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ncza on April 13, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: German author Guenter Grass dies

"er ist das" also sounds exactly like "he eats that".

skore on April 14, 2015 [–]

Woah, completely missed that. Then, "he's at it" captures slightly more of that meaning as well. Still incredibly hard to translate while trying to stay succinct.

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