Spanish Argentina

tirarle los galgos

Expression USED Very frequently BY Adults

(to throw the greyhounds ) • Used when a person is trying to seduce someone.

"Creo que Ramiro me está tirando los galgos."

"I think Ramiro is throwing the greyhounds at me."

Confirmed by 7 people

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French French speaking countries

Défonce tout !

Expression USED Very frequently BY Young adults and adults

(Destroy everything!) • Used to wish good luck to someone, for instance for a job interview or an important exam.

"Vas-y, tu vas tout défoncer à ton contrôle !"

"Go ahead, you'll destroy everything for your test!"

Confirmed by 3 people

Italian Italy

pettinare le bambole

Expression USED On Occasion BY Adults

(brushing dolls' hair) • Doing something useless or unnecessary, wasting time.

"Vi volete mettere al lavoro? Non vi pago mica per pettinare le bambole!"

"Will you please start working? I don't pay you to brush dolls' hair!"

Confirmed by 9 people

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Spanish Mexico City, Mexico

chido

Expression USED Very frequently BY Young People and adults

It means that something’s cool.

"Untranslatable es una página muy chida."

"Untranslatable is a cool page."

Confirmed by 5 people

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Dutch Netherlands

prinsheerlijk

Word USED On Rare Occasion BY Adults

(adj.) • (prince delicious) • Comfortable, at ease, relaxed, satisfied

"Kijk hem nou prinsheerlijk op z'n bootje varen."

"Look at him prince delicious on his little boat."

Confirmed by 2 people

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Swedish Sweden

tjenare

Slang USED Very frequently BY Adults, Young People

(interj.) • Comes from the old expression “Jag är eder ödmjuke tjänare” (“I am your humble servant”).

"Tjenare! Hur är läget?"

"Hi! What’s up?"

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Spanish Mexico

qué pedo

Expression USED Very frequently BY Young People and adults

(what fart) • It’s a greeting. If you are with your friends you can use that instead of “hola”.

“Hey, wey. Qué pedo ¿Cómo te va? ¿Todo chido?“

“Hey, pal. What fart, how you doing? Everything cool?”

Confirmed by 4 people

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French France

fdp

Acronym USED Frequently BY Teens, young adults

Short for "fils de pute", literally "son of a bitch". It is most often used as an insult, but sometimes, young adults can use it at the end of a sentence, when they are annoyed and want to exaggerate. It's mainly used when texting, but you can also hear it spoken. Caution: "fdp" is also a short for "frais de port" (shipping costs).

"Rends-moi mon argent fdp."

"Give me back my money you son of a bitch."

Confirmed by 5 people

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Spanish Mexico

hasta el culo del diablo

Expression USED Very frequently BY Adults

(up to the devil's ass) • Is used to express that a place is very far away

"¿Quieres ir a la casa de María?" "No, ella vive hasta el culo del diablo."

"Do you want to go to Maria's house?" "No, she lives up to the devil's ass."

Confirmed by 7 people

Spanish Spain

estar en la edad del pavo

Expression USED On Occasion BY Adults

(to be in the peacock age) • This expression is used to describe the stage that takes place after childhood and before adolescence (between 11 and 13 years old).

"Ay, estás en la edad del pavo: no dejas de reírte por nada."

"Uf, you're in the peacock age - you won't stop laughing about nothing."

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Italian Italy

scoprire l'acqua calda

Expression USED On Occasion BY Adults

(to discover warm water) • It means to discover something obvious, maybe even with lots of thought and/or effort.

"I gatti che hanno il pelo tricolore sono solo femmine! Wow!" "Ma va? Hai scoperto l'acqua calda!"

"Tricolor cats are only female! Wow!" "Oh really? You discovered warm water!"

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Japanese Japan

お疲れさまです。

Standard Phrase USED Frequently BY Mostly adults

(hello/good job) • It's a greeting phrase especially among co-workers and teammates. 疲れ is tiredness, and this phrase also acknowledges the other's hard work. You can just say 「お疲れさま。」to make it more casual.

「昨日5km走ったんだよ。」「お疲れさま。」

"I ran 5 km yesterday." "Good job."

Confirmed by 3 people

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Italian Italy

il giorno del poi e il mese del mai

Expression USED On Occasion BY Adults

(the day of later and the month of never) • You want your nosy aunt to stop asking you when you're going to get a boyfriend? Answer this and you'll see her wheels spinning trying to figure out you just told her you're going to postpone as much as you can.

"Ma, allora, quando ti fidanzi?" "Il giorno del poi e il mese del mai!"

"So when are you gonna get engaged?" "The day of later and the month of never!"

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Polish Poland

gdzie kucharek sześć, tam nie ma co jeść

Idiom USED On Occasion BY Adults

(where there are six cooks, there is nothing to eat ) • Used when there are too many people working on the same task or the same problem: they will not succeed nor will it be done well.

"Zdecydujmy, kto jest odpowiedzialny, ponieważ gdzie kucharek sześć, tam nie ma co jeść."

"Let's decide who is in charge because where there are six cooks, there is nothing to eat."

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Finnish Finland

kalsarikännit

Word USED On Occasion BY Adults and teens

(long johns drunkenness) • Getting drunk at home, in a hotel room or other comparable location in your underwear, with no intention of heading out to a bar later on.

"Ois ollu eilen ilalla Huuhkajien voittoparaati torilla, mutten jaksanu lähtee. Vedin kalsari(känni)t."

"There was a victory fest for Huuhkajat at the (Helsinki Market) Square last night, but I couldn't be bothered. Settled for kalsarikännit."

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German Austria

die Kirche ums Kreuz tragen

Expression USED On Occasion BY Adults

(carrying the church around the cross) • Used when somebody does something in an unnecessarily complicated way

"Mach das nicht so, da trägst du die Kirche ums Kreuz."

"Don‘t do it that way, you are carrying the church around the cross."

French France

faut pas pousser mémé dans les orties

Expression USED Frequently BY Adults

(don't push granny in the nettles) • Used to warn someone not to exaggerate or push something too far.

''Tu peux garder mon chat pendant trois semaines?" "Trois semaines?! Faut pas pousser mémé dans les orties!"

''Can you look after my cat for three weeks?" "Three weeks?! Don't push granny in the nettles!"

Confirmed by 3 people

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Spanish Argentina

tirar manteca al techo

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!"

Confirmed by 7 people

Spanish Argentina

del año del pedo

Expression USED Frequently BY Adults

(from the year of the fart) • It is used to say that something is really old.

"¡Esa canción es del año del pedo!"

"That song is from the year of the fart!"

Confirmed by 11 people

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Arabic Algeria

فكرة

Word USED On Occasion BY young adults

(n.) • (idea) • Used when expressing approval and/or interest in a suggestion or opinion. Can be formal or informal depending on the situation. E.g. could be considered informal when addressing elders but not in a meeting - be it official or non-official.

"في رايي كون نزيدو سعر المنتج وحدو و نبيعوه في باكيات تع 3 و نديرو سولد تجي مليحة" "!ايه فكرة"

"In my opinion, if we raise the price of the product on its own and then sell it in packs of 3 on sale, it would be good." "Oh yeah that's an idea!"