muckefuck: (zhongkui)
muckefuck ([personal profile] muckefuck) wrote2014-01-29 03:12 pm
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WotD: leftovers

  1. die Essenreste
  2. de kliekjes, de etensreste
  3. las sobras
  4. les sobralles
  5. les restes
  6. an fuíollach
  7. y gweddillion
  8. resztki
  9. 남은 음식 (남은 飮食)
  10. 剩飯 shèngfàn
  11. 残り物 (のこりもの)
Notes: It never occurred to me before that the word "leftovers" could be said to have two related but distinct meanings, namely food left over from a meal (e.g. "If there are any leftovers, put them in the fridge") and a meal made of such leftover food (e.g. "We're having leftovers for dinner tonight"). In German, these are distinguished respectively as Essenreste and Resteessen, which amuses me.

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