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excessively cheerful => effervescent

Why did the Dryad think that the High Elf was in love with her dessert?

Spoiler

She had heard that she was a "pie romancer."

 

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champagne -> Champagner Bratbirne

It's the name of a pear (we have 2 very young trees) used in Germany for making sparkling wine from pears riping in bottles. Mentioned already in 1760. In fact the nowadays Champagne making originated when a french champagne vineyard owneress married a german wine master and was some decades after.

Long name battles. Champagne is only allowed for sparkling wine from the region and it isn't allowed to be used for fooling people it is the original.  The word Champagner is not forbidden if used in connection with recipes, fruits, wines with an age older than Champagne making.

This is a mix: the word champagner is shortened to ch, Bratbirne, birne = pear. The maker is allowed to use the full champagner bratbirne name on the backside of the bottle.

The below is also alcohol free.

Joerg-Geiger-Birnenschaumwein-Champagner

 

 

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party time -> Sturmfreie Bude

 

Old expression from 17th century.

Sturmfrei, free from storms, means that a castle was so strong that it doesn't had to fear storming troops

Bude meant a house, appartment or room where a student in 17th century lived.

 

Today the meaning is: kids have the house for them allone because their parents are away for weekend, no fear the party is stormed by angry parents.

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flee => flea

"A flee and a fly in a flue didn't know what to do. Said the flea 'let us fly,' said the fly, 'let us flee,' so the fled through the flaw in the flue."

:JC_PacMan:

 

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