11 German Proverbs That Make No Sense In English
Translating between languages is always interesting and often quite amusing, especially when it becomes more philosophical and abstract as with proverbs. While many German proverbs and sayings are the same in English, there are also many that when directly translated, sound simply ludicrous! Here are 11 of our favorites:
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