Idiom USED Very frequently BY Young People
(my steak drips) • Used to say that you or someone else is menstruating.
"¡Hola! ¿Quieres salir esta noche?" "No puedo, me chorrea el bife"
"Hi! Do you want to go out tonight?" "I can't, my steak drips"
Idiom USED Very frequently BY Young People
(my steak drips) • Used to say that you or someone else is menstruating.
"¡Hola! ¿Quieres salir esta noche?" "No puedo, me chorrea el bife"
"Hi! Do you want to go out tonight?" "I can't, my steak drips"
French
French speaking countries
Expression USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
Used informally to refer to menstruation.
"J’ai mes ragnagnas."
"I’m on my period."
English
| Bristolian
Bristol,
United Kingdom
Standard Phrase USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
A greeting to express thanks to a bus driver when getting of the bus
"Cheers drive! Have a good day!"
Slang USED Very frequently BY anyone
(Santa has arrived) • it is a euphemism for the starting of one's period
"Miért nem jössz úszni? Megjött a Mikulás?"
"Why aren't you coming to swim? Has Santa arrived?"
Submitted January 2021 by anonymous
Expression USED Very frequently BY Women
(I have my things) • It litterally means 'I have my things' and it refers to the menstrual period.
"Lasciami stare che ho le mie cose."
"Let me be, I have my things."
Se me está descongelando el bistec
Expression USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
(My steak is defrosting) • It's a way to indicate that someone is menstruating. You say this because when you defrost a steak (or any piece of meat) there's blood coming out of it.
"Hoy no iré a clase de natación porque se me está descongelando el bistec."
"I won't be on swimming class today because my steak is defrosting."
Submitted January 2021 by anonymous
Standard Phrase USED Frequently BY Everyone
(it is one) • I don't care. I don't mind. It doesn't matter.
"Dáš si pivo alebo víno?" "To je jedno."
"Would you like a beer or wine?" "It is one."
Submitted January 2021 by adamburianek
Expression USED Frequently BY Everyone
(under the slipper) • The situation, when husband is under total control of his wife or vice versa.
"Chudák Peter. Je úplne pod papučou a žena ho nepustí ani do krčmy."
"Poor Peter. He's totally under the slipper and his wife even won't allow him to go to the pub."
Submitted January 2021 by adamburianek
Idiom USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
Expression of how drunk the person is. "Na mol" basically means "totally off", but it's not its literally meaning.
"Kámo, ty si bol úplne na mol včera večer!"
"Dude, you were totally off last evening!"
Submitted January 2021 by adamburianek
Word USED Frequently BY Young People
Describing the thing that you cannot remember its proper name. Some people say that the people who use "oné", haven't got a huge vocabulary knowledge. "Oné" is basically a placeholder word.
"Podaj mi to oné... pero."
"Give me that thing... the pen"
Submitted January 2021 by adamburianek
Romanian
Transylvania,
Romania
Expression USED Frequently BY Everyone
(No good! ) • It is used to express a variety of answers like "yes", "no", "maybe", "I don't know", "no way", "obviously", "I don't care", etc. We can tell what the other person wants to express according to the context. This expression mostly in Transylvania.
"Ești sigur că pe aici ajungem la Bran?" "No bine!"
"Are you sure that this is the right road to Bran?" "No good!"
Submitted January 2021 by anonymous
Slang USED Frequently BY Teens
(out like a balcony) • Used to say that someone is out of their mind. It can refer both to something said or done by that person.
"Marco ama solo gli sport estremi, è fuori come un balcone."
"Marco only loves extreme sports, he's out like a balcony."
Expression USED Frequently BY Some People
(to throw in the towel) • An expression for dying or giving up.
Anna hade levt ett långt och händelserikt liv när hon till slut kastade in handduken.
Anna had lived a long and eventful life when she finally threw in the towel.
Submitted January 2021 by annalannemo
Slang USED Very frequently BY Most People
(tangerine) • A man who does whatever his girlfriend tells him to do because she has the power.
"David no vino a la fiesta porque su novia se enojaba si él venía." "Jaja, mandarina el man!"
"David didn't come to the party cause his girlfriend would've got angry at him if he had." "Haha, such a tangerine!"
Submitted January 2021 by psan2811
Slang USED Very frequently BY Most People
(you shrimp) • Way to address a person who is a very bad driver.
"Oye camarón, pon luces!"
"Hey you shrimp, turn your lights on!"
Submitted January 2021 by psan2811
Slang USED Very frequently BY Young People
A synonym for money.
"Eh güey, vamos por algo de comer." "Lo siento, no traigo nada de feria."
"Hey man, let's go grab something to eat." "Sorry, I don't have any money."
Submitted January 2021 by anonymous
Standard Phrase USED Frequently BY Everyone
(the weather under the dog) • Very bad weather
"I stayed at home yesterday, the weather was under the dog."
"Zostałam wczoraj w domu, pogoda była pod psem."
Submitted January 2021 by anonymous
Expression USED Frequently BY Older Generations
(for if the flies) • This expression can be translated as "just in case".
"Está re nublado, llevá un paraguas por si las moscas."
"It's really cloudy, take an umbrella for if the flies."
Submitted January 2021 by bmth2001
Idiom USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone
(spit the toad) • To urge someone to speak their mind or tell about something with no restraints; to spill the beans.
"Non hai mai espresso il tuo parere sulla loro unione. Forza, sputa il rospo."
"You have never expressed your opinion on their engagement. Come on, spit the toad."
Word USED Frequently BY Some People
(violin refrain) • Flattery; adulatory compliment.
"Luca sta esagerando con i complimenti. Mi sembrano solo delle sviolinate per ottenere qualcosa."
"Luca is praising me a bit too much. His compliments are mere violin refrains to get something from me."
