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minus-squarekrunklom@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·29 天前I was in my 30s when I realized phoenix down was, like, the down feathers from a phoenix. Like goose down. And not “PHOENIX DOWN!”
minus-squaresimsalabim@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·29 天前I see why that would be confusing 😂. The German translation has always been Phönixfeder, which translates to Phoenix Feather.
minus-squareNikls94@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·29 天前Which results in a WTF moment when you start playing the games in English
minus-squaresimsalabim@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·29 天前I understood from context that down in this case means Daune, not runter :D
I was in my 30s when I realized phoenix down was, like, the down feathers from a phoenix. Like goose down. And not “PHOENIX DOWN!”
I see why that would be confusing 😂. The German translation has always been Phönixfeder, which translates to Phoenix Feather.
Which results in a WTF moment when you start playing the games in English
I understood from context that down in this case means Daune, not runter :D
https://youtu.be/JS6CXgloFUg