Expression USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
(don't let go of the potato) • An invitation to persevere, to not give up.
"Je serai incapable de réussir mon examen de math." "Lâche pas la patate! Tu peux y arriver!"
"There's no way I'll pass my math exam." "Don't let go of the potato! You can do it!"
Expression USED Frequently BY Everyone
(Everything will be alright) • During the corona virus pandemic, people affixed cardboards everywhere with this slogan on them. It became the most trending hashtag in Italy when everything seemed dark.
“Non aver paura! Andrà tutto bene”
"Don't panic! Everything will be alright"
Word USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(n.) • (beautiful) • It literally means beautiful, so don't be surprised if Sicilian grannies call you that.
“Ciao, bedda!”
“Hello, beautiful”
Croatian
| Kajkavian
Zagreb,
Croatia
Expression USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(What is there?) • An informal way to greet friends.
"Di si care, kaj ima?"
"Hey man, what's up?"
Word USED Very frequently BY Most People
(n.) • It's originally an insult meaning dumb or idiot, but it's also frequently used with friends.
"Che boludo, ¿cómo andás?"
"Hey boludo, how are you going?"
Standard Phrase USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(How are we (doing)?) • This is what you say when you meet someone you haven’t seen in a while and you want to know what’s new and how they're doing.
"We Carmelo, comu semu?"
"Hey Carmelo, what’s up?"
Standard Phrase USED On Occasion BY Almost Everyone
(such and such) • It is used for things you don't really care about, so you just slide over.
"Ben böyle güzelim, falan filan"
"I'm beautiful like this, such and such"
Submitted July 2020 by handetorun
Word USED On Very Rare Occasion BY Some People
(verb) • To perform an undefined task in order to inspire the impression that this very task is of utmost importance, even though it is totally insignificant.
"We moeten dit document nog epibreren."
"We still have to epibrate this document."
Submitted July 2020 by rogier
Word USED On Rare Occasion BY Some People
(noun) • (skinhunger) • The unfulfilled desire of another person's touch (non-romantic).
“Sinds het begin van de lockdown heeft zij last van huidhonger.”
“From the beginning of the lockdown she has been suffering from skin hunger.”
Expression USED In the past BY Victorians in the 1880's
Used to describe temporary melancholia, coined from the word "morbid".
"I've got the morbs walking around this cemetery."
Idiom USED On Occasion BY Some People
(to take the legs) • To run off, make a run for it or escape by running.
"Ik wou hem nog een vraag stellen maar hij had al de benen genomen"
"I wanted to ask him another question but he had already taken the legs"
English
English speaking countries
Word USED On Rare Occasion BY People Opposing Protests
(n.) • Going out of your way to buy from a certain brand that has been boycotted.
“I’ve been buying a lot of t-shirts as part of a buy-cott to save a local business from going under”
Expression USED On Occasion BY Everyone
(deserved paycheck) • Used when someone gets what they deserve. To suffer from the negative consequences of your own bad behavior.
“Ik hoop dat hij z’n verdiende loon krijgt na alles wat hij gedaan heeft”
“I hope he gets his deserved paycheck after everything he did”
Submitted July 2020 by amarens
Expression USED On Occasion BY Most People
(to read the lesson) • To lecture someone.
“Ga je mij nou echt de les lezen over goed gedrag?”
“Are you really going to read me the lesson on good behavior?”
Word USED On Rare Occasion BY Some People
(v.) • (to butter) • If it butters between two people it means they get along. Can be used in negative form (e.g. “it doesn’t butter between x and y”) when people don’t get along.
“Het botert de laatste tijd goed tussen de twee zussen”
“It butters good lately between the two sisters”
Expression USED On Occasion BY Some People
(squeaked like that) • Used for something that can be done very quickly, as in, it can be done in a squeak or peep.
“Gaat het lang duren?” “Nee joh, zo gepiept”
“Will it take long?” “No, squeaked like that”
Submitted July 2020 by amarens
Word USED On Occasion BY Everyone
(n.) • (prefeeling) • A feeling something is about to happen. Can be used in both a positive and a negative sense.
“Ik heb hier geen goed voorgevoel over.”
“I don’t have a good prefeeling about this.”
Submitted July 2020 by amarens
Word USED Frequently BY Everyone
(v.) • (to beat) • To be right or be correct
"Klopt dit?" "Nee, volgens mij klopt dat niet"
"Does this beat?" "No, I think it doesn't beat"
Word USED Frequently BY People Under 30
(adj.) • (chill) • Used as an interjection for something that's "nice" or "great", or in a sentence for things you like. Frequently used in combination with the word "echt" (really) and can also be combined with "niet" (not) for something that sucks.
"M'n baas heeft me morgen vrij gegeven" "Chill!"
"My boss gave me the day off tomorrow" "Nice"
Word USED On Occasion BY People Under 30
(adj.) • (not chill) • Used for something that sucks
"Echt niet chill dat ik nu ook op zaterdagen moet werken"
"Really not chill that I now also have to work on Saturdays"
Submitted July 2020 by amarens
