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13 Dec 2018
- Italian
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German
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What does einen Vogel zeigen mean?
What does einen Vogel zeigen mean?
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Wenn man sich mit dem Zeigefinger auf die Stirn tippt, zeigt man dem anderen einen Vogel. Es bedeutet: Du bist verrückt, du spinnst.
Es gilt als grobe Beleidigung, die unter Umständen bestraft werden kann.
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dict.leo.org sagt:
dare del matto a qcn. - jmdm. den Vogel zeigen [fig.]
Obelix sagt:
"Sono pazzi questi romani!" (und tippt sich dabei an die Schläfe)
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@PrincipessaNinetta das bedeutet, dass man spinnt oder nicht recht bei Sinnen ist.

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