Dumme Sau!
Dumb pig!
Language note: Used to call someone stupid, with 'Sau' referring to a sow (female pig).
Culture note: Quite rude, often used in anger but less common in formal settings.
Context: Your soccer teammate misses an easy shot during a critical match.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
Dumme
[DOO-ma]
Dumb
Used to describe someone as unintelligent.
Du dumme Sau, das ist nicht richtig.
You dumb sow, that's not right.
Sau
[sow]
sow
An offensive term, usually directed at women, implying they are dirty or unpleasant.
Diese Sau hat schon wieder gelogen.
This sow lied again.
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