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Carpe Diem - Fish of the Day
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One player will provide a word or phrase in another language, and the next will furnish us with an erudite translation and then a word or phrase of their own...
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Menu at a London hotel/restaurant

gnothe seauton

Standing room only

Penblwydd Hapus

I'm merrily pissed.

loco parentis

The mother of all steam engines.

Can someone translate pup huny rag les an myns, my primary school motto?

"Large Pepperoni With Cheese"

Tempis Fugit
The new secretary has left.

Hasta la Vista

"The hotel has good views of the ocean"

Magna cum laude

*tries to resist...fails* A Norwegian who screams when he climaxes.

Annuit Cœptis
I was aware whose hat it is

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes

Do you want diet or normal custard?

anno domini

Anyone for a pizza?

Ich Dien

A Scotsman lamenting his imminent demise.

Eintritt verboten

All aboard.

Nouvelle ambiance
A woman in labour being sped to hospital in a Vauxhall Nova

Vis a vis

Arguing with the Customs Agent.

Ad Hominem
commercial for pink M&Ms

Garde ta foie

Night watchman at a confectioners.

Keema Sag Balti
A lament for a deflated football.

Gag me with a spoon!

An Asian dish, popular in Birmingham.

Trompe d'oeil

Better than fried food.

píu mosso
Mildewed church furniture

Kyrie eleison

The Japanese answer to Kylie Minogue is going up the charts.

salve regina

Ladies' ointment for very personal use

force majeure

private army belonging to ex-member of Ultravox
volenti non fit injuria
Note from mother excusing one from games.

sine qua non

Misbehaving at the convent

mene mene tekel upharsin

A horde that hates Nicholas Parsons.

Gayn Cacken Ofn yam
Yams cause diarrhoea.

Magnum opus
A song about ice cream

int main(void)

Abandon hope all ye who enter here.

l'état, c'est moi

That's my SUV.

multum in parvo

I seem to be suffering from cat flu.

many a mickle makes a muckle

I'm not fond of Guinness.

"And your listeners will very well, John, that insofar as the National Rail is concerned, I believe, and you'll find that the Prime Minister (as well as the whole cabinet) agrees with me on this, that there is, and I make no apologies for this and see no reason why I should!"
Those honest citizens who hear your words
That, like the proverbial weasel feign to say
Those things thou durst not state straightforwardly
But cowardly hint from shadows, nods, and winks;
Those honest citizens, I say, will not be gulled
By cavill'd slur: you speak of National Rail;
Now, in so far as National Rail's the gist
'Tis my oft-stated view, and shared by He
Who, trusted with the helm of this great Ship
Supported by his Cabinet, sails us true;
Thus stated forthrightly, it needs no bush;
Apology would make it seem I lack
That confidence you seek to undermine:
Be off, thou wormtongued enemy of mine!

je ne sais quoi

The journey was okay.

Gesundheit

It's so good to sing up here.

Merhaba!

I've found the sunken port!

Gomen nasai

Inject your nasal passages with rubber cement. (A figurative expression equivalent to "piss off".)

ding an sich

The emergency bell above hospital beds.

Lilium superbum

Gooseing J.Lo.

Σπευδετε
To stretch an envelope

Dianthus barbatus

(Simulposted) The artist formally known a Prince.

Dianthus barbatus
The new "Princess Diana" Barbie!
[Raak] Ewwwww!

ceci n'est pas un pipe

Call a plumber

Arigatou

A very lite cake.

naDevvo' peghoS
I see that everyone's having difficulty with this. That's because it's in Glaswegian. It means: "No, David, Margaret's with us", but it doesn't crop up much in day to day conversation.

Hur mycka kostar det?

How much would it cost to have my jaw fixed

Ich bin ein berliner

One bin, one binliner.

zut alors!

Lawyer's clothing

Cosi Fan Tutti
A trumpet fan in a pull over.

plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.

Please exchange these, along with mother's shoes.

Nessun Dorma

Let sleeping monsters lie

Alea jacta est

Cassius clay's next career choice dictum meum pactum est
I still have my own genitals.

pons asinorum

Homosexuality is evil.

dieu et mon droit

Oh God, the only man around is a robot.

Vet du vad klockan är?
Faulty ventilation at the animal hospital.

Llongyfarchiadau
Uttered by restive theatre audiences, this literally means, "what a long-drawn-out farce this is!"

gradatim et punctatim

Grade Tim - and then punch him

Morituri te salutant

If it doesn't move and you can't eat it, salute it. (Roman Army maxim)

Makan siap, Tuan!

Let your mother go shopping if she wants

Klaatu barada nikto

- That loose floorboard's given me a splinter

Also Spracht Zarathrustra

Zara not only goes like a train, she can hold an intelligent conversation as well.

Grüss Gott

Obese goat.

Duit On Mon Dei

weekend procrastination decus et tutamen
Decking for a gents toilet.

quelle heure est il
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I demand the least diseased prosititute in the house!

mein hoote hat drei ecke
[inkspot ta]
The siren at the pit is now dry, Eric.

La plume de ma tante

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