Originally posted by Pherdy:
in fact, the novel in Dutch is called 'De Peetvader' which is a literary translation of Godfather. Yet the word peetvader doesn't exist in Dutch!!!! a person known in Italy as Padrino or English countries as Godfather, we call 'peetoom', which means something like a "God Uncle". But like MM Floors said, a worldwide known bestselling novel called "the Godfather" to be translated into the 'god uncle' would sound ridiculous.. "and we don't like to look ridiculous"
by the way, the Dutch word for God is not 'peet' if you might tink so.
the Dutch translation for God is God...
