Word USED On Occasion BY Everyone
(noun) • When you find yourself in unfamiliar surroundings either purposely, for a change of scenery on a holiday or because you feel homesick.
"Pour un vrai dépaysement, allez passer une semaine à Bali!"
"For a real dépaysement, go and spend a week in Bali!"
Submitted March 2023 by anonymous
Expression USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone
(It rains as God sends it) • When it’s pouring, usually used when talking about the weather.
“Com’è il tempo?” “Piove come Dio la manda.”
“What’s the weather like?” “It’s raining as God sends it.”
Expression USED On Rare Occasion BY Everyone
(half of the world is filled with the same flower) • There is more boys or girls out there.
"Rozstaliście się ale nie martw się, tego kwiata jest pół świata."
"You guys broke up but no worry, half of the world is filled with the same flower."
Expression USED Frequently BY everyone informally
(bitter dicks) • When it's a problematic situation which doesn't end up well.
"Emilio ha rotto la sua macchina. Adesso oer arrivare a lavoro in orario saranno cazzi amari."
"Emilio broke his car. Now to get to work on time it will be bitter dicks "
Submitted November 2024 by anonymous
Word USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(adj.) • (thin) • We use "flaco" instead of saying "you" when addressing someone.
"Che flaco, fijate antes de cruzar."
"Hey thin, watch before crossing."
Idiom USED On Occasion BY Everyone
Do something stupid in public.
"Da mich ich mich ja zum Horst, wenn ich mit der geblümten Badehose ins Schwimmbad gehe."
"I'll make myself into a horst if I go to the swimming pool with my flowery swimming trunks."
Submitted April 2024 by anonymous
Expression USED Very frequently BY Everyone
Means something is average, not very special.
"This password is 0815"
Submitted January 2024 by anonymous
Da je baba bila muško, zvala bi se Duško
Proverb USED Frequently BY Everyone
(If grandma had been a man, her name would have been Duško) • It's used to prevent regret and overanalyzing past events over which we no longer have influence, as they have already occurred. Duško is a male name in Croatia.
"Da sam marljivije učio, do sada sam mogao diplomirati s odličnim uspjehom i potencijalno si osigurati bolje plaćen posao." "Eh, da je baba bila muško, zvala bi se Duško."
"If I had studied harder, I could have graduated with honors by now and potentially secured a better paying job." "Eh, if grandma was male, her name would be Duško."
Submitted May 2024 by anonymous
German
German speaking countries
Word USED Frequently BY Everyone
(adj.) • (selfunderstandable) • This adjective refers to something so obvious that anybody can understand or accept it; you don't need to ask. The noun is Selbstverständlichkeit.
"Kannst du mir helfen?" "Ja, selbstverständlich!" "Ein Baby kann man nicht allein zu Hause lassen. Das ist doch selbstverständlich."
"Can you help me?" "Yes, selfunderstandable" "You can't leave a baby alone at home. That's just selfunderstandable."
Submitted October 2023 by anahi
Word USED Very frequently BY everyone
(boundary surpassing) • Used to describe things that are unacceptable. Can often used in combination with "gedrag" (behaviour) to describe someone who displays violent or otherwise unacceptable behaviour.
"Grensoverschrijdend gedrag komt nog steeds vaak voor op de werkvloer."
"Boundary surprassing behavior still often occurs in the workplace."
Submitted March 2024 by anonymous
Expression USED Frequently BY Everyone
Fed up with something. Used to describe a feeling of discontentment with something. Not used to describe a generally feeling of being low.
“I’m absolutely scunnered with this place!”
Submitted February 2024 by anonymous
Expression USED Very frequently BY Everyone in Turkey
It is an expression you use when you get angry, call someone, pamper children, swear, feel shocked or flabbergasted or confused.
"Lan sen ne kadar büyümüşşün!" "Seni 8 yıldır Murat'la aldatıyorum." "Lan!?" "Hassiktir lan!"
"Lan how much you've grown!" "I've been cheating on you with Murat for 8 years." "Lan!?" "Fuck you lan!"
Submitted February 2024 by anonymous
Expression USED Frequently BY everyone
Confident expression means something along the lines of we'll take care of it. We'll handle it. We'll figure something out. Don't worry. No hurries. Also may contain uncertainty.
"Tamir işi ne olacak?" "Hallederiz."
"What about the repair work?" "We'll handle it."
Submitted February 2024 by anonymous
Slang USED In the past BY Everyone
(interjection) • Equivalent to the English "hello".
"Sall! Ce mai faci? Demult nu ne-am văzut."
"Hello! How are you? Long time no see."
Slang USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(interjection) • An informal way to greet friends, it means “hello” but so much more informal and cute than regular "hola".
“Holis, ¿qué tal?“
Expression USED Frequently BY Everyone
(make his mother cry) • To harass a person by tormenting him a lot. Can also mean to devastate a thing.
"Adamları ağır iş altında çalıştırarak resmen anasını ağlattılar."
"They literally made his mother cry by making the men work hard."
Submitted January 2024 by anonymous
Slang USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
(adj.) • (thieving) • Cool, excellent and special
" לכתוב ערך לגבי המילה מגניב זה לא מאוד מגניב"
"Writing an entery about the word cool is not very cool"
Submitted August 2020 by or
Interjection USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(God gives it) • A Jack-of-all-trades to express admiration, surprise or importance, usually in situations where one wants to stress something happened above average, or one perceived it as such.
"Déu n'hi do com va ploure ahir" "Tens gana? Déu n'hi do!" "Déu n'hi do la cua que hi ha per comprar el nou Iphone"
"God gives it it rained yesterday" "Are you hungry? God gives it!" "God gives it there is a queue to buy the new iPhone"
Submitted February 2024 by anonymous
Slang USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(adjective) • (raw) • It´s the Mexican version of "hangover" in English.
"Estoy bien pedo. Mañana estaré muy crudo."
"I am so drunk. I am going to be raw tomorrow."
