trying to get someone to buy something he doesn't need

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Title:	trying to get someone to buy something he doesn't need
Answer:	einem Eskimo einen Kühlschrank verkaufen

Hints:	1. someone living in the arktis 2. something an eskimo doesn't need.

Explanation:	pretty easily explained. Eskimos are living, where it is cold so they don't need a refrigerator.
German > Popular Expressions > Business / Commerce

Game Summary Statistics

Average Rating		4.7
# of votes		13
# of Garbage Votes		0
# of Garbage Votes by native speakers		0

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Total found: 13 !
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Nix D.
(native speaker)

Rating: 5

May 17, 2024

Evgeni

Rating: 5

July 6, 2022

Instead of "einem Eskimo einen Kühlschrank verkaufen", in Russian we say "продать чукче холодильник"

Marc J.

Rating: 4

October 2, 2020

frigidaire is used although a trademark, réfrigérateur is the noun that is not associated to a trademark
Instead of "einem Eskimo einen Kühlschrank verkaufen", in French we say "Vendre un frigidaire à un esquimau"

Guest

Rating: 5

May 2, 2020

Guest
(native speaker)

Rating: 5

May 4, 2017

Shyma

Rating: 5

May 8, 2016

Lilian

Rating: 5

October 9, 2015

Guest

Rating: 4

August 27, 2015

Guest

Rating: 5

June 16, 2015

Danke! Der Satz ist identisch auf Russisch.
Instead of "einem Eskimo einen Kühlschrank verkaufen", in Russian we say "Эскимосам холодильники продавать"

James O.

Rating: 5

May 28, 2015

Instead of "einem Eskimo einen Kühlschrank verkaufen", in English we say "taking coal to Newcastle"

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