The Great German Superlative- Sau

Every language has their favourite colloquial superlative. Today we look at the one of the great German superlatives- Sau

There are a few ways in which sau-sow (female pig) can be used but it is most commonly used as an intensifying comparative as in ‘wie sau”– like a sow

There are also other related sayings wie ein Schwein– search

Most commonly it is used in a phrase “wie sau”– like a pig(sow)

English being derived from a German dialect has kept one saying “sweating like a pig” Ick switze wie ein Schwein. Has anyone ever seen a pig sweat?

Es schüttert wie sau– It’s raining cats and dogs (Like a sow)

Meinen finger tut weh wie Sau!” – My finger hurts like crazy

Ich mag meinen Teddybären wie Sau- I love my teddy bear like crazy

Was für eine scahrfes curry Es brennt wie Sau!”;- What a hot curry. It burns like no tomorrow.

Er hat sich nicht so schlimm geschnitten aber es blutet trotzdem wie Sau

Ich bin Saudoof, weil er meinen Lieblingsdounut gegessen hat. I’m angry as hell because he ate my favourite donut

Also you might hear: die sau rauslassen– to let it all hang out

Heute nacht werden wir die Sau raus lassen. Tonight we are going to let our hair don’t/ paint the town red

Lastly to be more expressive you can use sow in the sense of “wie eine besengte sau” = which can translate to like a lunatic or a madman

“schreien / fahren / rennen wie eine gesengte Sau- like a lunatic”

Dein Sohn ist wie eine besengte Sau gerannt weil seine Nachbarin ihn küssen wollte- Your son ran like a lunatic because his neighbour (female) wanted to kiss him

Er hat geschrien wie eine besengte Sau als sein Bruder ihn in die Brustwarze gezwickt hat- He cried like a lunatic when his brother pinched him

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