Posted by sas c|:) from c07.dialin.tuwien.ac.at on August 06, 1999 at 15:47:16:
In Reply to: German/danish translation posted by Krede on August 06, 1999 at 13:38:18:
: Wow, Ulla I find your interest in European languages admirable.
: Iīd bet you could have that German thing down in couple of months.
: My german isnīt what it used to be but if I were to translate
: "Ach sheisse" to Danish it would be "ah lort" a phrase we like
: to use in Denmark if something goes wrong. It actually means
: "ah shit" a handy word in all languages. It isnīt considered
: actual cursing but it is up there with a lot of other "bad" words"
: As we say in Denmark "vi ses" (see ya)
: Best
: Krede
I definitly don't want to sound picky but that's "Ach Scheisse" (a common mistake BTW) in German and the best translation may be "oh shit".
sas c|:)