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Well, ok "Freak" is another option, but I think its
meaning in german would rather describe a very strange person.
It CAN mean "Mißgeburt" in the sense of a "freak of
nature". But anyway the german word "Mißgeburt" is not a very nice one as it is
usually used as an insult against disabled people. Also you wouldn't describe a
HoE Mutant in that negative way, because Mutants in HoE are the opposite of
disabled, they are capable of amazing feats!
greetings,
Stephan
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 12:38
PM
Subject: Re: [HOE] German Question
How about "Freak" instead of
"Mutant"?
IIRC, Freak is 'Missgeburt'?
Stephan?
Shane
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 8:30
AM
Subject: Re: [HOE] German
Question
Hi there!
This is Stephan from Germany. Well, Mutant
(Moo-tant) is definitely the right word! I think you would like to have
something that really sounds german, but it is really the closest word there
is. I don´t know another.
greetings,
Stephan
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 3:18
AM
Subject: Re: [HOE] German
Question
Well, I was really hoping for some of our German fans
to give me a good approximation. The machine translations leave something
to be desired, and a name like "TotenMutan" is much more impressive than
the garbage the machine spits out.
Thanks,
Teller
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