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befifle

German translation: BFFL = Best Friend For Life

08:16 Sep 14, 2012
English to German translations [PRO]
Slang / from a movie
English term or phrase: befifle
A girl uses this for her best friend - "She's my befifle."
Kerstin Braun
Local time: 13:21
German translation:BFFL = Best Friend For Life
Explanation:
Pronounced: Biffle

I suspect an error in your transcript.
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Nicole Schnell
United States
Local time: 04:21
Grading comment
LOL :-)
Thanks again for the quick help, much appreciated! An error in the transcript is possible - I think the pronunciation was more like biffle, too!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +6BFFL = Best Friend For Life
Nicole Schnell


Discussion entries: 3





  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
BFFL = Best Friend For Life


Explanation:
Pronounced: Biffle

I suspect an error in your transcript.

Nicole Schnell
United States
Local time: 04:21
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 39
Grading comment
LOL :-)
Thanks again for the quick help, much appreciated! An error in the transcript is possible - I think the pronunciation was more like biffle, too!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Katja Schoone
18 mins
  -> Thanks, Katja!
agree  Usch Pilz
1 hr
  -> Danke, Usch!
agree  Ruth Wöhlk: eso!
1 hr
  -> Waah! Was heißt "eso"? Jetzt fühl ich mich uralt. :-) Danke, Ruth! :-)
agree  Ramey Rieger (X): oh, the exuberance of youth! (EXOY)
1 hr
  -> Good grief, what is "EXOY"? Glad that I don't have any teenage kids. They might consider me "totally embarrassing". Thanks, Ramey! :-)
agree  Horst Huber (X): Quite. Not necessarily an error. You can "pronounce" anagrams in various ways. Remember "Posselque"? That is now "uralt". -- Right. Acronyms. Thanks.
5 hrs
  -> Good question. It is scary enough that people speak to each other in acronyms. Yikes. Thanks, Horst! :-)
agree  Thayenga: Whatever became of our good easy-to-understand languages? Times sure are changing (making me feel "antique") :D
1 day 5 hrs
  -> :-) :-) :-) Thanks, Thayenga!
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