War party distorts Merkel’s speech
Posted by seumasach on December 6, 2014
THE RUSSIA WAR PARTY CAN’T SPEAK GERMAN, TRAMPLES CHANCELLOR MERKEL’S MEANING
John Helmer
26th November, 2014
When an elephant means to put his foot down on something with the objective of crushing it, a German speaker uses the same word as in English – trample (trampeln). When the intention and the outcome are emphatic, an English-speaker can say trample underfoot.
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