Jarley Frieb | Re: [LFN] Re: a new LFN word each day for beginners (CAN)

Your message sounded me interesting, as I always
wonder how can this sentences, "created" by a living
culture from some place,could be translated into
another language, another culture; but is a good way
to exercise ourselves, we must try to do our best as
people have been doing with these translations to LFN.
The first tense means: "A dog that barks, doesn't
bite", and the meaning is that frequently, when
someone tries to show himself/herself brave or furious
in order to frighten another one(s), he does not do
nothing - he is just trying to show braveness or
courage,but will not fight or really complete the
menaces.
The second: in portuguese, "ami can", translated
literally to english: a dog-friend (different from a
"friendly dog" and also different from "a friend of
dogs") is someone you think is your friend, but really
is not - a false friend, or a "friend" who tries to do
bad things to you; dog=c¿o=can, friend=amigo=ami.
So: Having a dog that likes you is much better than
have a "dog-friend" friend...you better trust in your
dog than in some false friends.
I hope you all got it.
I promise next time I'll try to explain it partially
in LFN. I think that explain it totally  in LFN is
imposible for me, as I must use the english words, or
spanish ones,(the only I know) to make the comparison
and explain it trying to be understand by  people from
other culture different of the one(culture) who
"create" the sentence.
--- Kevin Smith <lingua@...> wrote:
> --- In LinguaFrancaNova@yahoogroups.com,
> "jacquesdehe" wrote:
> >
> > Can ce baia no morde.
>
> ARGH! me descovre, a esta ora, ce en LFN, "baia" ave
> du sinifia
> completa difere! multe mal.
>
> > Ci no ave can, xasa con gato.
>
> *si* no ave can, xasa con gato.
>
> ma, ce sinifia esa? si TU no ave can, TU DEBE xasa
> UN gato?
>
> > Es plu bon un can ami ce un ami can.
>
> es plu bon CE un can ami un ce un ami can. me
> preferi: es plu bon ce
> can ami persona ce persona ami can. ance, esta causa
> confusa de me. ce
> sinifia?
>
> grasia,
>
> Kevin
>
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