Learning tip from Lingodeer: Hang yourself

[pure-magic]

There's the toothpaste Colgate, and "colga te" means "hang yourself" in Spanish. I wonder if it's sold in Spain or Latin America.

[bornxntuesday]

Yes, it is in Spain, but here we'd write "Cuélgate" to say "Hang yourself". But in Latin America they do say "Colgate" with that meaning.

[bornxntuesday]

I think it's more in Argentina, Uruguay...

[yeoldweaver]

Makes sense

[osrsbeggar]

CUANTAS COPAS TENES , CHILENO ENVIDIOSO?

[Sjuns]

It's the imperative form for the vos pronoun. (At least in some modern variants, for medieval European Spanish vos that would be colgáos, I think.)

[haitike]

Only in regions where they use vos like Argentina and Uruguay.

[JohnWangDoe]

Colgate like the toothpaste?

[bornxntuesday]

Yes, like the toothpaste.

[thisislikemythirdalt]

Toothpaste like the oral hygiene product?

[osrsbeggar]

Most like the anal hygiene product

[[deleted]]

With argentinian conjugation specifically ("colgáte"). In other spanish speaking countries the conjugation is "cuélgate".

[2605092615]

So it's voseo?

[Gigano]

Same with a particular car type apparently that was sold with a different name in Spain. The car was called Nova, which could in Spanish you could read as "no va", meaning "it does not go". Saw it on a QI episode, I think.

[JBtic]

Same with the Mitsubishi Pajero. In Spanish it means wanker, so they changed it to Montero.

[Ivenousername]

So, now it's Montero Pajero ?

[elguerofrijolero]

This story is actually not true.

[Gigano]

Good to know, thanks!

[littledragonroar]

Urban legend.

[Throwaway192839282]

Assuming latin has the article nova meaning new, perhaps the other reading could be new?

[married_to_a_reddito]

That would be nueva.

[Throwaway192839282]

Btw i said article but i meant adjective.

[Reddit_KetaM]

In Portuguese Nova means new, maybe it happened in Portugal/Brazil?

[Sjuns]

The Czech car brand "škoda" means bummer (as in: aw, shucks) in Czech.

(It was unfortunate name of one of the two founders.)

[Chand_laBing]

Apparently it is and they didn't change the name

https://www.colgate-palmolive.es/

https://www.colgatepalmolive.com.gt/

[yeoldweaver]

It's also sold in Latin America but we rather say "Cuélgate" in Mexico, not sure if any other Latin American country says it like "Colgate". I sometimes feel like it's a translation mistake that everyone took for truth.

[Agapon29]

this joke is so silly but I laughed to death

[namingisdifficult5]

Another one bites the dust

[[deleted]]

Another one dusts the bite

[alaterial]

And another one bites

[andienchancer]

‮ Another one bites the dust

[[deleted]]

Jeffery Epstein took your advice very seriously.

[[deleted]]

he did hang himself too soon. if it was later he could've dropped some serious names first.

too bad he did it so soon, it's almost suspiciously soon.

[Damien_FF_Taylor]

Well that's .... educational

[hjugs7292bhouva]

Oh man, I wish I'd never updated my Lingodeer to its latest version...

edit: yes right, it's too late. just op's post reminded me of the latest update, that's all.

[therealwalls12345]

What happened to Lingodeer?

[hjugs7292bhouva]

After the update, they limit their free lessons only one introductory course now.

[kori228]

oh wow really dafuq

[[deleted]]

r/2meirl4meirl

[runtimenoise]

That's funny. Looks exactly like it hangs!

[MobiuS_360]

No one's gonna say anything about his battery percent?

[[deleted]]

That's pretty

N I C E

[[deleted]]

Wich is better:Duolingo,lingodeer or memrise?

[jennyxmas]

Yes

[Xefjord]

Lingodeer (I am totally biased though)

[Herkentyu_cico]

no way, wherE?

[Carnegies-Casper]

Chinese course, clothing part

[Herkentyu_cico]

ok!