Slang USED On Occasion BY Some People
(quince) • Someone who is a bit stupid and naive.
"No seas membrillo."
"Don't be stupid."
Slang USED On Occasion BY Some People
(quince) • Someone who is a bit stupid and naive.
"No seas membrillo."
"Don't be stupid."
Word USED On Rare Occasion BY Some People
(noun) • (salted codfish) • It's an insult used to address an incompetent and stupid person.
"È un baccalà, non è buono a niente!"
"He is a salted codfish, a good-for-nothing!"
när man talar om trollen så står de i farstun
Expression USED In the past BY Some People
(when one speaks about the trolls they’re standing in the hallway) • Used when someone that you’ve recently talked about appears or something that you’ve talked about happens. The Swedish version of “speak of the devil and he shall appear”.
“Chefen och jag bråkade igår. Jag vill verkligen inte träffa henne idag.” *chefen kommer* ”När man talar om trollen...”
”The boss and I had a fight yesterday. I really don’t want to meet her today” *the boss arrives* “When one speaks about the trolls...”
op een oude fiets moet je het leren
Expression USED On Rare Occasion BY Some People
(you have to learn it on an old bicycle) • Used to refer to a young person going out with an older partner (often younger men with older women). It can also be used for people using other learning tools that are quite old (like old books, etc.)
"Heb je de nieuwe vriendin van Jos gezien?" "Tsja, op een oude fiets moet je het leren."
"Have you seen Jos's new girlfriend?" "Well, you have to learn it on an old bicycle."
Expression USED On Rare Occasion BY Some People
(to hang the bike on the wall) • Originally refers to someone stopping with cycling, putting their bike up on the wall, but can now be used for anyone stopping with something.
"Na 30 jaar heeft hij de fiets aan de muur gehangen."
"After 30 years he hung his bike from the wall."
Expression USED On Rare Occasion BY Some People
(to bike something above the table) • To get clarity about something or someone's intentions.
"Voordat we verder gaan met dit voorstel moeten eerst zijn bedoelingen boven tafel fietsen."
"Before we continue with this proposal we must first cycle the intentions above the table.
Expression USED On Rare Occasion BY Some People
(first my bike back) • "First my bicycle back" is a statement in the Netherlands, referring to the seizure of bicycles in the Netherlands in World War II by the German occupiers. In the first two decades after the war, it was regarded as an expression of anti-German sentiment. After that, it became more and more an ironic joke, which can be made in any way, shape or form referring to German having stolen bikes and not giving them back.
*ziet Duitser op fiets* "Nog steeds die fiets niet teruggegeven, hè?"
*sees German on bike* "They still haven't given those bikes back, have they?"
Wat heb ik nou aan mijn fiets hangen?
Expression USED On Rare Occasion BY Some People
(What have I got hanging from my bike now?) • It means "What is going on?" or "What kind of strange thing is happening now?"
"Wat heb ik nou aan mijn fiets hangen? Sneeuw in de zomer?"
"What have I got hanging from my bike now? Snow in summer?"
Expression USED On Rare Occasion BY Some People
(on that bike) • When you previously didn't understand correctly, but now you do, you can say "Ah, op die fiets".
"Dus je gaat alleen?" "Nee, maar ik ben de enige van onze familie die gaat." "Ah, op die fiets."
"So you are going alone?" "No, but I am the only person of our family that is going." "Ah, on that bike."
Standard Phrase USED On Rare Occasion BY Some People
(go ride a bike) • A way of telling someone to go away or to stop being ridiculous.
"10 euro voor een biertje? Ga toch fietsen."
"10 euro for a beer? Go ride a bike."
Name USED On Occasion BY Some People
(wrong coffee) • A coffee that contains 2/3 milk and 1/3 coffee. It is called "wrong coffee" because it contains more milk than coffee.
"Doe mij maar een koffie verkeerd, alstublief."
"I would like a wrong coffee, please."
Expression USED On Rare Occasion BY Some People
(miracle above miracle) • When something truly miraculous happens.
"Ik was mijn sjaal al jaren kwijt, en wonder boven wonder vond ik hem vorige week in een tweedehandswinkel."
"I had lost my scarf for years, but miracle above miracle I found it last week in a second hand shop."
Slang USED On Occasion BY Some People
A colloquial and joking way to refer to COVID-19.
“Don’t forget your mask or else Miss. Rona will get you”
hi ha més dies que llonganisses
Expression USED On Occasion BY Some People
(there are more days than sausages) • Used to indicate that there is still a lot of time left to do something.
-"Ai no, espera, demà tinc faena i no puc!" -"No patisques, n'hi han més dies que llonganisses."
-"Oh no, wait, I have work tomorrow, I can't!" -"Don't worry, there are more days than sausages."
Submitted November 2020 by miguelvs
Expression USED On Occasion BY Some People
(on hope of victory) • Used when you can not change much about the situation but you hope the outcome is positive.
"Ik heb m'n paper net ingeleverd, op hoop van zege."
"I just handed in my paper, on hope of victory."
de wonderen zijn de wereld nog niet uit
Expression USED On Occasion BY Some People
(the miracles haven't left the world yet) • Used when something miraculous happens.
".. en toen, na 5 jaar vermist te zijn liep onze kat gewoon binnen alsof er niks aan de hand was." "Nou, de wonderen zijn de wereld nog niet uit."
".. and then, after being missing for 5 years, our cat just came walking as if nothing happened." "Wow, the miracles haven't gone from the world yet."
Word USED On Occasion BY Some People
(v.) • A colloquial word for stealing or being screwed over.
"Kut, mijn fiets is genakt." "Feyenoord is afgelopen weekend flink genakt."
"Fuck, my bike was stolen." "Feyenoord really got screwed over last weekend."
Submitted November 2020 by amarens
French
French speaking countries
Tu peux perdre une carte, mais pas quinze.
Reference USED On Occasion BY Some People
(You can lose one card, but not fifteen.) • This sentence comes from the film "Les Tuches 2", and it is the moment where the main character cannot find his 15 credits cards. He starts saying "You can lose 1 card, but not 15", then "You can lose 2 cards, but not 15", and so on, until he reaches "You can lose 15 cards, but not 15. Oh, you can actually." Some people reuse this sentence by changing "lose" and "card" by other words, like "fail" and "exam" for example. It is a way of making fun of a situation that isn't that enjoyable.
"Tu peux accrocher une voiture, mais pas quinze ! A la rigueur deux, mais pas quinze ! ... Tu peux accrocher quinze voitures, mais pas quinze ! Oh ben si en fait."
"You can hit a car, but not fifteen! Well, maybe two, but not fifteen! ... You can hit fifteen cars, but not fifteen! Oh, you can actually."
Submitted November 2020 by do
Slang USED On Occasion BY some people
It's when someone doesn't understand anything about what is happening.
"Quedé gringo en esa clase de matemáticas."
"I stayed gringo in that math class."
Submitted November 2020 by danibonilla
Slang USED Frequently BY some people
(to thing) • "Coisar" is a verb coming from the noun "coisa", a thing. It's one of the most useful expressions in Portuguese, but also the most contextual. You can use it when you forgot or do not know what you did or what you're going to say, or you simply say it without much thought. And it's very informal. "Coisar" could mean anything, but it depends on the context.
"Eu coisei os lençóis no varal". "Eu coisei aquele negócio lá". "Que bom, agora pega aquele coiso de de pegar macarrão pra mim".
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
