Expression USED Very frequently BY Older Generations
(Suck on that tangerine!) • Expression of triumph or surprise, used when a person accomplishes something that looked difficult.
''Gabi armó el ropero ella sola, ¡chupate esa mandarina!''
''Gabi assembled the wardrobe all by herself, suck on that tangerine!''
Expression USED Frequently BY Everyone
(Mary goes with the others) • Used to describe someone who is easily influenced by the the opinion of others, with no will of their own.
''Ele não opinião sobre nada, na hora de decidir, ele é Maria vai com as outras.''
''He doesn't have opinion about anything, when it's time to decide, he is Mary goes with the others.''
Expression USED Frequently BY Gen Y, Gen X and Older
(don't waste gunpowder on vulture) • It refers to not wasting time, money or effort on things that will not leave any benefit.
"Deja de invitarle tragos, ella tiene esposo. No gastes polvora en zamuro."
"Stop buying her drinks, she has a husband. Don't waste gunpowder on vulture."
quedarse sin el chivo y sin el mecate
Expression USED Frequently BY Gen Y, Gen X and Older Gen
(to be left without the goat and without the rope) • Having two options and ending up not having either.
''Porque no tomaste una desición a tiempo, te quedaste sin el chivo y sin el mecate.''
''Because you didn't make a decision in time, you're left without the goat and without the rope.''
Expression USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
(to discover the cat's tail) • To point out something obvious; to speak out a known fact like it was something new or original.
"Ce să-ți spun, ai descoperit coada pisicii!"
"What can I say? You discovered the cat's tail."
Submitted August 2020 by alice
Slang USED Frequently BY Young People
(to throw tokens) • Used to say that someone is trying to seduce another person.
"¡Parece un casino de todas la fichas que tira!"
"He looks like a casino for all the tokens he throws!"
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Spanish
Spanish speaking countries
Abbreviation USED Frequently BY Teens
Abbreviation of 'te quiero' (I love you) used when texting.
"Buenas noches! Tq"
"Good night! Ily"
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Idiom USED Frequently BY Adults
(it's raining pitchers) • This idiom is used when it is raining a lot.
"¡Llueve a cántaros!"
"It's raining pitchers!"
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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Expression USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
(It is not so my thing) • It's not my cup of tea, I don't really like it.
"Voetbal is niet zo mijn ding."
"Football isn't really my thing."
English
Belfast, Northern Ireland,
United Kingdom
Expression USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
Used to describe a person who is extremely embarrassed.
"Look at her, she’s pure scundered!"
Submitted August 2020 by niamh
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Expression USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone
(Thanks to the dick!) • It is used when someone makes a remark or provides information that was totally obvious in the first place.
“Abbiamo pagato due caffè 20 euro!” “Grazie al cazzo, siamo a Venezia!”
“We just paid 20 euros for two coffees!” “Thanks to the dick, we’re in Venice!”
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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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Slang USED Very frequently BY Teens
(n.) • It is used to address a group of people that you are speaking to.
"Raga, ci vediamo dopo!"
"See you later, raga!"
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Expression USED Frequently BY Everyone
(It is not in my ropes) • When you don't like something or you're not good at it. It is the corresponding expression for "it is not my cup of tea".
"Non mi piace la pallavolo. Non è nelle mie corde."
"I don't like volleyball. It is not in my ropes."
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Expression USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(motherfucker) • In English, it would mean "motherfucker" and it is commonly used among Cambodians to express their anger or to joke around their peers.
"Ah jm hg Jong ngorb men?"
"Motherfucker do you wanna die?"
Submitted August 2020 by colinjohn1507
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Expression USED Frequently BY Everyone
(It doesn't make me go crazy) • Used to say that something is not your thing or that you don't like it very much.
"Questo libro non mi ha fatto impazzire, non è il mio genere."
"This book didn't make me go crazy, it's not my genre."
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Slang USED Very frequently BY Everyone
It is a slang name of the application Telegram.
"Я отправил тебе кое-что в телеге, проверь."
"I sent you something on Telegram, check it out."
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Word USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone
(adj.) • Common way to refer to blond people.
"Me gustan las mujeres catiras."
"I like blond girls."
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Quand les poules auront des dents
Expression USED Frequently BY Everyone
(When hens grow teeth) • Something that will never ever happen.
"J'espère gagner la lotterie!" "Oui, quand les poules auront des dents."
"I hope to win the lottery!" "Yeah, when hens grow teeth."
