Word USED On Occasion BY Everyone
(adj.) • Showing no emotion in facial expression.
"He was stone-faced as he listened to his brother's appeal for money."
Word USED On Occasion BY Everyone
(adj.) • Showing no emotion in facial expression.
"He was stone-faced as he listened to his brother's appeal for money."
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Expression USED On Occasion BY Older Generations
(it's raining penknives) • It is an expression to say that it is raining a lot.
"Hoje tá chovendo canivete!"
"Today it's raining penknives!"
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Name USED On Occasion BY People Under 40
(n.) • It is used to talk about a person on Internet who's dumb and immature. It is quite a masculine equivalent to a Karen in English.
"Les pires commentaires sur YouTube, c'est ceux des Kevin de 15 ans qui ne savent même pas écrire."
"The worst comments on YouTube are those by 15-year old Kevins who don't even know how to write."
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Expression USED On Occasion BY Older Generations
(to put down a rabbit) • To stand somebody up.
"Mon crush n’est jamais venu au rendez-vous que je lui avais donné, il m’a trop posé un lapin!"
"My crush never came to the appointment I gave him, he put me down such a rabbit!"
On ne fait pas d’un âne un cheval de course
Expression USED On Occasion BY Almost Everyone
(You do not make a racehorse out of a donkey) • You do not make a brilliant and clever person out of a stupid one.
"Tu te rends compte elle ne sais même pas qui est Barack Obama?" "En même temps on ne fait pas d’un âne un cheval de course!"
"Do you realize that she does not even know who Barack Obama is?" "Well, you do not make a racehorse out of a donkey."
English
London,
United Kingdom
Expression USED On Occasion BY White working class
You say this when you don’t like what someone is saying or suggesting.
“You took my parking space.” “Leave it out.”
Cu pula-n cur și cu sufletu-n Rai
Expression USED On Occasion BY Almost Everyone
(With the dick in your ass and your soul in Heaven) • The expression means that you can't expect to do bad things and not suffer the consequences.
"Am înșelat-o pe soția mea și acum vrea să divorțeze de mine!" ''Nu poti fi cu pula-n cur și cu sufletu-n Rai.''
"I cheated on my wife and now she wants to divorce me!" "You can't be with the dick in your ass and your soul in Heaven."
Submitted August 2020 by teodoraramm
Idiom USED On Occasion BY People Over 40
(not my table (to clean)) • Either to explain that 1) you're not interested in something or 2) to forego a responsibility, usually the latter.
1) ''Noen liker fotball men det er ikke mitt bord.'' 2) ''Andrea fikk ikke saus til middagen men det er ikke mitt bord.''
1) ''Some people like soccer but that's not my table.'' 2) ''Andrea didn't get sauce for her dinner but that's not my table.''
Submitted August 2020 by ingridpus
Expression USED On Occasion BY Gen X, Gen Z and Olders
(low mango) • Something is low mango when is easy to get or is a good opportunity.
''Aprovecha esa oferta! Es un mango bajito!''
''Take advantage of that offer! That is a low mango!''
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Expression USED On Occasion BY Adults
(like who hears rain) • The expression is used by the person who is talking when someone is not listening to them.
"No me escucha cuando hablo, es como quien oye llover."
"He don't listen to me when I'm talking, it's like who hears rain."
Standard Phrase USED On Occasion BY Middle aged people
Greeting like How are you?
Hey, Sara! How's it cracking?
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Slang USED On Occasion BY Almost Everyone
(to become wooden) • Said about a person who got so drunk that they lose all sense of self/pass out. To be out cold.
"Pogledaj ga na podu, totalno je odrvenio."
"Look at him on the floor, he's become wooden."
Expression USED On Occasion BY Adults
It's the equal for the English version of "pouring" when it's raining. A "cántaro" is a big clay pitcher, used to store great amounts of water.
"¿Está lloviendo hoy?" "Sí, a cántaros."
ich glaub mein Fisch piept am letzten Loch
Expression USED On Occasion BY Almost Everyone
(I think my fish beeps at the last hole) • An expression of ironic shock.
''Du hast meine pommes geklaut! Ich glaube mein Fisch piept am letzten Loch!''
''You stole my fries! I think my fish beeps at the last hole!''
Submitted August 2020 by calypso
il y a une couille dans le potage
Expression USED On Occasion BY Some People
(there is a testicle in the soup) • When something is unexplained or not normal. (We’ll never know if the problem is the only one testicle or the fact that’s in the soup).
"Ma voiture ne démarre pas - il y a une couille dans le potage."
"My car won't start - there's a testicle in the soup."
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Du hesch doch nüm alli tassa im schrank!
Idiom USED On Occasion BY Almost Everyone
(You don’t have all your cups in your cupboard anymore!) • To ask if someone is serious, but implying that you think that their idea is crazy or dangerous.
"Du bisch im Gwitter go bada? Du hesch doch nüm alli Tassa im Schrank!"
"You went bathing in the middle of the thunderstorm? You don’t have all your cups in your cupboard anymore!"
Expression USED On Occasion BY Young People
(never in life) • Something that is very unlikely to happen, especially if you dare someone to do something.
"Nia im Leba gosch du jetzt zu dem Typ ana und frogsch ihn noch sinera Nummera!"
"Never in life would you go over to that guy and ask him for his number!"
French
French speaking countries
quand les poules auront des dents
Expression USED On Occasion BY Almost Everyone
(when chicken have teeth) • Used to express that something will never happen.
“Quand est-ce que j’aurai une augmentation?" "Quand les poules auront des dents !”
“When will I get a pay rise?" "When chicken will have teeth!”
Slang USED On Occasion BY Most People
(not even in your wildest dreams ) • This phrase is used to show denial over an absurd or unbelievable story.
"Μαμά δεν έχουμε καθόλου ασκήσεις για το σχολείο αύριο." "Ούτε στα πιο τρελά σου όνειρα δεν ισχύει αυτό."
"Mum we don't have any homework for school tomorrow." "Not even in your wildest dreams is this true!"
Submitted August 2020 by lefterismarga
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Idiom USED On Occasion BY Everyone
(on St. Dyndy's Day) • It's never going to happen.
"Tak kdy se mnou půjdeš na rande?" "Tak na svatého Dyndy."
"So, when will you go out with me?" "Maybe on St. Dyndy's Day."
