Interjection USED On Occasion BY Young people
(interj.) • (It slaps!) • Used to mean that something is cool. Ruder version : "Ça claque sa mère" (it slaps one's mother).
"Tu as vu le nouveau Avengers ? Ça claque !"
"Have you seen the new Avengers movie? It's so cool!"
Interjection USED Frequently BY Young People
(interj.) • Contraction of the phrase "isn't it?". Used to express agreement and confirm something someone else has said.
"It's so cold today." "Innit."
Interjection USED Frequently BY Everyone
(interj.) • This is what you say when you don't have or don't know a good answer for the question they asked you. It could be translated as "I don't know".
"Che tempo fa oggi?" "Boh, non ho guardato il meteo."
"What's the weather like today?" "I don't know, I didn't check the forecast."
Interjection USED On Occasion BY Parents
This is the Italian version of Peekaboo, a game for infants. To play, the parent hides their face behind their hands and then pops back into the view saying the word bubusettete and so surprising the kid.
"Bubu...settete! Eccomi qui!"
"Peekaboo! Here I am!"
Interjection USED On Occasion BY older people
(oh favor) • Used as a posh interjection as something along the lines of "Oh dear".
"Oh gunst, wat heeft ze een mooie jurk aan!"
"Oh dear, look at that beautiful dress she is wearing"
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Basque
Basque country and Navarra,
Spain
Interjection USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(interj.) • Informal way to say hello in Basque. Whereas the canon word for that is "kaixo", most people use "aupa" and its huge variants in their everyday life in an informal context with known people.
"Aupa!" "Aupa!"
Submitted August 2020 by blankarenina
Interjection USED On Occasion BY Everyone
(cats) • It is a kid friendly equivalent of "oh, shit!". It is used to express surprise or when somebody is upset.
"Iar am picat examenul la literatură. Pisici..."
"I failed the literature exam again. Cats..."
Submitted August 2020 by miruna
Interjection USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(interj.) • (The cow!) • An expression of surprise, admiration, or disappointment.
"Ah la vache! On s’est fait écraser par le PSG à nouveau."
"Oh damn, we got crushed by PSG (Paris Saint-Germain) again."
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Interjection USED On Occasion BY Young people
(interj.) • (wow) • Used in moments of surprise or introducing a twist in an interaction or a situation.
"Opa, vidi sad ti to!"
"Wow, look at this now!"
Waray-Waray
Leyte,
Philippines
Interjection USED Very frequently BY Everyone
A general interjection used in various emotions like shock, pain, frustration, disbelief, anger or sadness. The intonation of the word differs with each emotion. Not to be confused with the other Waray word "agi" which means "to pass" or with "hagi" which is a sigh.
"Agi! Naigo ak!"
"Ouch! I got hit!"
Submitted September 2020 by adtonangadto
Interjection USED Frequently BY Everyone
(interj.) • (Oysters!) • Used when something is surprising. Like "damn!".
"Mi trabajo me despidió hoy." "¡Ostras!"
"I got fired today." "Oysters!"
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Interjection USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(it's enough) • It is used to impose silence, to stop something or someone.
"Ora basta domande!"
"Now that's enough questions!"
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Interjection USED Frequently BY Anybody
(roll, my hen) • A colloquial way to invite people to leave with you. Not that it means much but it is based on the rhyme in "oule". Can be a joking way to get someone to hurry up.
"Allez, roule ma poule!".
"Come on, let's go!"
Interjection USED Frequently BY Young People
(so good!) • Used to say that something is cool.
"Je viens de gagner un voyage!" "Oh, trop bien!"
"I've just won a trip!" "That's so cool!"
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Interjection USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(interj.) • (imagine) • It is equivalent to "not at all", being used as a polite yet informal answer to "thank you". It expresses that the other person should not even imagine giving thanks because it was a no-brainer or an easy task.
"Obrigado pela carona!" "Imagina! Foi um prazer!"
"Thanks for the ride!" "Imagine! It was a pleasure!"
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Waray-Waray
Leyte,
Philippines
Interjection USED Frequently BY Everyone
(interj.) • An interjection used to express disappointment or frustration. It is equivalent to sighing in English.
"Hagi, nakawatan na naman ak'."
"Sigh, I got pick-pocketed again."
Submitted August 2020 by adtonangadto
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Interjection USED Very frequently BY Everyone
It is used to express frustration.
"Nambababae na naman 'tong si Juan." "Hay nako."
"Juan's womanising again." "Hay nako."
Submitted August 2020 by adtonangadto
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Interjection USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone
(interj.) • (into the ass!) • Equivalent to English "shit!" or "fuck!" used when something went wrong. Can be used with verb "jít", forming a phrase "jdi do prdele!" meaning "go into the ass!", that is equivalent to English "go fuck yourself!".
"Do prdele, ujel mi autobus!"
"Into the ass, I missed the bus!"
