The German word "geliefert" can mean:
- delivered
- busted, screwed
The German word "Niete" can mean:
- rivet
- loser, wimp
So, someone saying "Die Nieten sind geliefert" can mean:
- "The rivets have been delivered"
or
- "Those losers are fucked"
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@jensclasen Not bad indeed but not quite as confusing as the word "umfahren" which may mean either
- to drive around something in the sense of avoiding it, or
- to knock something over.
@cweickhmann @jensclasen Although in that case the pronunciation would differ (“um-FAHREN” vs “UM-fahren”), but in the OP the sentence sounds the same either way.
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True, but explain this difference in pronounciation to a non-native speaker.
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