{"id":57,"date":"2009-06-12T21:26:09","date_gmt":"2009-06-13T01:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/esperanto\/?p=57"},"modified":"2009-06-12T21:26:09","modified_gmt":"2009-06-13T01:26:09","slug":"krokodili","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/esperanto\/krokodili\/","title":{"rendered":"Krokodili"},"content":{"rendered":"

This month I decided to hunt down some more idiomatic expressions in Esperanto. The best one I could find for this entry (i.e., one that is not an expletive, and thus fit for polite company!) is the verb “krokodili<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

Native English speakers might know of the expression “crocodile tears,” which refers to a display of false emotion. It has a negative connotation, and to some extent “krokodili” grasps this negativity. “Krokodili” means to speak one’s native language among a group of Esperantists – in essence, to be a bit hypocritical about calling oneself an Esperantist!<\/p>\n

Mi ne povas krokodili inter amikoj!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This month I decided to hunt down some more idiomatic expressions in Esperanto. The best one I could find for this entry (i.e., one that is not an expletive, and thus fit for polite company!) is the verb “krokodili.” Native English speakers might know of the expression “crocodile tears,” which refers to a display of…<\/p>\n

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