit over a year ago and joined the local tafeltennis club. Often the other members will yell “Sneller!” At me because I play like a disabled oma. In this case, I know they are telling me to go faster, but I wonder if there are other phrases that are being tossed around that I’m missing out on? “Gas erop” sounds familiar. For context, my Dutch is between an A2 and B1.
- sejtnjir 3y agoI would say something like "hup!" (friendly) or "doorspelen, pannenkoek!" (less friendly, but would score you points).