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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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Doner and a hurl.

don su don su don doko doko don

Welcome Donald! Welcome Susan! Donald! Susan! Donald! Do come in! Do come in, Donald!

Excusatio non petita, accusatio manifesta.

Excuse me, you are not small. I accuse you manifestly.

Non ho pagato per il mio libro nuovo
I'm afraid there is no hope for your illness while my books remain so pristine.

naturam expellas furca! tamen usque recurret

Phew! Better out than in, but warn people if you're going to do that again!

quod erat demonstrandum

Those vermin are protesting in the square again.

ri-mi-bi-du-mo-i-odi-ai-ama-ri-go
A poem: I bid for more iodine, then I go away.

Nihongo ga wakarimasen.

Hung like a mason.

Voici l'Anglais avec sang-froid habituel.

The English Voices sang in a Freudian fashion as usual.

Saya chakap Melayu baik, la

If you are about to vomit, I will settle you comfortably and sing a bit.

ho le mey kiti luca chi chi chi

The sacred kitten of Brian May looks as if it's about to take up ballroom dancing.

Watashi wa baka na gajin

What does she want a bread maker for?

gote mu mein aa gaye
My goats are all gay.

om mane padme hum

My bachelor pad stinks

In flagranté delicto
Yes, it is meant to do that. It's called caramelisation. It will be delicious. Trust me.

Hasta la vista, baby!
Isn't that a fine view, my child?

sic transit gloria mundi

Mrs Estefan threw up in the van on the journey home from a weekend away.

Hony soit qui mal y pense

When Malcolm is 'dressed up', he would prefer to be known as 'Honey'

si monumentum requiris, circumspice

Making a huge statue by pouring cement over Victoria Beckham.

Penblwydd Hapus
Agh! The cat has drawn blood from my "little chap!"

Daijobu desu ka?

Still working at the day job? (I would be surprised to find that "daijobu" really is Japanese for "day job".)

con fuoco

s/would/wouldn't/
Expression of disgust upon seeing Jeffrey Archer back in the paper. (Raak - alas, it means OK, so that "Fish" actually meant "Is it OK?", if my primitive Japanese skills don't steer me too wrong.)

Mi dispiace, non lo so.
The container for my CD is not loose.

Ich bin Auslander

I'm Australian

Tant pi, tant mieux

Do not piss on the cat

Zu Risiken und Nebenwirkungen lesen Sie die Packungsbeilage und fragen Sie Ihren Arzt oder Apotheker

When working in Nebraska, you risk ignoring the lesson of those who die in packing spillages by breaking their arse on an apothecary.

Mae bronnau ardderchog da hi.

May now breeds harder pigs - say hello!

Kann ich habe die speisekarte bitte, wenn es möglisch ist.
Pass the pepper pot, and don't be so catty. Senza sordini.
Sensible sardines.

o-negai shimas

My veins contain blood that is both rare and glistening.

post hoc, ergo proptor hoc

It was after the pig, therefore it is a pig with a propellor.

Dulce et decorum est, pro patri mori.
Propriety is dull, even more so for fathers. I believe you meant "pro patria mori" btw

Jak dziala ogrzewanie?

Has that Jak been peeing in the dhalias again?

Appelation controllée

We have tamed the wild mountains of Virginia. Stultorum assinorumque rex.
Sultry weather recks my sinuses

Dove sono i miei occhiali?
The songbirds are getting in the way of the darts players.

Defense de cracher.

Car bumper. (Glad to see you've got it sussed, Rosie!)

Aiya Earendil Elenion Ancalima!
I have pointy ears and long fair hair to die for, aren't I just so wonderful?

Achtung!

Yeuch! Tongue!

Ïa Shub Niggurath! Cthulhu fhtagn!

You haven't seen me! My name is Phtang and I am working under cover as an African shrub.

Fennas nogothrim, lasto beth lammen!

Do not pass through the marsh, Beth, as you're my very last lamb!

Peidiwch â phoeni'r merched yn y babell nesa.

(This is a more sophisticated form of "rhubarb rhubarb", i.e. gibberish muttered by actors in the background of a scene who have to look like they're talking.)

berberis thunbergii atropurpurea

My barber's tunaburger has gone stiff and purple. [cf. Facial Nightwear].

Caesar adsum iam forte

Caesar supplements it with sum strong preserve

Habla usted una montadiente?

Has anyone lost a diamond mountain?

Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul,
ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul.
Ash gets up my nose from inconsiderate smokers, Ash gets up my nose from idiot smokers,
Ash gets up my nose from cretinous smokers, Death to all smokers!

exeunt omnes

They've all been executed.

Gebrauchen Sie Insektenvertilgungsmittel.

Well I never. That incy wincey spider is climbing up the spout.

Wo steckst du gleich das Köpfchen hin?

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