Laura’s Word of the Week: Handschuhschneeballwerfer
‘Handschuhschneeballwerfer’ (German) literally means somebody who wears gloves to throw snowballs but is used in general to mean ‘coward’.
Laura’s Word(s) of the Week: Angry sheep
Mouton enragé (French) Someone calm who loses their temper (literally, an enraged sheep)
Laura’s Word(s) of the Week: Dirty Dancing
Dance floors can be dirty, dangerous places, as illustrated by this tongue-twisting phrase: Dutch: Uw ongecoordineerde dansbeweging doodde bijna die persoon achter u. English translation: Your uncoordinated dance move almost killed that person behind you.
