Expression USED On Occasion BY Some People
(to dead father) • It means someone can't pay and is not expected to pay anytime soon, so they say I will pay my debt when I will inherit my father's property.
"Ma il saldo?" "A babbo morto."
"What about the debt?" "to dead father."
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
Expression USED On Occasion BY Some People
This is an informal, joking way of saying "what's up" or "how are you?". It's a way to ask what's happening in your life or in the situation, as if something in your life or the situation is "crackalacking". Crackalacking is a fake verb, and usually pronounced with a funny accent and with an -in ending instead of -ing. The term is never used seriously.
"What's crackalackin'?" "Haha not much."
Submitted May 2021 by anonymous
German
| South german Variation
South of Baden-Wütttemberg,
Germany
Expression USED On Occasion BY Some People
(at the moment he has Corinna) • Corinna is a German female name, but here it is an alternative for saying that someone tested positive for Corona (Covid).
"Wo ist eigentlich Julian, arbeitet er heute nicht?" "Der hat grade Corinna."
"Where is Julian, is he not working today?" "At the moment he has Corinna."
Submitted May 2021 by anonymous
Expression USED On Occasion BY Some People
(not my circus, not my monkeys) • It’s an expression used to say it’s not my problem so I’m not going to worry about it!
“Och nie, Thomas i Ileana znów się kłócą!” “Nie mój cyrk, nie moje małpy.”
“Oh no, Thomas and Ileana are fighting again!” “Not my circus, not my monkeys.”
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
Idiom USED On Occasion BY Some People
(to put on a good face for a bad game) • To pretend you're doing well when the situation is actually bad. Similar to the English expressions 'to put on a brave face' or 'to put on a Poker face' (depending on the context).
"Rozstanie bardzo w nią ugodziło, ale robiła dobrą minę do złej gry, udając, że cieszy się swoją nowo odzyskaną wolnością."
"The breakup really struck her, but she put on a good face for the bad game and pretended she was enjoying her newly gained freedom."
mi sento come un pesce fuor d'acqua
Expression USED On Occasion BY Some People
(I feel like a fish out of water) • A way to say you feel uncomfortable, like you don't fit in or that the task is above your capabilities.
"Come va il nuovo lavoro?" "Mi sento come un pesce fuor d'acqua."
"How is your new job going?" "I feel like a fish out of water."
Submitted May 2021 by anonymous
Expression USED On Occasion BY Some People
(like ass and shirt) • This expression is a metaphor used to describe friendships, « special » bonds people have.
"Aujourd’hui, il ne s’entendent plus. Mais fut un temps, ils étaient comme cul et chemise."
"Today, they don’t get along anymore. But at some point, they were like ass and shirt."
Submitted May 2021 by anonymous
Idiom USED On Occasion BY Some People
(to exchange six for half a dozen) • To make a choice or to perform an adjustment that results in zero net change.
"Viu que o Alberto comprou um carro novo?" "Comprar carro usado de novo é trocar seis por meia dúzia."
"Have you seen Alberto in his new car?" "To buy a used car is to exchange six for half a dozen."
Submitted April 2021 by vilasjohn
Expression USED Frequently BY Some People
(not even a coffee fits) • Used to say a place is way too crowded.
"A este bus no le cabe un tinto."
"Not even a coffee fits in this bus."
Submitted April 2021 by paosilva
Expression USED On Occasion BY Some People
(out of luck like a toothless piraña ) • Used to express someone’s run out of luck, nothing can be done to make the situation better.
“Si no estudiaste para el examen, de malas como la piraña mueca”
"If you didn’t study for the test, you’re out of luck like a toothless piraña"
Submitted April 2021 by paosilva
German
German speaking countries
Expression USED On Occasion BY Some People
(n.) • (lacquer monkey) • Mostly used to refer to men who are vain or conceited.
"Er ist so ein Lackaffe, immer muss er perfekt aussehen."
"He is such a lacquer monkey, he always has to look perfect."
Submitted April 2021 by anonymous
Idiom USED On Rare Occasion BY Some People
(there lies the rabbit in the pepper) • It is used to point out the relevant bit or the cause of something.
"Eigntlich hatte ich einfach keine Lust zu kommen." - "Da liegt also der Hase im Pfeffer - es stimmt gar nicht, dass du keine Zeit hattest."
"Actually I just did not feel like coming." - "So that is where the rabbit lies in the pepper - it was not actually true that you did not have any time."
Submitted April 2021 by anonymous
Acronym USED On Occasion BY Some People
'Orbán egy geci' or its acronym 'O1G' has become a political slogan for left-wing people in Hungary. 'O' stands for Orbán, the current Prime Minister, '1' means 'one' or in this case 'is a' and 'G' stands for 'jizz', an insult in Hungarian. It can be translated to 'Orbán is a motherfucker'.
"Annyira elegem van már abból, ami itt folyik ebben az országban!" "Ja, O1G."
"I am so fed up with what's happening in this country!" "Yeah, O1G."
Submitted March 2021 by janka
Idiom USED Frequently BY Some People
(bad duck ) • Bad person, sometimes is used for vulgars or people who did bad things.
"Are you watching this vulgar? He's a bad duck."
"Estás viendo a ese ladrón? Es un pato malo."
Submitted March 2021 by anonymous
Slang USED On Occasion BY Some People
A beating.
"Le voy a dar una catimba a esa señora."
"I'm going to give that lady a beating."
Submitted February 2021 by anonymous
Italian
| Milanese
Lombardy,
Italy
Name USED On Occasion BY Some People
(little squash) • Word used in the Milanese dialect to refer to a lunchbox carrying food for school/university/work.
"Vieni a mangiare la pizza con noi?" "Andate voi, io mi sono portata la schiscetta".
"We are going out to eat pizza, are you coming with us?" "You guys go, I brought my schiscetta today".
Expression USED Frequently BY Some People
Is a form to refer to a distant place.
"Cabo Rojo que da en el Carajo Viejo."
Submitted February 2021 by anonymous
Expression USED On Occasion BY Some People
(neither meat nor fish) • When something or someone is neither one nor the other, doesn’t belong to anything specific.
“Deze publicatie is vlees nog vis, is het dagboek of een autobiografie? “
"This publication is neither meat nor fish, is it a dairy or an autobiography?"
