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| naomi94 Newbie United States thepolyglotexperienc Joined 4663 days ago 17 posts - 15 votes Studies: Swedish, French | Message 1 of 17 29 October 2012 at 7:08am | IP Logged |
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Hello Everyone,
I am going to put together a list of several "Halloween" words for my blog. I have already started on the French and English lists. The words I need to translate are listed below. After I have the entire list made, I am going to put it on my blog for anyone to download. If you would like to contribute, that would be wonderful! Translate the words into any language you like! une araignée spider l'automne fall, autumn un balai broom des bonbons candy une bougie candle un cimetière cemetery un chat noir black cat une chauve-souris bat une citrouille pumpkin un déguisement costume un diable devil un épouvantail scarecrow un fantôme ghost un feu follet jack-o'-lantern une feuille leaf Halloween Halloween hanter to haunt jouer un tour (à qqun) to play a trick (on someone) un lutin goblin un masque mask une momie mummy un monstre monster octobre October un potiron pumpkin une sorcière witch un squelette skeleton la Toussaint All Saints' Day le trente et un the thirty-first un vampire vampire 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Majka Triglot Senior Member Czech Republic kofoholici.wordpress Joined 4661 days ago 307 posts - 755 votes  Speaks: Czech*, German, English Studies: French Studies: Russian | Message 2 of 17 29 October 2012 at 9:45am | IP Logged |
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Here is Czech translation. The problem is that Halloween doesn't have a tradition in Czech republic and is very, very recent import. There is no trick or treating, there are no jack-o-lanterns everywhere, no haunted houses.
The Czech tradition is All saints' day, when you visit the graves and bring flowers. Anyway, here you are. I have omitted few terms where I could translate but the underlying meaning remains foreign. All terms with asterisk don't have any tradition behind or are somewhat lacking precision (goblin). pavouk spider podzim fall, autumn koště broom bonbony candy svíčka (svíce) candle hřbitov cemetery černá kočka black cat netopýr bat dýně pumpkin kostým / převlek costume čert / ďábel devil strašák scarecrow duch ghost * svítilna z dýně / lucerna z dýně jack-o'-lantern list leaf * Halloween Halloween strašit to haunt * skřítek / šotek goblin maska mask mumie mummy obluda / nestvůra monster říjen October čarodějnice witch kostra / smrtka skeleton dušičky / svátek všech svatých All Saints' Day upír vampire 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Gosiak Triglot Senior Member Poland Joined 5130 days ago 241 posts - 361 votes Speaks: Polish*, English, German Studies: Norwegian, Welsh | Message 3 of 17 29 October 2012 at 11:33am | IP Logged |
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I'll provide Polish translations but as in the Czech Republic, in Poland we have different tradition. We have All Saints Day and on the 2nd of November we celebrate Zaduszki (All Souls Day) by lighting candles for our deceased ones. These two days are dedicated to mourning and reminiscing.
spider pająk fall, autumn jesień broom miotła candy cukierki candle świeca cemetery cmentarz black cat czarny kot bat nietoperz pumpkin dynia costume kostium devil diabeł scarecrow strach na wróble ghost duch jack-o'-lantern that one is complicated - wydrążona dynia or podświetlana dynia, lampion z dyni; it does not have a proper name leaf liść Halloween Halloween to haunt nawiedzać or straszyć to play a trick (on someone) zrobić komuś psikusa, zrobić komuś głupi kawał (stupid joke) goblin goblin mask maska mummy mumia monster potwór October październik pumpkin dynia witch wiedźma skeleton szkielet All Saints' Day Dzień Wszystkich Świętych the thirty-first trzydziesty pierwszy vampire wampir 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
 Iversen Super Polyglot Moderator Denmark berejst.dk Joined 6707 days ago 9078 posts - 16473 votes Speaks: Danish*, French, English, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Esperanto, Romanian, Catalan Studies: Afrikaans, Greek, Norwegian, Russian, Serbian, Icelandic, Latin, Irish, Lowland Scots, Indonesian, Polish, Croatian Personal Language Map | Message 4 of 17 29 October 2012 at 12:19pm | IP Logged |
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Danish:
une araignée edderkop l'automne efterår un balai kost des bonbons bolcher (candy = slik) une bougie stearinlys, tællelys un cimetière kirkegård un chat noir sort kat une chauve-souris flagermus une citrouille græskar (lille) un déguisement forklædning un diable djævel (proper name: Fanden) un épouvantail fugleskræmsel un fantôme spøgelse un feu follet lygtemand, elverlys une feuille blad Halloween Halloween hanter hjemsøge jouer un tour (à qqun) tage gas på nogen, spille nogen et puds un lutin nisse un masque maske une momie mumie un monstre monster octobre oktober un potiron græskar une sorcière heks un squelette skelet la Toussaint Alle helgensdag le trente et un den énogtredivte (NB: this date is nothing particular in Danish) un vampire vampyr Edited by Iversen on 29 October 2012 at 12:20pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Jenne:) Tetraglot Newbie Netherlands polyglotquest.wordpr Joined 4471 days ago 38 posts - 56 votes Speaks: Dutch*, English, German, French Studies: Norwegian | Message 5 of 17 29 October 2012 at 12:26pm | IP Logged |
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I have translated the words into Dutch:
spin spider herfst fall, autumn bezemsteel broom snoep candy kaars candle begraafplaats cemetery zwarte kat black cat vleermuis bat pompoen pumpkin kostuum costume duivel devil vogelverschrikker scarecrow spook ghost dwaallicht jack-o'-lantern blad leaf Halloween Halloween spoken to haunt een grap uithalen (met iemand) to play a trick (on someone) kobold goblin masker mask mummi mummy monster monster oktober October pompoen pumpkin heks witch skelet skeleton Allerheiligen All Saints' Day de éénendertigste the thirty-first vampier vampire Edited by Jenne:) on 29 October 2012 at 12:28pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| stifa Triglot Senior Member Norway lang-8.com/448715 Joined 4877 days ago 629 posts - 813 votes Speaks: Norwegian*, EnglishC2, German Studies: Japanese, Spanish | Message 6 of 17 29 October 2012 at 3:41pm | IP Logged |
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Here's a Norwegian translation of most of them:
spider - edderkopp autumn - høst broom - sopelime candy - godteri; snop; søtsaker (and the list goes on...) candle - stearinlys; talglys cemetery - kirkegård; gravplass black cat - svart katt bat - flaggermus pumpkin - gresskar costume - kostyme; (...)-drakt devil - djevel; jævel scarecrow - fugleskremsel ghost - spøkelse jack o'-lantern - ??? (I didn't know there was a term for these...) leaf - løv Halloween - Halloween to haunt - å hjemsøke; å gå igjen to play a trick (on someone) - ...* goblin - goblin; gnom(?) mask - maske mummy - mumie monster - monster October - oktober witch - heks** skeleton - skjelett All Saints' day - Allehelgensdag the thirty-first - trettiførste; en og tredefte vampire - vampyr *loads of variations on this one; no direct translation **may also be a deragatory term used against malicious women of age. Edited by stifa on 29 October 2012 at 3:42pm 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| JohannaNYC Bilingual Triglot Senior Member United StatesRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4456 days ago 251 posts - 361 votes Speaks: Spanish*, English*, Italian Studies: Croatian, Serbian, Arabic (Egyptian) | Message 7 of 17 29 October 2012 at 3:50pm | IP Logged |
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Here's a (Latin American/Dominican) Spanish translation:
araña spider otoño fall, autumn escoba broom dulces candy vela candle cementerio (I’ve also seen camposanto, but only in books) cemetery gato negro black cat murcielago bat calabaza pumpkin disfraz costume diablo devil espantapájaros scarecrow fantasma ghost linterna (meaning lantern in general) jack-o'-lantern hoja leaf Día de las brujas Halloween ?? to haunt hacer un truco (a alguien) to play a trick (on someone) duende goblin máscara mask momia mummy monstruo monster octubre October calabaza pumpkin bruja witch esqueleto skeleton el día de los santos All Saints' Day el treinta y uno the thirty-first vampiro vampire 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| tarvos Super Polyglot Winner TAC 2012 Senior Member China likeapolyglot.wordpr Joined 4711 days ago 5310 posts - 9399 votes Speaks: Dutch*, English, Swedish, French, Russian, German, Italian, Norwegian, Mandarin, Romanian, Afrikaans Studies: Greek, Modern Hebrew, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Korean, Esperanto, Finnish | Message 8 of 17 29 October 2012 at 5:12pm | IP Logged |
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Jenne, volgens mij wordt mummie met "ie" gespeld (in elk geval niet mummi met een i) (of
mummy, dat kan ook), en ik weet niet of een dwaallicht hetzelfde is als een Jack-o'- Lantern. Dwaallichten zijn toch foute lichtjes in een moeras, of is dat tegenwoordig niet meer zo? Eventueel zou je voor "lampion" kunnen kiezen, alhoewel dat meer klinkt als Sint-Maarten. (Translation: I think some words in the Dutch list can be translated differently) Edited by tarvos on 29 October 2012 at 5:13pm 1 person has voted this message useful |
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