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“In the middle of nowhere”in other languages

In a very remote place.

  • English
  • French
  • Italian
  • Portuguese
  • Russian
English
in the middle of nowhere
French
Au diable vauvert literally At the devil's Vauvert
Italian
a casa del diavolo literally At the house of the devil
Portuguese
Onde Judas perdeu as botas literally Where Judas lost his boots
Russian
за тридевять земель za tridevyat' zemel' literally Beyond three-times-nine lands
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Same idea, different pictures

Two languages send you to the devil's house. Italian says a casa del diavolo. French says au diable Vauvert, after an abandoned château outside medieval Paris that people said was haunted.

Portuguese goes where Judas lost his boots, onde Judas perdeu as botas. Russian goes beyond thrice-nine lands, за тридевять земель, the distance of fairy tales.

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