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minus-squarejenesaisquoi@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down4·6 days agoWaffe = weapon Waffel = waffle Luftwaffe literally means aerial weapon. But an accurate translation would be air force obviously.
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 days agoFeels like someone translating “Air Force” into “sky push”
minus-squarejenesaisquoi@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoExactly. Literal translations while sometimes interesting are often misleading.
minus-squaremadjo@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-26 days agoarmored stroopwafels… in collaboration with the Dutch.
Waffe = weapon
Waffel = waffle
Luftwaffe literally means aerial weapon. But an accurate translation would be air force obviously.
Feels like someone translating “Air Force” into “sky push”
Exactly. Literal translations while sometimes interesting are often misleading.
Waffelwaffe?
armored stroopwafels… in collaboration with the Dutch.
Waffenwaffeln!