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Gaelic Scotland

ceud mìle fàilte

Standard Phrase USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone

(one hundred thousand welcomes) • A common greeting, often seen on place-name signs of towns

"Failte do dh'Eilean na Hearradh, ceud mìle fàilte!"

"Welcome to the Isle of Harris, one hundred thousand welcomes!"

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Scots Scotland

wee

Word USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone

(adj.) • Meaning 'small' or 'little'. Can also be used to mean 'young'.

"Gie us a wee dram a' yer whiskey pal"

"Give me a small sip of your whiskey, mate"

Confirmed by 3 people

Turkish Turkey

aralarından su sızmamak

Idiom USED On Occasion BY Almost Everyone

(not to leak water between them) • It means that you are a very close friend to another person. You talk a lot with them and get along.

"2 kardeşin arasından su sızmaz, çok iyi anlaşırlar."

"Between the 2 siblings they dont leak water between them, they get along well."

Turkish Turkey

yuvarlanıp gidiyoruz

Idiom USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone

(we are rolling and going) • It means that you are caught up in the flow of life and you are trying to manage it. It mostly shows monotony.

"Naber?" "İyi, yuvarlanıp gidiyoruz."

"What's up?" "Good, we are rolling and going."

Romanian Moldova

a bate câinii

Expression USED On Occasion BY Almost Everyone

(to beat the dogs) • to waste your time

"Nu bate câinii, vină și ajută-mă!"

"Stop beating the dogs, come to help me!"

English Southern States, United States

y'all

Slang USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone

A contraction of 'you all', most often used as a second-person plural pronoun. It can also be used as an interjection to direct an emotion towards a small group of people as a reaction, or to attract attention. As an interjection, it is most commonly used either in anger or appreciation with a difference in inflection and tone to reflect this.

"Y'all are acting silly"

Confirmed by 10 people

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Italian Italy

avere le balle in giostra

Expression USED On Occasion BY Almost Everyone

(to have one's balls on a carousel) • To be annoyed, irritated or angry.

"Mi sa che la mamma ha le balle in giostra oggi: non fa altro che sbuffare."

"I think mom has her balls on a carousel today - all she does is grumble."

Confirmed by 3 people

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Swedish Sweden

orka

Word USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone

(v.) • (having energy) • Having energy, mustering strength. It is most commonly used as a verb, but often it is simply the word "Orka!" on its own, meaning "I can't believe you're willing to spend your energy on that" as well as "I don't have the energy for that" simultaneously.

"Jag orkar inte."

"I don't have the energy."

Confirmed by 5 people

Romanian Romania

Ai mâncat sticlă?

Expression USED In the past BY Almost Everyone

(Have you eaten glass?) • It is like asking if someone thinks he is transparent and you could look through him.

"De ce stai în fața televizorului? Ai mâncat sticlă?"

"Why are you sitting in front of the TV? Have you eaten glass?"

Swedish Sweden

men va fan!

Expression USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone

(but the devil!) • Used to express annoyance or anger.

"Jag råkade repa bildörren." "Men va fan!"

"I scratched the car door." "But the devil!"

Confirmed by 3 people

Swedish Sweden

åh, fan!

Expression USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone

(oh, the devil!) • Used to express disbelief, surprise, shock etc

"Jag halkade i trappan imorse." "Åh fan! Hur gick det?"

"This morning I slipped on the stairs." "Oh, the devil! How did it happen?"

Confirmed by 4 people

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German Germany

doof wie Stroh

Idiom USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone

(stupid as straw) • Used to say that someone is not very intelligent.

"Er hat schon wieder seine Tasche vergessen." "Er ist echt doof wie Stroh."

"He forgot his bag again." "He really is as stupid as straw."

Confirmed by 2 people

Spanish Spain

ser más tonto que una piedra

Expression USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone

(to be dumber than a stone) • Used when a person does something silly or behaves in a stupid way.

''¿Cómo se te han podido olvidar las llaves otra vez? ¡Eres más tonto que una piedra!''

''How could you forget your keys again? You're dumber than a stone!''

Confirmed by 4 people

Spanish Spain

ser más lento que una tortuga

Expression USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone

(to be slower than a turtle) • Used when a person does everything in a really slow way.

''Como no aceleres, no llegamos. ¡Eres más lento que una tortuga!''

''If you don't speed up, we will be late. You're slower than a turtle!''

Confirmed by 6 people

Polish Poland

zakręcony jak ruski słoik

Expression USED On Occasion BY Almost Everyone

(twisted (screwed on) like a Russian jar) • Somebody is so crazy (or crazy busy) they don't know what's going on around them.

"On nie ma pojęcia co robi, jest dziś zakręcony jak ruski słoik."

"He has no idea what is doing today. He's twisted like a Russian jar."

Polish Poland

być głupim jak but

Expression USED On Occasion BY Almost Everyone

(interj.) • (to be dumb like a shoe) • When someone is so stupid that it's hard to believe.

"I tak nie zrozumie, jest głupi jak but."

"He won't understand anyway, he is dumb like a shoe."

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Serbian Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Montenegro

pare

Slang USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone

(n.) • Informal way of saying "money". More formal way would be "novac".

"Pare ljude kvare."

"Money spoils people."

English England

a grand

Slang USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone

(n.) • A generally informal word meaning £1000

"I wouldn't mind a spare couple grand to spend on a holiday."

"I wouldn't mind a spare couple thousand pounds to spend on a holiday."

Confirmed by 9 people

English United Kingdom

minted

Slang USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone

Meant in jest, to say that someone is so rich they could print their own money.

"They're absolutely minted!"

Confirmed by 3 people

German Germany

einen Haufen Asche haben

Expression USED On Occasion BY Almost Everyone

(to have a pile of ash) • to be rich

"Der hat echt einen Haufen Asche!"

"He is really rich!"

Confirmed by 3 people