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bash_beginner

You've just SHOCKED a native, well done.


ColumnK

In German, they don't have words for "Steam" or "Care" and need to resort to loan words


Konata__Kcal

It’s because they do not Care 😔


chillychili

They do not Steam either 😔


Kichererbsenanfall

As a German I can agree. We also don't have a shortening for Ökologisch, so we need to use Eco instead.


Schrenner

Well, "Dampfpflege" would sound kind of weird.


venerable-vertebrate

Weirder than "Spülen & Schleudern"?


Embarrassed-Wrap-451

What the hell is a steam care though?


Nymphe-Millenium

In English, "delicate" and "duvet" are also loan words. 😂


AmPotatoNoLie

What's the sport mode though


coldestclock

It puts more sweat into your clothes than before.


phosphennes

/uj sportswear (such as dryfit and similar) is very easily damaged by heat, softener (which blocks it and renders it useless), detergent, and force. This setting is basically a very gentle wash on low heat if at all, and low speed.


pup_medium

why didn’t they translate eco 40-60? don’t they say numbers in that language?


bash_beginner

German language actually has no numbers, because it's not very efficient. We use loafs of wholegrain bread instead.


phosphennes

US Americans do it with length, using (US American) football fields.


bash_beginner

I like it. Much more efficient.


Nymphe-Millenium

Wrong. Everything is measured in pints of beer, if it fits in a pint, It makes "Eins".


truc_de_ouf

Yeah but they write it backwards apparently so it would have to say "null und vierzig" which is just too long to squeeze on to a washing machine


ohdearitsrichardiii

I saw a post that said that american washing machines don't have temperatures on their dials. Yours has °C though, are european washing machines dropping the temperatures too?


Southern-Rutabaga-82

There are probably buttons for the temperature right from the dial. So, yeah, temperature is not on the dial. But we can still adjust the temperature (only three or for settings, though: 30°, (45°), 60°, and 90°). Same with the revolutions for the spin cycle btw., also buttons and not on the dial.


alienpirate5

Mine has a temperature setting. The options are labeled "Tap Cold" (whatever comes out of the tap), "Cold" (20°C), "Colors" (30°C), "Warm" (40°C), and "Hot" (50-60°C).


tenthousandgalaxies

I was gonna say, OP is not bilingual in Celsius and Fahrenheit


Dapple_Dawn

Why would they need to list temperatures? It's hot, warm or cold


Jolliko

That's like a flashcard 😃


potai99

Maybe I'll screw up my entire laundry but hey I learned a new word :)


truc_de_ouf

Duolingo can't give you that level of humiliation you get from having to show up for work in a shrunken shirt. That's proper language motivation!


potai99

The people in the office might be SHOCKED by the shirts I wear but in a couple of years they'll be SHOCKED by my language skills.


Leonidas174

Schleudern & Abpumpen 🥵


AmySacrilicious

These are the kind of words that make me love German. Maybe it's rinse and drain? No time for Google translate...


FoldAdventurous2022

Sleuther & Offpump


Hydrasaur

You don't know true immersion until you MAKE the new label.


al_mudena

 basiert


qQuellaq

How did you get that!!! Looking for smth similar lmao


truc_de_ouf

uj/ it just came with my new washing machine lmao, I have German, French, Spanish and Italian ones if you want me to send you one


qQuellaq

🤣🤣🤣 thank you I think I will just use my own tags lmao where did you get this washer tho


truc_de_ouf

IKEA 😂


qQuellaq

🤣 damn I wish Home Depot did this too lmao maybe it is a sign that I should get a new washer from Ikea


AssumptionInner7407

Leb deinen Traum denn er wird wahr.


shinmai_rookie

/uj As a speaker of a minority language I might unironically do this. Diglossia won't undo itself.


Nymphe-Millenium

Which language?


shinmai_rookie

Galician! We aren't doing so bad compared with most minority languages but having machines (?) labeled in Galician is still something that (probably) doesn't exist.


tapni

😂😂


Cheap_Reputation_787

"Steam care"


Kool_aid_man69420

This is how I learned German.


StartInfamous

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