Expression USED Very frequently BY People Over 30
(adj.) • Word used to describe someone who doesn't follow the rules/behave.
"Estos niños son muy necios, nunca se comportan."
"These kids are very necios, they never behave."
Expression USED Very frequently BY People Over 30
(adj.) • Word used to describe someone who doesn't follow the rules/behave.
"Estos niños son muy necios, nunca se comportan."
"These kids are very necios, they never behave."
Expression USED Very frequently BY Teens
(adj.) • (intense) • For when a person is very insistent.
"Que persona tan intensa."
"What an insistent person."
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Expression USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(adj.) • Condition after eating a lot of candy and as a result don't want to eat more.
"Ese merengón está muy hostigante"
"That merengón is so sweet that it leaves me no desire to eat more sweets."
Expression USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(to fall into the apples) • To faint.
"Je me suis senti mal hier, je suis même tombé dans les pommes."
"I felt so ill yesterday, I even fainted."
Idiom USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(at every Pope's death) • It means rarely, once in a blue moon.
"Come va tuo figlio?" "Insomma, studia solo a ogni morte di Papa..."
"How's your son doing?" "Meh, he only studies once every Pope's death..."
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Puglia and Campania,
Italy
Word USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(n.) • (Made-for-that-purpose) • Generic term for anything that can be used for any purpose.
“Vorrei appendere il quadro, ma non ho il fattapposta".
"I would like to hang the picture, but I don’t have the made-for-that-purpose."
Name USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone
(duckling) • Used to refer to a pretty girl you see on the street. Especially used in the province of Catania.
“Oh paparedda, che si dice?”
''Hey duckling, how are you doing?''
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Expression USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone
(n.) • (stones stones) • It’s used when you’re in a bad situation.
"Ma vitti petri petri!"
"I saw it stones stones!"
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Standard Phrase USED Very frequently BY Most People
It means “hi” or “hello”.
"Привет! Как дела?"
"Hi! How are you?"
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Sound USED Very frequently BY Dogs
This is what Italian dogs say.
"Bau bau bau!"
"Give me more food, human!"
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Slang USED Very frequently BY Young people
(adj.) • Use to describe something it's nice, cool, well done.
"¡Qué chilero tu trabajo!"
"Your work is cool!"
Expression USED Very frequently BY Adults
(to throw butter to the ceiling) • To waste money, to spend too much on something, often to show others how much money you have.
"¿Pudiste cobrar la plata? ¡Estás para tirar manteca al techo!"
"Were you able to cash the money? You could throw butter to the ceiling!"
Word USED Very frequently BY Most People
(adj.) • It describes a nosy person.
"¡Es una conversación privada. No seas meque!"
"This is a private conversation. Don't be meque!"
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Standard Phrase USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(that says me nothing) • Way of saying something doesn’t sound familiar or doesn’t “ring a bell”
“Ken je dit?” “Nee, zegt me niks.”
“Do you know this?” “No, it says me nothing.”
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Slang USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone
(adj.) • Peruvian way to say "cool", "great" or "awesome"
"Eso es chévere!"
"That's super cool"
Slang USED Very frequently BY Most People
(n.) • a thief or pickpocket
"Un choro me robó el celular."
"A pickpocket stole my smartphone."
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Slang USED Very frequently BY Everyone
It is a slang name of Russia.
"Кто хочет поехать в Рашку? Там много уникальных мест."
"Who wants to go to Russia? There are many unique places."
Sound USED Very frequently BY Everyone
The Ukrainian sound for laughter.
"Бггг це Україна..."
"Ha ha ha, this is Ukraine..."
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Word USED Very frequently BY Most People
(n.) • (day) • Short for "goedendag" "goodday" and is used to say both "hello" and "good-bye".
"Dag Marja! Alles goed?" "Ja prima, maar ik moet er nu weer vandoor" "Oké, dag" "Dag!"
"Day Marja! Everything okay?" "Yes, fine, but I have to run" "Okay, day" "Day!"
Slang USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone
A greeting like "hi", which you can use to replace "good morning", "good afternoon" or "good evening".
"安安，等等要一起出去嗎？"
"Hi, do you want to hang out later?"
