r/facepalm • u/GlitterMackenzie • Sep 02 '24

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Smarts. He has it.

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u/2074red2074 Sep 02 '24

This is a huge trap in French. The literal translation of "excited" is excité(e) and that's what Google Translate will tell you. But in French, excité(e) means excited in the sexual sense, like horny.

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u/SuccessValuable6924 Sep 02 '24

Heh, well, at least 90% of the time I would still be honest 🤣

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u/wicosp Sep 02 '24

Same in Italian, btw. Do not say sono eccitato if you’re not ready to get frisky.

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u/Slarg232 Sep 02 '24

I'm just really, really excited to go get some croissants, dude.

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u/SuccessValuable6924 Sep 02 '24

Is it a croissant in your pants or are you just happy to see me?

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u/Sunstorm84 Sep 02 '24

It’s just a baguette

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u/Help_StuckAtWork Sep 02 '24

Nothing like forgetting the word "bread" and substituting the french version instead.

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u/Elgato01 Sep 02 '24

Same in Spanish, which incidentally leads to me wondering what actually is excited in English which I always seem to forget.

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u/MoonOmens22 Sep 03 '24

Oh my gosh! It's the same with Spanish too. I had to have my Spanish teacher tell me this after 4 years of using it in classes.
Emocionada is excited or eager, you know standard emotion. Excitante is well... you know what.
It was very emabarassing.