Interjection USED Very frequently BY Everyone
"Anda pa'l" is a short version of the word "Anda pa'l carajo" which is expressed when something is shocking or unbelievable.
"Me cobraron $3,000 por el arreglo del carro" "Anda pa'l, que caro"
"They charged me $3,000 to fix my car" "Holy shit, that's expensive"
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Reference USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone
La jeva is the girlfriend. Puertorricans use “la jeva” to refer a girlfriend who is not formally introduced to the family yet.
"Voy al cine con la jeva."
"I'm going to the movies with my girlfriend."
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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
Word USED On Occasion BY Older Generations
(verb) • The action of getting down from something or somewhere.
"Apeate de esa escalera que te caes!" "El nene no quiere apearse del carro."
"Get down from those stairs because you will fall!" "The kid doesn't want to get down from the car"
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Slang USED Very frequently BY Everyone
A cold or the flu
"Me siento mal. Creo que me va a dar la monga"
I'm feeling really bad. I think I'm catching a cold.
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Slang USED Frequently BY Internet, livestream chats
In slang, it means "LOL".
*面白いこと* "草生える"
*Interesting thing happens* "Grass grows"
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."
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Expression USED On Occasion BY Everyone
(to take the little horse off the rain) • When someone should not get their hopes up.
"Mãe, posso jogar videogame?" "Pode tirar o cavalinho da chuva porque você precisa estudar pra prova."
"Mom, can I play videogame?" "You can take the little horse off the rain because you need to study for the test."
Expression USED On Occasion BY Everyone
(Out where the crows turn (around)) • When a place is very distant/far away. When this place is so far away that not even crows/birds want to fly that far out.
"Han bor på landet. Ude hvor kragerne vender."
"He lives in the countryside. Out where the crows turn (around)"
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Expression USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
Used when someone mistakes which direction is being referred to, such as your right side when asked for something on your left side.
“Hey, could you grab that bag on your left? Uh, no, your other left.”
Submitted February 2021 by anonymous
Slang USED Very frequently BY People Under 50
An adjective, used to describe someone you find attractive, good looking or sexy.
"What did you think of Daniel?" "He's a bit boring but so fit"
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Slang USED On Occasion BY People Over 30
(evil) • Another word for cool, awesome, great, amazing or fun
"What did you think of the rollercoaster?" "It was wicked!"
"What did you think of the rollercoaster?" "It was great!"
German
| Austrian Dialect
Austria
Idiom USED On Occasion BY Everyone
(had I, did I, would I) • Similar to "woulda, coulda, shoulda", this phrase is used to dismiss hypothetical thoughts of what could have been.
"Wann i gwusst hätt, dass so staut, wär i früher losgfahren!" "Hätti, wari, dadi!"
"If I had known there would be this much traffic, I'd left earlier!" "Had I, did I, would I!"
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?"
Neologism USED On Rare Occasion BY Young People
(cry-laugh) • The act of laugh about a tragicomic situation or cry and laugh at the same time.
"Eu comecei a chorir porque escorreguei em frente a todos os meus colegas de trabalho."
"I start to cry and laugh because I slipped in front of all my co-workers."
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Expression USED On Occasion BY Some People
(party of recognition) • An experience that is enjoyable because it evokes a feeling of recognition.
"Ik vond vorige week al mijn oude LP's. Ik heb ze meteen opgezet, en het was echt een feest der herkenning."
"I found all my old LPs last week. I put them on immediately, and it was a real party of recognition."
Expression USED On Occasion BY Everybody
You use this expression when you want to say that something or someone is not being clear or is confusing. Also when someone is talking nonsense.
"本当に飛んでる馬を見かけたよ!" "なにとんちんかんなこと言ってるの?"
"I swear I saw a flying horse!" "Stop saying something so tonchinkan!"
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Expression USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
(all of this for this) • Used when you have put much effort into something and are disappointed of the outcome.
"J'ai révisé toute la semaine pour cet examen et je n'ai eu que 8 !" "Tout ça pour ça !"
"I studied the whole week for this exam and I only got an 8!" "All of this for this!"
Slang USED On Occasion BY Young People
(stone rich) • It means super rich, extremely wealthy.
"Az új pasija egy kőgazdag csávó."
"Her new boyfriend is a stone rich guy."
Submitted February 2021 by janka
