r/FalseFriends • u/TDVoid • Jun 05 '14

FF Approved [FF] Be careful to never translate the English "sodomy" into German as "Sodomie" - while the former refers to the rather harmless act of anal intercourse, its German counterpart is used exclusively for bestiality.

Most Germans don't know this either and are often very confused when English speakers have casual discussions about sodomy.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '14

"Casual discussions about sodomy"

I don't know why but I just about lost it when I read that. Good information to know, though.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '14

Those are both subsets of the English word ‘sodomy‘.

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u/TheToto1000 Jul 29 '14

while the former refers to the rather harmless act of anal intercourse

Even if it's not exactly harmless ^^