France
法国
Preservative：Avoid asking about preservatives in France; you’ll probably be met with strange looks. It means ‘condom’ in France.
Preservative：在法国不要询问preservatives（防腐剂）；其他人会用奇怪的眼神看你。它在法语里的意思是“安全套”。
French Letter: Don’t say french letter unlike in other nations of the world, it simply means a condom in France.
French Letter：不像在世界其他国家，在法国别说french letter（法国的信）这个词，在法语中这个词就是“安全套”的意思。
Bra: Do you sell luxury underwear? Whilst you and I might initially understand the word to mean a garment that covers the breasts, if you’re in France your French colleagues might think you’re selling arms. Literal
Bra：你是卖奢侈内衣的吗？你我都第一把这个单词理解为“覆盖在乳房的衣服”，但假如你在法国，那里的同行会以为你在卖胳臂，字面上是这个意思。
Norway
挪威
Pick: If you’re visiting Norway, don’t use the word ‘pick’. Your Norwegian colleague is unlikely to be impressed – it means ‘dick’ over there.
Pick：假如你去挪威，不要用pick（挑选）这个词，挪威的同事不会对你有好的印象——在挪威它的意思是“男士生殖器”。
Fitter: Does your business specialise in fitness products? Be mindful that in Norway, the word ‘fitter’ refers to a woman’s genitals.
Fitter：你们公司专门经营健身商品？那在挪威你应该注意了，fitter（更健康）指的是女性的生殖器。
Turkey
土耳其
Peach: Going to Turkey? Avoid asking for a peach in the supermarket or anywhere else for that matter. It means ‘bastard’ in Turkish.
Peach：要去土耳其？在超市不可以索要peach（桃子），在任何其他地方也不可以提到这个词，它在土耳其的意思是“私生子”。
Germany
德国
Gift: ‘Never look a gift horse in the mouth’, we’re told; perhaps more so in Germany where the word means ‘poison’.
Gift：大家都被教育“馈赠之物，切莫挑剔”；可能在德国更是如此，在那儿，这个单词的意思是“毒药”。
Latte: In Germany, latte doesn’t mean the frothy, milky concoction you get from your local Starbucks. It means ‘erect penis’ in some German quarters.
Latte：在德国，latte（拿铁）不是指你从当地星巴克买到的泡沫多的、含牛奶的混合物，而是在一些区域指“勃起”。
Korea
韩国
Salsa: Out for a Mexican in Korea? It’s probably best not to ask for salsa: it means ‘diarrhoea’ in Korean.
Salsa：在韩国想追求一个墨西哥人？最好不要请她跳salsa（萨尔萨舞），它在韩语中的意思是“腹泻”。
Sweden
瑞典
Speed: Try not to talk about speed when in the company of others in Sweden. It means ‘fart’.
Speed：在瑞典，和其他人在一块时不要讨论speed（速度），它的意思是“放屁”。
Bump: If you’ve had the misfortune of a bump on your car, note that the word ‘bump’ in Swedish means ‘dump’.
Bump：假如你不幸把车撞了，应该注意在瑞典bump（碰撞）这个词的意思是“倒垃圾”。
Speed bump: Put the above two words together and you have the phrase ‘speed bump’, which in Swedish means fart dump.
Speed bump：把上面两个词连一块，就是speed bump（减速带），在瑞典语中的意思是“放屁倒垃圾”。
Kiss: If you ask your Swedish host or hostess for a kiss, they might very well direct you to the toilets. In Swedish, the word means ‘pee’.
Kiss：假如你向瑞典的男女主人索吻的话，他们或许会带你去卫生间。在瑞典语中，这个词是“尿”的意思。
Portugal
葡萄牙
Pay Day: If you’re in Portugal, refrain from singing with happiness that it’s ‘pay day’. No one will be impressed. In Portuguese it means “I farted”.
Pay Day：假如你在葡萄牙，不要听到pay day（发薪水的日子）就高兴得不能了，其他人不会对你有好印象的，在葡萄牙语中，pay day 的意思是“我放屁了”。
Exquisite: Extend a compliment to your Portuguese host by describing something belonging to them as ‘exquisite’ and you might be met with askance looks: ‘esquisito’ in Portuguese means ‘weird’.
Exquisite：称赞葡萄牙的男主人时，如果说他的某个东西非常exquisite（精致），他会投来怀疑的目光：这个词在葡萄牙语里的意思是“怪异的”。
Hungary
匈牙利
cookie: If you’re visiting Hungary, whether on business or for pleasure, avoid asking for a cookie. It means ‘small penis’ in Hungarian.
cookie：假如你正在匈牙利，无论是出差还是游玩，都不要索要cookie（饼干）。在匈牙利语中它的意思是“小阴茎”。
Japan
日本
Jerry: It’s perhaps a little late for Ben ">Jerry：目前买本·杰瑞的冰淇淋可能有点晚了，但假如你在日本，就不要用这个单词——在那儿的意思是“腹泻”。
Italy
意大利
Tremendous: Refrain from boasting about the tremendous prices you offer your clients. In this country, ‘tremendo’ is the word for ‘terrible’.
Tremendous：防止吹嘘你给顾客报的价格是tremendous prices（高昂的价格），在这个国家，tremendo是“糟糕”的意思。
Netherlands
荷兰
Bill: Asking for the bill might raise a few guffaws in the Netherlands: ‘bill’ means ‘buttocks’ there.
Bill：在荷兰索要bill（账单）或许会引起哄堂大笑：在那儿的意思是“臀部”。
Lager: It might confuse your Dutch colleagues if you were to ask for a ‘lager’ when having a few drinks with them after work. Lager means ‘storage’ in Dutch.
Lager：假如你下班后和荷兰的同事一块喝酒时索要lager（窖藏啤酒），他们或许会蒙了。这个词在荷兰语中的意思是“仓库”。
Spain
西班牙
Cool: The word cool is too close for comfort to the Spanish word ‘culo'; a crude term for ‘bum’. Best avoided.
Cool：cool（凉爽）这个单词的意思太接近西班牙语的单词culo，是“流浪汉”的一种粗鲁的说法，最好不要用。
So be careful when you make use of these words during communication so as not to get lost with contrary meaning and interpretation.
所以，在和其他人交流时用这类词应该注意，以便不会错误地表达成相反的意思或讲解。
