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Feldmuehle
Import Licence No.
Aug 18, 2001 11:09
23 yrs ago
English term

fat tailed

Non-PRO English to German Other
body / figure
Proposed translations (German)
0 +1 Dickschwanz(gecko)
0 "fettarschig"
0 Dickschwanz-Whatever
0 Dickschwanz-Whatever .... correction
0 what's its latin name?
0 -1 dicker Schwanz

Proposed translations

-1
16 mins

dicker Schwanz

As rude as it may sound, but maybe you got hold of that erotic translation earlier?

No seriously, does this refer to a human or an animal? If it is the latter, there are animals known as "Dickschwanz...(whatever it is)", however, if it refers to humans...then I'm at a loss. Can you come back with more detail, please?
Peer comment(s):
disagree O'Dwyer : tail is more the bottom part as the front
2 mins
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18 mins

"fettarschig"

Tailed is a very common word and is not nice, if you say it to somebody. So if you want to be on the same level as the one, who said "fat tailed", then "fettarschig" is the right translation.
If you want to say it more nicely, you could translate it with "jemand mit einem fetten Hintern".
Reference:

speaking english fluent

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+1
21 mins

Dickschwanz(gecko)

African Fat Tailed Geckos
{Hemitheconyx caudicinctus}

By the way, I also speak English fluently, I have never heard the expression "fat tailed" in connection to a human - are we talking US bastardisation here?
Reference:

http://www.roqufort.com/gex/

Peer comment(s):
disagree O'Dwyer : The question is related to a part of the body. By the way you can hear that expression in low-class Dublin!
5 mins
agree Ulrike Lieder (X) : I'd say this refers to an animal; US English or slang would not use that term to describe someone's derrière.
4 hrs
agree Uschi (Ursula) Walke : I hope it refers to an animal, please see my answer
6 hrs
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7 hrs

Dickschwanz-Whatever

We have (in Australia) fat-tailed geckos, even sheep, and dunnards (marsupial mice). To brighten up your weekend, please have a look at the reference quoted below.

The term refers to animals that can store substantial quantities of fat in their tails to survive periods of food shortage. Many four-legged animals have that ingenious capability.

If this term is used to describe the physic of a human,
'Fettarsch' is right.

a nicer way would be:

Er/sie ist ganz schön mollig hintenrum.



Reference:

http://www.australian-aidlands-botanic-garden.org/general/mammals/m_spec/m_ftd.htm

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7 hrs

Dickschwanz-Whatever .... correction

re. my previous answer

3rd paragraph, line 1, should read:

If this term is used to describe the physique ...

Sorrrry!
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2 days 47 mins

what's its latin name?

If this refers to a gecko and you know its latin name, the following URL will provide you with the corresponding German name:
Reference:

http://www.repti-box.de/kurzinfos/gecko_kurzinfo.htm

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