Expression USED Frequently BY Young People
(i am burned down) • It means to have no money, to be broke.
"Te miért nem mész velük nyaralni?" "Nem tudok, le vagyok égve."
"Why aren't you going on vacation with them?" "I can't, I am burned down."
Submitted August 2020 by janka
Slang USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
(n.) • Money.
„Nadal wisisz mi ten hajs. Kiedy mi go oddasz?”
„You still owe me that money. When are you going to give it back to me?”
Slang USED Very frequently BY Adults
(to throw the house out the window) • To spare no expense for something and therefore spend too much money on something. Especially used for celebrations e.g. birthdays or weddings.
"Ellos tiraron la casa por la ventana en su boda."
"They threw the house out the window at their wedding."
Expression USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(you don't even reach my heels) • It's a very mean way of saying "you are way inferior than me".
"¿Pensás que estoy celoso? ¡No me llegás ni a los talones!"
"You think I'm jealous? You don't even reach my heels!"
Slang USED Frequently BY Teens
(n.) • One of the many slang words used to mean "money". This word is actually used in English as well to mean the same thing (moolah).
"Hé mec, t'as d'la moula?"
"Yo bro, got any money?"
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French
French speaking countries
Slang USED Frequently BY Teens
(n.) • One of the many slang words used to mean "money"
"Hé mec, t'as d'la thune?"
"Yo bro, you got any cash?"
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Expression USED Very frequently BY Everyone
It is an expression used to show amazement or wonderment.
"Я открыла дверь комнаты и увидела муж, обнимающий другую женщину у меня перед глазами!" "Ничего себе!"
"I opened the door and saw my husband hugging another woman in front of my eyes!" "Wow!"
Expression USED Frequently BY Everyone
(when the sea comes to the mountain top) • Used to say that something will almost certainly not happen.
“Pryd fydd Dylan ac Eleri priodi?” “Pan ddaw môr i ben y mynydd.”
“When will Dylan and Eleri get married?” “When the sea comes to the mountain top.”
Submitted August 2020 by tomllewjones
Abbreviation USED Frequently BY Young People
An abbreviation of "beaucoup", meaning "a lot", "much", or "many", used in texting or messaging.
"Il fait bcp trop chaud pour dormir"
"It is much too hot to sleep"
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Expression USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
(no eyes to see) • To be unable to bear the sight of something, usually to express disappointment or when something is infuriating.
"我冇眼睇."
"I can't take it anymore."
Submitted August 2020 by leafysnails
Expression USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
(to have a hair in your hand) • Used to describe someone as lazy.
"Ce n’est pas un forcené du travail, il a un sacré poil dans la main."
"He is not a hard-worker, he has such a long hair in his hand."
Expression USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone
(to smoke like a fireman) • Used to imply that someone smokes a lot.
"Les Français ont la réputation de fumer comme des pompiers."
"French people are known to smoke like firemen."
Afrikaans
South Africa and Namibia
Word USED Frequently BY Adults
(n.) • (drunken grief) • Someone has "dronkverdriet" when they are crying, emotional or depressed after they drank a lot of alcohol.
"Hoekom huil sy? Sy het dronkverdriet want sy het te veel gedrink."
"Why is she crying? She has drunken grief because she drank too much."
Submitted August 2020 by watermeisie
German
German speaking countries
Expression USED Frequently BY People Over 30
(Hold your ears stiff!) • Used during a goodbye and when you're trying to cheer someone up.
"Tschüss, bis bald, halt die Ohren steif!"
"Bye, see you soon, hold your ears stiff!"
English
California,
United States
Expression USED Very frequently BY Some People
Expression to say goodbye. The California way we blend English & Spanish daily.
“See you later.” “Hasta la toodles!”
Submitted August 2020 by solmaam
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Expression USED Very frequently BY Older Generations
Used to refer to a person withouth mentioning their name, similar to "you-know-who" in English. It comes from "el/la que te dije" (the one I told you about) but changing the order of the letters in "dije".
"Anoche Juana llegó a casa a las 3 de la mañana, la quetejedi no va a estar muy contenta."
"Last night Juana came home at 3 in the morning, the quetejedi is not going to be very happy."
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Standard Phrase USED Frequently BY Everyone
See you later.
"Je vais y aller maintenant, à tantôt!"
"I'm going now, see you later!"
Expression USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
(v.) • (to brain) • To think hard, to contemplate. Comes from the noun "agy" which means "brain".
"Épp azon agyalok, hogy érdemes-e holnap elindulni."
"I am braining right now whether it's worth leaving tomorrow."
Submitted August 2020 by janka
Slang USED Frequently BY Young People
(v.) • (to cut) • Originally means "to cut", young people use it to say "to understand", "to know", "to get".
"Te vágod azt a vegán helyet?"
"Do you cut that vegan place?"
Submitted August 2020 by janka
