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Cute three-legged stray i pet today :) (lemmynsfw.com)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Looks happy :D

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 month ago (3 children)

OP is German. The direct translation of stray is Streuner in German. A Streuner is not necessarily a pet without owner here, but can also mean "a pet wandering around alone". So this is likely lost in translation ;)

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

Yes you are right. Somehow i translatef stray with a free roaming cat, which is kind of wrong

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I've never heard "Streuner" used for a pet, only for animals without owners.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

But maybe you have heard about herumstreunern? I feel like the border is much more fuzzy than in English.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I'm with the other person, while I've heard herumstreunern, a Streuner is always homeless in my understanding. Might be a regional thing, idk

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Yeah, that one I've definitely heard! I also feel like "streunern" by itself came up before for pets. But never "Streuner", that's reserved for strays.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Oh TIL, good to know! Thanks!