20 German Expressions That Just Do Not Translate

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    1. The German word for a hen-pecked husband is "pantoffelheld" which translated to...

    2. The German word for excess weight gained from emotional eating is "kummerspeck," which translates to...

    3. The German phrase for a mnemonic device is "eselsbrücke," which translates to...

    4. And the word for gums is "zahnfleisch" or...

    5. The word for a large grin, like the Cheshire Cat's grin, is "honigkuchenpferd"...

    6. A tangle of cables is called a "kabelsalat"...

    7. And the German word for "squid" is...

    8. "Gloves" are called...

    9. And another word Germans have for "asshole" is...

    10. And while we're at it, they call a "cannonball" (like into a swimming pool) an...

    11. Another word for "bike" is...

    12. When you turn tail and run in Germany, you make...

    13. The German expression for the ability to endure a situation is "sitzfleisch" which translates to...

    14. Another word Germans have for society is "dunstkreis," which means...

    15. A mental image is called a "kopfkino," which translates to...

    16. And a flip book is a "daumenkino," which is a...

    17. The German word for "ivory" is...

    18. The Germans have a word for the estimated number of unreported crimes, which is "dunkelziffer," and it translates to...

    19. The German expression for a naive miscalculation is...

    20. And finally, the German word for a lower back tattoo is...

    This post was translated from German.