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minus-squarejenesaisquoi@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoWaffe = weapon Waffel = waffle Luftwaffe literally means aerial weapon. But an accurate translation would be air force obviously.
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoFeels like someone translating “Air Force” into “sky push”
minus-squarejenesaisquoi@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoExactly. Literal translations while sometimes interesting are often misleading.
minus-squaremadjo@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoarmored stroopwafels… in collaboration with the Dutch.
Waffe = weapon
Waffel = waffle
Luftwaffe literally means aerial weapon. But an accurate translation would be air force obviously.
Feels like someone translating “Air Force” into “sky push”
Exactly. Literal translations while sometimes interesting are often misleading.
Waffelwaffe?
Waffenwaffeln!
armored stroopwafels… in collaboration with the Dutch.