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minus-squarethantik@lemmy.worlddeleted by creatorlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·3 years agoI didn’t know eudaimonia or flaneur, I like these! :D
minus-squareLupus108@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up11·3 years agoI knew flaneur as an adjective in German, for example when you go on a walk through a shopping street, without any intent of shopping you go “flanieren”. Just having a walk, looking at stores and people.
minus-squarexkbx@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 years agoIt’s a french word too, though that usually translates more to loitering
minus-squareObi@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 years agoYeah the bottom two are straight up French words.
minus-squareLeviathan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 years agoAnd they have straight up common English versions, abandon and loiterer.
minus-squareObi@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 years agoSo once again French getting used to make shit sound fancier than it is, I’m used to it haha.
minus-squareBonsoir@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 years agoFrom a french perspective, it’s english once again taking fancy words and pronouncing them like shit :p
minus-squaremetaStatic@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·3 years agoWow, those Germans have a word for everything.
minus-squarewieson@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 years agoIt appears we took it from French, but we have it nevertheless.
I didn’t know eudaimonia or flaneur, I like these! :D
I knew flaneur as an adjective in German, for example when you go on a walk through a shopping street, without any intent of shopping you go “flanieren”. Just having a walk, looking at stores and people.
It’s a french word too, though that usually translates more to loitering
Yeah the bottom two are straight up French words.
And they have straight up common English versions, abandon and loiterer.
So once again French getting used to make shit sound fancier than it is, I’m used to it haha.
From a french perspective, it’s english once again taking fancy words and pronouncing them like shit :p
Wow, those Germans have a word for everything.
It appears we took it from French, but we have it nevertheless.