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Was bedeutet hot potato ?
Was bedeutet hot potato ?
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2 Jun 2016
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- Englisch (US)
@peterhferrer: Could mean a few things, but if they don't mean the food, then they probably mean something that people don't want to hold on to so they pass it on, or the game children play.
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- Englisch (US)
@peterhferrer: Could mean a few things, but if they don't mean the food, then they probably mean something that people don't want to hold on to so they pass it on, or the game children play.
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- Englisch (US)
I have the song from the kid's game stuck in my head now :p
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- Portugiesisch (Brasilien)
@madily Thank you very much. I didn't know it was a game. :) I think it also means "a difficult problem", right? By the way, you're very kind. Nice to meet you. Thank you for you time. Why did you decide to learn Korean? Being a polyglot must be very exciting. I wanna learn as many languages as possible.
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Awh :) Thank you! I've been studying it about a month now. I have Hangul down but I'm still just working on my vocabulary and key phrases before I jump into any grammar :).
I'm just learning for myself. I love learning new languages. It opens the doors to so many new thoughts and experiences.
I've never heard hot potato to mean a difficult problem though.. What was the sentence it was in?
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- Portugiesisch (Brasilien)
@madily :) You're awesome! Language's certainly the masterpiece of our species. I'm passionate about it. Do you speak French? My mother tongue's Portuguese and it's a romance language just like French and I'd say it's one of the languages I wanna learn - it's on my bucket list. :) I like meeting new people and getting to know other cultures. By the way, I don't speak korean, but I can help you with some studying techniques if you like. As you said, learning languages opens the doors to many new thoughts, especially because it's impossible to learn a language without learning the culture of the country. :)
The sentences are those:
"The issue of immigration became a political hot potato."
"Lets see how the manager handle a hot potato like that."
Thanks a lot
The sentences are those:
"The issue of immigration became a political hot potato."
"Lets see how the manager handle a hot potato like that."
Thanks a lot
- Englisch (US)
:) I do speak French. I'm from Canada. I grew up in a French town.
In the first sentence they mean that the issue of immigration is a touchy issue that no one wants to deal with so they pass it off to another person.
The second sentence similarly means that the manager has to handle a problem that people don't usually want to have be their responsibility.
They aren't necessarily difficult problems, just sensitive topics that people don't like dealing with, so they usually pass it off to someone else.
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- Portugiesisch (Brasilien)
- Englisch (US)
'Je suis très reconnaissant' but that is very proper and usually is followed by a 'pour....' (for) or 'à..' (to). I might use it if I were writing a letter to someone and I wanted to sound very polite. Between friends you're more likely to hear 'mille fois merci!' ('a thousand times, thank you') :)
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- Portugiesisch (Brasilien)
@madily It sounds difficult to say. :) Thank you. Nice to meet you, you're really helpful and kind. I really like meeting new people and learning about their cultures. Would you like to talk by text? I was wondering if I can get your email.
See you, :)
See you, :)
- Englisch (US)
I appreciate the offer, but as a girl I feel a lot safer when I don't communicate online with any personal accounts. I'm sorry. Feel free to @ me on any questions you post here though :) I'll help you out and happily chat a bit.
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- Portugiesisch (Brasilien)
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