Slang USED Very frequently BY Young People
This means woman or can often mean girlfriend.
"J'ai vue une belle meuf hier!"
"I saw a pretty woman yesterday!"
Submitted May 2022 by anonymous
Slang USED Very frequently BY Young People
This means woman or can often mean girlfriend.
"J'ai vue une belle meuf hier!"
"I saw a pretty woman yesterday!"
Submitted May 2022 by anonymous
Expression USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(to your health!) • Said when someone sneezes, also used when proposing a toast and clinking glasses.
*někdo kýchne* "Na zdraví!" "Díky."
*someone sneezes* "To your health!" "Thanks"
Submitted January 2022 by anonymous
Idiom USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(do not pull the devil by the tail) • It is used in a situation where someone is saying something dark and the rest tell him to don't push his luck and call for the bad things to happen
"Сигурно ще ни изпитват днес по химия" - "Тихо, не дърпай дявола за опашката!"
"They will most probably examine us in chemistry today" - "Keep quiet, don't pull the devil by the tail"
Submitted September 2021 by anonymous
Portuguese
Portuguese speaking countries
Expression USED Very frequently BY Everyone
Asking someone to stop joking around.
"Temos de nos despachar, deixa de brincadeiras já!"
"We have to hurry up, stop fooling around!"
Idiom USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone
(to talk in Hindi) • Use this expression for somebody who either speaks unintelligibly or talks nonsense. You can construct a question using this idiom to mock the addressee's inability to understand what you're saying.
"فهمت الدرس؟" "ولا أي كلمة" "!هو أنا بتكلم هندي؟"
"Did you understand the lesson?" "No. Not a single word of it." "Was I speaking Hindi?!"
Submitted July 2021 by anonymous
Idiom USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(another pasta) • It is used to say that something or a situation is totally different, mostly when you are talking about something, and someone mentions something similar, that you don't think to be relevant or related.
"Soha ne fogadd el, ha megvesztegetnek!" "De akkor te miért tetted a múltkor?" "Az teljesen más tészta! Akkor le voltam égve." "Új élmény lesz egy irodában dolgozni. Volt már könyvtári munkahelyem korábban, de az más tészta."
"Never accept bribery!" "Then why did you do it last time?" "That was totally different! I was broke then." "It'll be a new experience to work in an office. I've had a job in a library before, but that's totally different."
Submitted July 2021 by anonymous
Idiom USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone
Used to wish somebody to be more active and energetic while he or she is doing something.
"سلاو، ماندوو نه بن"
"Hello, do not be tired"
Submitted June 2021 by anonymous
Expression USED Very frequently BY Everyone
It means somewhere really far away. Middle of nowhere. It’s a rural area said to still be living under colonization from how outdated it is.
"Não posso namorar com ela. Vive em Nkobe."
"I can’t date that girl. She lives in Nkobe."
Slang USED Very frequently BY Although it started in the middle-low class society, it has been spread through other socioeconomic status.
It is commonly used in the region of Antioquia, to address someone. However, after years it has spread to all the country. There is an abbreviation as well: Parce!
"Hey Parcero que más, como ha estado?"
"Hey man/dude! How are you doing/How is it going?"
Submitted May 2021 by jcamilo
English
Philadelphia ,
United States
Word USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone
(noun) • An all-purpose noun. It can refer to a single thing or multiple things, person(s), places, even situations!
“Did you get the package I sent you?” “Yea! I got that jawn yesterday.” “Hey are you going to the party tomorrow night?” “Yeaaa man we gonna be all up in that jawn!”
“Did you get the package I sent you?” “Yea! I got it yesterday!” “Hey are you going to the party tomorrow night?” “Yeaaa man, I am definitely going to be there!”
Submitted May 2021 by anonymous
Spanish
Xalapa, Veracruz,
Mexico
Word USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone
(noun) • It’s a light sprinkling or drizzle of rain that lasts for days at a time, usually accompanied by fog
"Hoy hubo chipi-chipi todo el día, pero no llovió hasta las 7 de la noche."
"There was chipi-chipi all day today, but it didn’t rain for real until 7pm."
Spanish
Spanish speaking countries
Expression USED Very frequently BY everybody
(to drown in a glass of water) • When a person is being dramatically negative and cannot see a solution to their very insignificant problem.
"Qué le pasa a Jaime? Parece que se va a acabar el mundo." "Perdió el autobús." "Este chico se ahoga en un vaso de agua."
"What's wrong with James? It looks like he's devastated." "He missed the bus." "This guy drowns in a glass of water."
Submitted May 2021 by anonymous
English
English speaking countries
Slang USED Very frequently BY Some People
It can be used when you’re really excited, or scared. Can be used in many occasions.
"Bloody hell that test was hard." "Go to bloody hell mate."
Submitted May 2021 by anonymous
Word USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(noun) • Saudade is the feeling of missing someone. It's a word you can use to describe that feeling about anything.
"Eu estou cheia de saudades tuas" "A saudade que deixas"
"I miss you" "The longing you leave"
Submitted May 2021 by anonymous
Serbian
Serbian speaking countries
Proverb USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(a lie has short legs) • It's used to express the fact that every lie will be revealed in the end. A person with short legs won't go far and so won't any lies.
"On neće moći ovo da krije još dugo. U laži su kratke noge."
"He won't be able to hide this for much longer. A lie has short legs."
Submitted May 2021 by milicavas4
Croatian
| Kaikavian
Northern Croatia,
Croatia
Expression USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone
(n.) • It's the thing used to grab liquid, most commonly soups.
"Možeš li mi dohvatiti šeflju da izgrabim juhu?"
"Can you give me the grabber to grab the soup?"
Submitted May 2021 by anonymous
Portuguese
Alentejo, center-south Portugal,
Portugal
Expression USED Very frequently BY Most People
(old-people-killer) • Used to refer to microcars. Since these cars don't need a license to be driven, lots of elderly drive these cars hence becoming the ones most prone to having a microcar accident. In northern regions, it's called it "papa-reformas"
"Olha, vai ali um mata-velhos!"
"Look, there goes an old-people-killer!"
Submitted May 2021 by mariaacalobo
Expression USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(I want you well) • It express non-romantic love for someone. It's like "I love you" used for friends and family.
"Grazie per essermi stata vicina. Ti voglio bene"
"Thank you for having been close to me. I want you well"
Submitted May 2021 by anonymous
Word USED Very frequently BY Some People
(n.) • (fat) • Similar to the French words mec (M.) and meuf (F.), this pair, gros and grosse, mean dude. It's very informal, it can only be used with friends, and the literal meaning, fat, is not relevant at all here.
"Salut gros, ça fait longtemps ! Ça va toi?" "bah ouais grosse ! J'étais en vacances dans le sud et toi?"
"Hi fat, it's been a while! How are you doing?" "yeah fat ! I was in the south for the holiday and you?"
Submitted May 2021 by anonymous
Expression USED Very frequently BY French people
(I beat my testicles with it) • I don't care.
"As-tu vu le nouveau film des Avengers?" "Franchement, je m'en bats les couilles!"
"Did you see the new Avengers movie?" "Frankly, I beat my testicles with it!"
