User:Harena/Favorite Non-American Words & Phrases

Dutch

likmevestje == Stupid System
welterusten == Sleep Well
opgefokt == uptight(?)(correct me here, Sinaas!)
a nuf == very happy with self
kaas -- cheese
duizendpoot (== centipede
noodzaak == necessary
geschokt == shocked
kliekjes ==
knuffelt == hugs
opkalefateren (not sure of the spelling on this one) == fixing soemthing up in a dodgy way
gasten == slang for "people"
trekaak == tow-bar
lekker == yummy
tocht == draft
grapjas == joke-maker (literally: jokecoat (i think; handwriting is bad on that one >.>)
gezellig == very close in friendship or affection
ogenschijnlijk == ostensibly
de rapen zijn gaar == The Kohlrabi is done (said when in a pickle)
vingersmid == extreme good finger (good fine motor skills)
jeetje == sheesh?
vertederd =="when you look at someone with a smile & with your head crooked"; moved
laatdunkend == formal exression contempt (hah! a cussword! i know how to cuss in Dutch!)( except it's not a cuss, but a very owlish word )
hoogstwaarschijnlijk == mostly, probably
alhoewel == albeit
kijkbuiskinderen == Mr. Owl's favourite children
poepiedrollie == What one says to a child when pat-patting samesuch on the head. (its meaning gets "lost in the translation" apparently)( because litteral ' little piece of excrement)
vergrootglas == magnifying glass
floeksak == Sinaas says, "It's my favourite word! It doesn't mean anything, but I like to say it... like an in between word"
zoop == "The past form for drinking excessively alcoholic beverages" so say Sinaas.