Re:Using a magnetic string to fish for a lost iPhone 12 in a...
by thih9 on Friday June 04, 2021 @02:37PM
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Could someone translate?
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Re:Using a magnetic string to fish for a lost iPhone 12 in a...
by merlincorey on Friday June 04, 2021 @02:43PM
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> Geplumpst
Basically means something fell or as Google Translate says "flopped" -- however, GP seems to be excited over the apparent onomatopoeia in the word because it evokes the sound of something falling in water.
> "Mir ist grad mein handy in den Landwahrkanal geplumpst"
This essentially says "My cellphone fell in the canal!" but with the delicious "geplumpst" word sound.
> "Jetzt könnte ich ein Bier gebrauchen"
This exclaims "I could use a beer now".
Re:Using a magnetic string to fish for a lost iPhone 12 in a...
by pbueckle on Friday June 04, 2021 @02:57PM
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"geplumst" is the funny part here, it's very colloquial, kinda silly-sounding, playful – similar to "plumped". Just makes the whole sentence more delightful.
Re:Using a magnetic string to fish for a lost iPhone 12 in a...
by diydsp on Sunday June 06, 2021 @09:54PM
(#27418152)
it also rhymes with "gebumst" which means "banged" or "fucked"...
Re:Using a magnetic string to fish for a lost iPhone 12 in a...
by 1986 on Friday June 04, 2021 @02:42PM
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"My phone just plopped into the Landwehr Canal."
"Hahaha and now what"
"Great question"
"Now I could use a beer."
Re:Using a magnetic string to fish for a lost iPhone 12 in a...
by arbitrary_name on Saturday June 05, 2021 @12:47PM
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I would say the best translation to English is 'plopped' - it's a sort of whimsical or even comical way of saying it fell in.
Re:Using a magnetic string to fish for a lost iPhone 12 in a...
by iso1210 on Friday June 04, 2021 @02:41PM
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From the context and the word "Bier", "I'd like to grab a beer" perhaps
Re:Using a magnetic string to fish for a lost iPhone 12 in a...
by stronglikedan on Friday June 04, 2021 @02:43PM
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> Mir ist grad mein handy in den Landwahrkanal geplumpst
My cell phone just fell into the Landwehr Canal
> Jetzt könnte ich ein Bier gebrauchen
I could use a beer now
(Google's translations, not mine)