burgenstock
French translation: birkenstock contd
| 02:46 Aug 29, 2001 |
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|  Selected response from: mckinnc Local time: 23:04 | ||||||
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| na +1 | ???? |
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| na +1 | birkenstock contd |
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| na | Birkenstock |
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| na | Buergenstock |
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| na | Birkenstock ; piquer une crise |
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Birkenstock Explanation: It's just a brand of leather sandals made in Germany |
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| The asker has declined this answer Comment: I'm sure this is not the meaning of the sentence | ||
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???? Explanation: Are you sure about the spelling? Is it American or British slang? Bürgenstock is a beautiful place on a high plateau in Switzerland. |
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Buergenstock Explanation: Hi ! The only Buergenstock I could find is a community in Switzerland. You can even see a wonderful picture of the area where it is located at http://burgenstock.sfoa.org/ Best ! |
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birkenstock contd Explanation: As an addendum to the above, this sounds like an American song. You can see how it might have ended up misspelled, given that it's a German name. The name of the company refers to a birch (wooden) stick. This brand is quite well known in the States. I've seen them in shops in Florida. |
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Birkenstock ; piquer une crise Explanation: My first instinct is to go for a typo on « Birkenstock », the make of shoes we all know so well. Capital letter is a must here as it’s a proper noun. http://www.birkenstock.com/pages/OpeningPage.htm The problem is though the meaning in context of « throw a Birkenstock ». Throw a sandal/clog ?! Somehow it just feel that it ought to mean « throw a fit », although we don’t have much detail of the fuller context. If it could be « throw a fit », then « piquer une crise » could do the trick. Curiouser and curiouser… |
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