Featherweight Database

**jamesb** · 27th July 2006, 18:52

Kiara Lambert?
everyone knows of her of course, unless you know the robot as dantom, but i dont think ive ever actually met her.
there are not many robots i hope will win, (other than mine of course) but i expect well all be routing for small torque.
best of luck geoff and kiara.

**leorcc** · 27th July 2006, 20:08

De = The
Biel = Axe in a dialect

Debiel = nitwit, moron, idiot.

Its a Dutch wordjoke. And as with all wordjokes, if you have to explain them, there not funny anymore.

(Message edited by leo-rcc on July 27, 2006)

**geoff** · 27th July 2006, 20:31

Just when I thought I was being clever!
Biel..that must be some dialect.. I couldnt find any reference to an axe!!
nearest I found was Biels... Railway sleepers!!

Throws large Nederlands/Engels/Nederlands woordenboek in the bin!!

I knew it was a mistake to try to learn this language!

**bex** · 27th July 2006, 21:25

LOL I bought a Dutch phrase book to help me with Dutch. They spell things how they are pronounced. I bought it only to find somone who is dutch who can help me cant even pronounce the words in it. I stand know chance really then!

**leorcc** · 27th July 2006, 22:02

The correct dutch word is Bijl. Biel is more boers if you will. the pronouncition would be something like bayl and the dialect version beel.

**geoff** · 27th July 2006, 22:28

With you now Leo, just let me get the hang of proper Dutch first before dropping coloquial Dutch on me too!!
Or by boers do you mean it has an Afrikaans origin.
Sorry to go on, but Im genuinely intrested in the language and this is the sort of thing you dont find in formal textbooks.

28th July 2006, 00:44

boers means like a farmer so not standard language :-)
And Geoff, youve got it wrong way round. Afrikaans is from Dutch origin, with some English and German influences.