You may talk tough, but you're soft like a noodle.
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| 4 +1 | Du er stor i orda, men liten på jorda. |
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| 4 | Du er tøff som en vaffel |
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9 hrs confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1| you may talk tough, but you're soft like a noodle. Du er stor i orda, men liten på jorda. Explanation: May be a bit childish to put it this way in Norwegian, but it's my personal favourite :-). |
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| you may talk tough, but you're soft like a noodle. Du er tøff som en vaffel Explanation: Joda, jeg er enig med Per, men dette uttrykket kan også være ment som et "kjærlighetstegn" og da passer "Du er tøff som en vaffel" - som er noe koseligere. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 21 hrs 24 mins (2005-03-07 19:01:38 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Comment in English This suggestion is kinder... |
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