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Sources for Etymology:
- Check "fettnapfchen" on DWDS.de
Biggest German Dictionary, great for etymology, usage frequency and collocations) - "fettnapfchen" on Wiktionary (English version)
(For etymological connections across European languages. Not always accurate) - Etymonline.com - Origins of English words
My favorite source for the origin of English words.
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You translated “das Fettnäpfchen” here as “sandtrap.”
I looked over the comments in the related article and I understand Fettnäpfchen is a culturally-specific way of saying “faux pas.”
However, it’s still not entirely clear to me from reading the comments in the article…is Fettnäpfchen also the word used in golf for the pits of sand on the course?
If it isn’t also a golf reference in German, I’d suggest adding “faux pas” for this translation and taking out sandtrap. At least in American English (the mostest importantest English, obvi), people only use “sandtrap” when talking about golf.
I suspect any English speaker would know “faux pas,” though, even though it’s French. Apparently the Brits have their own slang word (“clanger”), which I can only assume they developed to avoid speaking French. :D
It’s absolutely not used for golf, so I’ll change the translation. Danke dir! And chapeau on your impeccable command of American English superlative :D. I always love seeing this form.