The equivalents of the English saying "That's Greek to me" are "This appears to be Spanish" (German), "This is Chinese to me" (Dutch), "It's German to me" (Philippines), "It's Hebrew" (Finnish), "It's Chinese to me" (Hebrew), "Sounds like Mars language/These are chicken intestines" (China).
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Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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