Expression USED On Occasion BY Almost Everyone
Messy, slovenly, or careless.
"Nemôžeš tu pobehovať len tak, halabala!"
"You cannot just run careless over there!"
Submitted April 2021 by adamburianek
Expression USED On Occasion BY Almost Everyone
Messy, slovenly, or careless.
"Nemôžeš tu pobehovať len tak, halabala!"
"You cannot just run careless over there!"
Submitted April 2021 by adamburianek
Expression USED On Occasion BY Everyone
(all the little devils are getting married outside) • An expression used to describe dark, windy, stormy weather. A čert (chort) is a Slavic mythological being, who lives in hell and looks kind of like the greek god Pan - “a little devil”.
“Dávaj si na ceste pozor, vonku sa všetci čerti ženia.”
“Drive carefully, outside all the little devils are getting married.”
Submitted April 2021 by anonymous
Idiom USED On Occasion BY Almost Everyone
(Is your father a glazier?) • Said when you are blocking the view, especially of the tv.
“Čo máš otca sklenára? Choď preč spred tej telky!”
“Is your father a glazier? Don’t stand in front of the TV!”
Submitted April 2021 by anonymous
Expression USED On Occasion BY Everyone
(to make feet and hands) • Make incredible efforts to achieve or get something
"Le concert était plein mais il a fait des pieds et des mains pour nous avoir des places !"
"The gig was fully booked but he made feet and hands to get us tickets!"
Submitted April 2021 by anonymous
nem te fingtad a passzátszelet
Slang USED On Occasion BY Most People
(you didn't fart the trade winds) • It's a slang expression, used when you want to tell someone that they brag too much, or they think too much about themselves.
"Tényleg azt hiszed te jobb vagy nálam? Nem te fingtad a passzátszelet!"
"Do you really believe you are better than me? You didn't fart the trade winds!"
Submitted April 2021 by anonymous
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
Expression USED On Occasion BY people on the internet
(n.) • A milkshake duck describes the phenomena on the internet for a viral story to appear wholesome, only to be ruined later by the backstory of the person or thing featured in the story. It is based on a tweet by @pixelatedboat that says "The whole internet loves Milkshake Duck, a lovely duck that drinks milkshakes! *5 seconds later* We regret to inform you the duck is racist".
"Did you see the video of the guy on zoom with the filter saying he was not a cat?" "I did! So funny. Too bad it turned out to be a milkshake duck."
English
| Northern UK (Yorkshire, Lancashire)
North of England,
United Kingdom
Expression USED On Occasion BY People from the North of England
(put the wood in the hole) • If somebody enters a room and neglects to close the door, this is what you say to them (Translation: “Put the wood in the hole”). It is mainly used by great uncles, but the expression appears to be in less frequent usage than it once was.
"Ey up, lad! It's monkeys outside. Were tha born in a barn? Put wood int' 'ole, will ya?"
"Hey, boy! It's cold outside. Were you born in a barn? Put the wood in the hole, will you?"
Submitted March 2021 by anonymous
Word USED On Occasion BY Almost Everyone
(noun) • (miracle bug) • "Csodabogár" or "miracle bug" is used to refer to someone who is very unique and different in a quirky way. Usually a misfit who rejects social norms.
"Nézd már, ki ez a csodabogár?" "A mezítlábas csávó? Ja, ő mindig így mászkál."
"Look, who is this miracle bug?" "The guy who's barefoot? Yeah, he always walks around like this."
Submitted March 2021 by janka
Expression USED On Occasion BY Almost everyone
(dog sucking mango) • Used to refer to an ugly person.
"Ele é tão feio, parece um cão chupando manga."
"He is so ugly, he looks like a dog sucking mango."
Submitted March 2021 by analis
Slang USED On Occasion BY Students
(to shoot) • A verb describing not knowing the answer in a multi-choice assignment but choosing one anyways.
"Nie uczyłem się na sprawdzian, więc strzelałem."
"I didn't study for the exam, so I was shooting."
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
Word USED On Occasion BY Older Generations
(n.) • (eastern Frisians‘ Mink) • Ostfriesennerz is the name for these yellow plastic raincoats worn very often at the seaside while the weather is rainy and stormy. The name refers to the Eastern Frisians, who live in the northwesternmost edge of Germany and are often subject to jokes by other Germans, probably due to them historically having sometimes different habits. For example, they were not authority-loving sycophants and had their own tribes and chiefs but no duke.
"Bei dem Schietwetter heute ziehen wir am besten die Ostfriesennerze an."
"While weather is so crappy today we better put on our Eastern Frisians‘ minks."
Submitted March 2021 by anonymous
Expression USED On Occasion BY Most People
(I don't have a green understanding) • Used to express the fact that one has absolutely no idea about the topic or question discussed.
"Oho, o kodėl jis taip pasakė?" "Neturiu žalio supratimo."
"Wow, why would he say that?" "I don't have a green understanding."
Submitted March 2021 by anonymous
o Papa é argentino, mas Deus é brasileiro
Expression USED On Occasion BY Adults
(the Pope is Argentine, but God is Brazilian) • It is used whenever Brazil faces or is compared to Argentina. You can also just say "God is Brazilian" when something good happens in Brazil.
"Acho que a Argentina ganha a próxima copa" "Não mesmo! O papa é argentino, mas Deus é brasileiro"
"I think Argentina wins the next world cup" "No way! The Pope is Argentine, but God is Brazilian"
Expression USED On Occasion BY Everyone
(to mop with the tap open) • It means to do something without having any chance on succes, or starting something you can’t finish.
"Het bestrijden van drugs is dweilen met de kraan open."
"The battle against drugs is mopping with the tap open."
Submitted March 2021 by anonymous
Word USED On Occasion BY Some Peopl
(noun) • Something far away.
“Es por allá, por las sinsoras.”
“It’s over there, by the sinsoras.”
Submitted March 2021 by anonymous
Word USED On Occasion BY Almost Everyone
(noun) • (a bite) • A small bite of food, a little taste of something
"Mary está comiendo un bizcocho de chocolate y tu le dices, “dame un ñaqui”"
"You say to Mary, who’s eating a slice of chocolate cake, “dame un ñaqui”"
Submitted February 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
