Slang "no brainer" -- a challenge for translators

[David Bergdahl]

Is "das Bebe" a reference to ein Kind or to ein Maedchen?

On 10/29/06, Cohen, Gerald Leonard <gcohen at umr.edu> wrote:
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>   The German borrowing that still has me wondering is "das Baby" (taken
> from English with the exact same pronunciation).  I understand the need to
> borrow technological terms (e.g., der Computer) or other terms for
> concepts that aren't yet present in one's language.  But babies?
> Why did the Germans find it necessary or desirable to introduce this word
> from English?
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> Gerald Cohen
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> When I was in the Army in Germany in the early 'Sixties, I was
> surprised to hear Germans say, "Das ist nicht _fair_!" Like, they
> don't have a word for "fair"? Apparently
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