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Thread poster: Kay Denney
Kay Denney
Kay Denney  Identity Verified
France
Local time: 22:21
French to English
Jan 24, 2020

This is a lovely take on translating funny idioms: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/jan/24/dont-blame-mirror-your-ugly-face-foreign-idioms-hannah-jane-parkinson

And there are some hilarious comments too!

Charles van der Hofstadt
Rozarta Molla
Max Chernov
expressisverbis
 
Marjolein Snippe
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Netherlands
Local time: 22:21
Member (2012)
English to Dutch
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Love them Jan 24, 2020

Thanks for posting!
There are definitely some gems hiding in other languages!

[Edited at 2020-01-24 11:03 GMT]
 


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