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Re:“Zero fucks given” in other languages by ivegotnoaccount on Wednesday December 22, 2021 @03:07AM (#29646683)
It's a more vulgar version of "https://fr.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/s%E2%80%99en_brosser_le_nom...". However, I found it quite surprising to add such a rare thing but not the most usual things like "I've got nothing to wax" and its vulgar form.
Re:“Zero fucks given” in other languages by dirkt on Wednesday December 22, 2021 @03:15AM (#29646734)
That happens when you google idioms in other languages ... you have no clue about the actual usage. And they are usually not one-to-one.

German "das ist mir Wurst" is also a lot weaker than "zero fucks given", at least use something stronger like "das interessiert keinen Arsch" (no asshole cares). Also "zero fucks given" in the sense of "irresponsible, he just does it and doesn't care who gets hurt" doesn't really have an equivalent idiom. Maybe "als druff" (just go full power straight ahead) or something.

Re:“Zero fucks given” in other languages by hnbad on Wednesday December 22, 2021 @06:21AM (#29647897)
I've never heard "als druff" but I'd like to add "das ist mir Latte" as a variant as well as "das ist Jacke wie Hose" ("jacket like trousers", which is more like "potayto, potuhto") and as others have pointed out "das geht mir am Arsch vorbei".

But none of them is an exact match as there's no perfect overlap for all situations to which "zero fucks given" can be applied. Which isn't too surprising as most idioms and even most words don't map 1-to-1 between languages even when they share a common root.

Re:“Zero fucks given” in other languages by tannhaeuser on Wednesday December 22, 2021 @04:26AM (#29647182)
How about "Geht mir am Arsch vorbei"?
Re:“Zero fucks given” in other languages by qwertox on Wednesday December 22, 2021 @04:47AM (#29647320)
"It walks/goes past my ass"
Re:“Zero fucks given” in other languages by tannhaeuser on Wednesday December 22, 2021 @04:58AM (#29647392)
"It's passing by at about the height of my ass"
Re:“Zero fucks given” in other languages by rndgermandude on Wednesday December 22, 2021 @07:31AM (#29648370)
Yeah, "das ist mir Wurst" doesn't seem strong enough. "Drauf geschissen"/"Scheiß drauf" ("shit on it") maybe? Kinda close to "not giving a shit" (or "fuck") and also kinda works for the irresponsible case, "Er scheißt drauf, ob er jemanden verletzt".
Re:“Zero fucks given” in other languages by jansan on Wednesday December 22, 2021 @04:46AM (#29647308)
"drauf geschissen" comes close to "zero fucks given"
Re:“Zero fucks given” in other languages by NumberCruncher on Wednesday December 22, 2021 @07:35AM (#29648407)
It is the same in Hungarian. "szarni rá" is the exact translation of the German expression.
Re:“Zero fucks given” in other languages by simonke on Wednesday December 22, 2021 @06:21AM (#29647892)
Das interessiert keine Sau.

No (female) pig cares about it / No sow cares about it

Re:“Zero fucks given” in other languages by ofrzeta on Wednesday December 22, 2021 @03:45AM (#29646921)
Even stronger (and more like "zero fucks ..." imho): Das ist (mir) scheißegal ("indifferent as shit" ot something like it).
Re:“Zero fucks given” in other languages by poulsbohemian on Wednesday December 22, 2021 @04:29PM (#29655551)
Yes, scheißegal strikes me as exactly the right translation, and once again there is a single German word for an entire English phrase.
Re:“Zero fucks given” in other languages by rzzzt on Wednesday December 22, 2021 @03:29AM (#29646820)
The last one sounds like "send it".
Re:“Zero fucks given” in other languages by SuoDuanDao on Wednesday December 22, 2021 @07:31AM (#29648371)
"das ist mir Wurst" may not be as weak as you think - 'Wurst' can also be a euphemism for a large, firm piece of excrement.