Slang USED On Occasion BY Teens and young people
(n.) • (it's glass) • Used to describe something cool, awesome and flawless.
"Εάν συνδέσεις αυτό το καλώδιο, η τηλεόρασή σου θα λειτουργεί τζάμι."
"If you connect this cable, your TV will work like glass"
Submitted October 2020 by nataliamagkou
Portmanteau USED On Occasion BY Everyone
(n.) • A contraction of the words "хрущёвка" and "трущеба". It is an unofficial name of type of low-cost apartment building which was developed in the USSR during the early 1960s, during the time of Nikita Khrushchev.
"Мда... живем в какой-то хрущобе. Жду не дождусь переезда."
"Hmm... we live in some kind of khrushcheba. I can't wait to move."
Submitted October 2020 by xxbeelkj
Word USED Frequently BY Everyone
(n.) • (I'm a mother) • A woman who demonstrates double standards in relation to her child in comparison with others, which often manifests itself, including in the form of justifying the child's bad actions.
"Эта яжмать никак не поймет, что её ребенок невоспитанный."
"This "I'm a mother" will never understand that her child is ill-mannered."
Submitted October 2020 by xxbeelkj
Expression USED On Occasion BY Everybody
( you better roll op your sleeves) • This is said before a difficult or hard task as a way of saying "get ready" or "be prepared".
"Stroop je mouwen maar op voordat je daar aan begint"
"You better roll up your sleeves before you start that."
Submitted October 2020 by PetraB
Expression USED Frequently BY Older Generations
(to fill the pacová) • To bore, annoy, or irritate someone.
"Você é muito irritante, para de encher os pacová!"
"You are so annoying, stop filling the pacová!"
Slang USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(v.) • (to crocodile) • The act of speaking one language when another is more appropriate.
"Komencantoj devas lerni ne krokodili"
"Beginners need to learn not to crocodile"
Submitted September 2020 by conspicuousdale
Expression USED On Very Rare Occasion BY Some People
(goodbye umbrella) • Way of saying goodbye in a rhyming way. It was popularized in the 20th century by TV presenter Peter Knegjens, and although widely known it isn't used very often.
"Ik ga nu, aju paraplu!"
"I am going now, bye umbrella!"
Croatian
| Chakavian
Dalmatia,
Croatia
Expression USED On Occasion BY Almost Everyone
(n.) • The state of utter boredom and sleepiness, when the only thing one can do is to lay down and relax.
"Hvata me fjaka, ne mogu sada to napraviti!"
"I'm getting fjaka, I cannot do it now!"
Submitted September 2020 by kljaicbarbara2408
Expression USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(adv.) • (in small amounts ) • Expressing the need to not hurry and to relax. People mostly use it in correlation with time.
"Pomalo, nije priša, imamo vrimena."
"Slow down, there is no need to hurry, we have enough time."
Submitted September 2020 by kljaicbarbara2408
Expression USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(n.) • (beauty) • Informal way of saying 'alright!'. Can be used as a greeting with the same meaning as 'What's up?'
"Amanhã vamos te buscar às 15:00" "Beleza!" "Beleza?" "Tudo certo, e contigo?"
"Tomorrow we're picking you up at 3pm" "Alright!" "What's up?" "Not much, and you?"
Slang USED Frequently BY Teens
(strawberry) • Someone rich and snobby. Mostly used for girls.
"Esas chavas son unas fresas."
"Those girls are such strawberries."
Word USED On Occasion BY Everyone
(n.) • (shieldtoad) • This is the word for "turtle".
"Mijn zusje heeft een mooie schilpad. Hij heet Padje P."
"My little sister has got a beautiful shieldtoad. His name is Padje P."
Idiom USED On Occasion BY Teens
(to give pumpkins) • It means to turn someone down and reject them, for example when they're flirting with you.
"Le pedí a María de salir conmigo a la fiesta pero me dio calabazas."
"I asked Maria to go to the party with me but she gave me pumpkins."
Word USED On Occasion BY Everyone
(n.) • (clouds) • That's the word for "marshmallow".
"Me apetece comerme unas nubes."
"I feel like having some clouds."
Expression USED On Very Rare Occasion BY Adults
(in front of the people) • Publicly, in front of a group of people.
"Non ho intenzione di parlarti così, coram populo."
"I won't talk to you like this, in front of the people."
Submitted September 2020 by giadafardin
Expression USED On Occasion BY Some People
(about tastes) • From the Latin phrase "de gustibus non disputandum est", meaning that tastes and preferences aren't to argue about because they're personal and not objective. It's used in Italian as a polite answer to someone liking something we don't.
"Titanic è il mio film preferito in assoluto!" "De gustibus."
"Titanic is my absolute favorite movie!" "About tastes."
Idiom USED On Rare Occasion BY Adults
(in wine (is) truth) • Used to mean that someone under the effect of alcohol is likely to voice their hidden thoughts.
"Mi dispiace per quello che ho detto. Ero ubriaco." "In vino veritas."
"I'm sorry for what I said. I was drunk." "In wine is truth."
Spanish
Spanish speaking countries
Word USED Frequently BY Everyone
(n.) • (feather) • That's the word for "pen" in some American countries.
"Agarra una pluma y apunta esto."
"Grab a feather and write this down."
Standard Phrase USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
(Remember Tryweryn) • 'Cofiwch Dryweryn' is the phrase used to bring attention to the drowning of the Welsh town Capel Celyn in 1965. The act of the town being turned into a water reservoir for the English city of Liverpool forms a large part of the animosity between the two countries.
"Yn y dyfodol, mae'r Saesneg wedi achosi llawer o gur am Gymru." "Dw i'n cytuno gyda ti - cofiwch Dryweryn!"
"In the past, the English have caused a lot of pain for Wales." "I agree with you - remember Tryweryn!"
Submitted September 2020 by naomianderson
