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[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I knew flaneur as an adjective in German, for example when you go on a walk through a shopping street, without any intent of shopping you go "flanieren". Just having a walk, looking at stores and people.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It’s a french word too, though that usually translates more to loitering

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yeah the bottom two are straight up French words.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

And they have straight up common English versions, abandon and loiterer.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

So once again French getting used to make shit sound fancier than it is, I'm used to it haha.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

From a french perspective, it's english once again taking fancy words and pronouncing them like shit :p

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Wow, those Germans have a word for everything.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

It appears we took it from French, but we have it nevertheless.