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[–] EvilBit@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Gift in German means poison.

It wouldn’t surprise me if they are on the opposite side of “lol German words are compounded like crazy” and look at us as “lol English has a different word for everything now get me a drink from the cool closet before I put you in the sick house, you shield toad.”

[–] EleventhHour@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (3 children)
[–] ahornsirup@feddit.org 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Turtle. Or tortoise. Same word for both in German.

[–] Vintor@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

Well, we do distinguish between land shield toads and water shield toads.

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