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| anthox Diglot Newbie United States Joined 5780 days ago 13 posts - 13 votes Speaks: English*, French Studies: Portuguese, Polish, Russian | Message 9 of 32 02 June 2009 at 11:31pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
I discovered this former meaning after being incredibly confused as a kid watching a Looney Tunes episode in which there was a sign that read "Don't Molest the Ducks." I was amazed to see that show was so ballsy with its humor until my mother clarified the matter for me... 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| andee Tetraglot Senior Member Japan Joined 6857 days ago 681 posts - 724 votes  3 sounds Speaks: English*, German, Korean, French | Message 10 of 32 03 June 2009 at 2:33am | IP Logged | ||||||||
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5 o'clock in Japanese is like a Korean beggar. (goji)
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| cordelia0507 Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5618 days ago 1473 posts - 2176 votes Speaks: Swedish* Studies: German, Russian | Message 11 of 32 03 June 2009 at 2:36pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
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Russian стол (=table) pronounced "stol"
Swedish stol (=chair) pronounced "stol". I suspect someone travelled to Russia, thought "great word!" and forgot the exact details after returning to Sweden. Otherwise it's a pretty strange co-incidence. Anyway it's weird for me to say "chair" when I mean "table"! Edited by cordelia0507 on 03 June 2009 at 2:38pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| ymapazagain Senior Member Australia myspace.com/amywiles Joined 6739 days ago 504 posts - 538 votes Speaks: English* Studies: SpanishB2 | Message 12 of 32 03 June 2009 at 2:44pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
Haha...that made me laugh. I have never heard molest used in this way in English but it always makes me giggle using molestar in Spanish. It sounds far more sinister than it really is! 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| Tupiniquim Senior Member Brazil Joined 5863 days ago 184 posts - 217 votes Speaks: Portuguese* Studies: English, Russian | Message 13 of 32 03 June 2009 at 5:07pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
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. Edited by Tupiniquim on 31 July 2009 at 11:27pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| cordelia0507 Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5618 days ago 1473 posts - 2176 votes Speaks: Swedish* Studies: German, Russian | Message 14 of 32 03 June 2009 at 5:41pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
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Tup - so it was the Russians who got confused, then? lol !
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| Russianbear Triglot Senior Member United States Joined 6555 days ago 358 posts - 422 votes 1 sounds Speaks: Russian*, English, Ukrainian Studies: Spanish | Message 15 of 32 03 June 2009 at 7:24pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
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Russian also has the word "стул" ( \ˈstul\ ), which also means a chair.
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| cordelia0507 Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5618 days ago 1473 posts - 2176 votes Speaks: Swedish* Studies: German, Russian | Message 16 of 32 03 June 2009 at 8:48pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
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Thanks Russianbear! I thought I knew about "стул" from learning Russian in school, but I couldn't remember the exact spelling or pronounciation. So when all my new English material said it meant "table" I figured I must be remembering wrongly...
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