Leer van een leernicht en krijg les van een lesbienne

English translation: Learn from a leatherman, and take lessons from a lesbian

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Dutch term or phrase:Leer van een leernicht en krijg les van een lesbienne
English translation:Learn from a leatherman, and take lessons from a lesbian
Entered by: L.J.Wessel van Leeuwen

05:23 Apr 20, 2010
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / Behaviour
Dutch term or phrase: Leer van een leernicht en krijg les van een lesbienne
Leernicht is natuurlijk een homo gekleed in leer. Bestaat er een Engels woord hiervoor?
L.J.Wessel van Leeuwen
South Africa
Local time: 22:12
Learn from a leatherman, and take lessons from a lesbian
Explanation:
A gay man who wears leather is called a leatherman (a group; leathermen).
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Carolyn Gille
Local time: 21:12
Grading comment
Thanks Caroline and sorry for the unsollicited side-comments. Wessel
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3Learn from a leather queen and receive lessons from a lesbian
Barend van Zadelhoff
4 +2Learn from a leatherman, and take lessons from a lesbian
Carolyn Gille


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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Learn from a leather queen and receive lessons from a lesbian


Explanation:
my two cents

"learn" and "leather" and "lessons" and "lesbian"

the alliteration has survived the translation

leather queen: effeminate gay who likes leather
"That Axel is a real leather queen"

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=leather queen

Barend van Zadelhoff
Netherlands
Local time: 21:12
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack den Haan: Excellent translation in my opinion.
2 hrs
  -> Dank je wel, Jack.

agree  Carolyn Gille
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Carolyn.

agree  Ghislaine van der Burgt
3 hrs
  -> Dank je wel, Ghislaine.
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Learn from a leatherman, and take lessons from a lesbian


Explanation:
A gay man who wears leather is called a leatherman (a group; leathermen).


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leather_subculture
    Reference: http://www.cuirmale.nl/history/fetish.htm
Carolyn Gille
Local time: 21:12
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks Caroline and sorry for the unsollicited side-comments. Wessel

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack den Haan: Maybe even better!
47 mins
  -> thx Jack!

agree  Barend van Zadelhoff: Also possible, and I like "take" better than "receive".
6 hrs
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