The formal British English equivalent is "That's very interesting."
Or, more succinctly, "I see."
“Zero fucks given” in other languages
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Re: “Zero fucks given” in other languages
#182Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
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 ha…
Das interessiert keine Sau.
No (female) pig cares about it / No sow cares about it
Re: “Zero fucks given” in other languages
#183Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
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 ha…
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
#184In Polish, it’s “mam to w dupie”, or “I have it up my ass”, which actually sounds painful/rather a lot of effort about something you’re indifferent to.
Slovak: mám v piči (mám to v piči) = i have (it) in vagina Môžem (to) jebať = i can fuck (that) Jebem na to = fuck on that Môžem osrať = i can poop on it Serem na to = I'm pooping on it Sral to pes = May dog poop it out Kašlem na to = I'm coughing on it
Seriem/Kašlem na to zvysoka — i shit/cough on it from up above
Re: “Zero fucks given” in other languages
#185>It’s horseradish to me (Russian) Well, that's a one way to say it for sure, but that's almost the most delicate way, lol.
That's a completely effortless translation. I am pretty sure that "мне по хрену" is a parody on "мне по плечу" (literally "fits my shoulder" but means "doable to me / within my powers"). Russian people coin new expressions with such witticisms all the time. So, reproducing the same parody in English, one could say "fits my wiener". Horseradish here being an obscenity-avoiding euphemism for c*ck (like English "wiener"…
| a parody on "мне по плечу"
As I native, I would assume that "мне по хрену"/"мне похрен" is an euphemism of the more rough variant "мне похуй" (it is up to my dick, same height as my dick).
Re: “Zero fucks given” in other languages
#186I try to translate another two popular German sayings that were not mentioned here before:
The first one is for the intellectuals:
- This is not tangent to me.
The second one is more difficult to translate. I try:
- This is not tangent to my ass.
- This does not touch my ass.
- This in an anus fly-by.
Re: “Zero fucks given” in other languages
#187Also French(From a Brits perspective, probably)
I fart in your general direction
Re: “Zero fucks given” in other languages
#188Dutch here. We also like to say (at least where I am from): "Je kunt mijn rug op en mijn reet af" -> "You can go on my back and off my ass".
BTW: the translated part from the Dutch "It can oxidize on my anus" is in Dutch: "Het kan aan mijn reet roesten"
Re: “Zero fucks given” in other languages
#189In Spanish, I'd say "me importa un pepino" ("I care a cucumber") shares as much popularity as "me importa un pimiento" ("I care a pepper"). Personally I've heard/used the second one a lot more, but I guess it may depend on the region or something. But there are other, more explicit, expressions equally popular. There is "me importa una mierda" ("I care a shit"), and the most vulgar one is probably "me suda la polla"…
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Re: “Zero fucks given” in other languages
#190In Swedish it's not as harsh as Zero fucks given but reading some of those others I'd say "intresseklubben antecknar" is the phrase we'd use when I was growing up in the 90s. It translates literally to "the club of interested people is taking notes".
Tackar! Came looking for this heh.