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    The Mazda Laputa was not commercialized in Spain, otherwise the name would likely have been changed, as it means Mazda The Whore.

    The Mitsubishi Pajero was changed to Mitsubishi Montero in Spain because nobody wanted to drive a Mitsubishi The Wanker.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Comte Arnau View Post
    The Mazda Laputa was not commercialized in Spain, otherwise the name would likely have been changed, as it means Mazda The Whore.

    The Mitsubishi Pajero was changed to Mitsubishi Montero in Spain because nobody wanted to drive a Mitsubishi The Wanker.
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    "Yarak" means weapon in Turkmen, but in Turkish it is a slang term for penis.

    Not that funny though.

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    10 funny interpretations of Spanish and English word meanings.
    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/0...n_2774588.html
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    A British TV host was trying to keep a straight-face, but he couldn't help laughing when he had to read out the name of a German sports player during a quiz show as 'Fanny Chmelar.'
    'Fanny' in the UK is a slang-term meaning a vagina, and 'Chmela' sounds like 'smeller'. That's why the people are laughing in this audience, as it interprets as a 'vagina smeller' in English.

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    Quote Originally Posted by English Rose View Post
    10 funny interpretations of Spanish and English word meanings.
    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/0...n_2774588.html
    Lol. I particularly liked Hold Child's Hand = Tenga Mano de Niño (which actually means May you have a babylike hand)
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    Quote Originally Posted by English Rose View Post
    I noticed these funny videos on YT and thought to share them about similar-sounding words in various languages which have quite different and funny meanings in other languages.

    E.g.; In Sweden, the word 'fart' means speed, but has quite a different meaning in English.

    And the word 'gift' has nice connotations in English, yet the same word in German means poison.



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