Apr 5, 2005 06:11
19 yrs ago
German term
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Plumpsklo
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Korruption, Strippenzieherei auf dem Plumpsklo und Einmischung der Politik: Um das Konklave ranken sich mystische Geschichten und derbe, weltliche Anekdoten. In gut zwei Wochen werden 117 Kardinäle nach einem 750 Jahre alten geheimnisumwobenen Ritual den Nachfolger von Johannes Paul II. bestimmen
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +6 | Outhouse |
Steven Sidore
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| 4 +4 | earth closet (latrine) |
BrigitteHilgner
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| 3 +2 | privy |
Francis Lee (X)
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Proposed translations
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1 hr
Selected
Outhouse
This is the standard term in AE.
Peer comment(s):
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Francis Lee (X)
: probably not "standard" here, as the fat Inquisitors in question probably did their business indoors ...
14 mins
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True, but I meant the standard in response to 'privy' or 'earth closet', which are not used in North America.
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Alison Schwitzgebel
: I like this better than "earth closet" - which sounds a bit too "Öko" for me. I can just imagine 80 cardinals waiting in line for the "outhouse"!!! :-)
17 mins
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Quite my thought as well. The one at the front banging on the door, shouting to hurry it up in Latin...
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mustafaer
: -
46 mins
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| agree |
Ellen Zittinger
1 hr
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| agree |
msherms
: like this too- you can't write "sh**house" or "johnny-on-the-spot"!! hee hee or the crapper!
1 hr
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LEO pulls up 'two-holer', which is what we called them when I went to summer camp
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Sarah Swift
: If people pull strings in the outhouse, I take it that the outhouse is a water closet with a chain...
2 hrs
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Nope, outhouses are typically just a board and a hole; only when they were first introduced on the frontier might an 'outhouse' have been an external WC.
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Tom Funke
: also known as pit toilet ("Pit or flush?": anxious camper's first question at a new campsite)
5 hrs
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| agree |
sonja29 (X)
14 hrs
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Comment: "Thank you all very much for contribution!"
+4
11 mins
BrigitteHilgner
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earth closet (latrine)
different from a water closet
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Nick Somers (X)
: Good enough: http://dict.die.net/earth closet/
3 mins
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| agree |
Francis Lee (X)
: ;-)
6 mins
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| agree |
Norbert Hermann
59 mins
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| agree |
sonja29 (X)
16 hrs
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2 hrs
privy
e.g. evil machinations (?) conducted from the privies
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Note added at 6 hrs 35 mins (2005-04-05 12:47:04 GMT)
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pulling the strings behind privy doors
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Note added at 6 hrs 35 mins (2005-04-05 12:47:04 GMT)
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pulling the strings behind privy doors
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
msherms
31 mins
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| agree |
Sarah Swift
: "the primitive privies" has a nice ring to it...
1 hr
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