Expression USED Frequently BY Some People
(adj.) • Another way to say barefoot.
"¡No camines a chuñas en la casa o te vas a enfermar!"
"Don't walk a chuñas around the house or you're gonna get sick!"
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butter my butt and call me a biscuit!
Expression USED On Rare Occasion BY Older Generations
"I can't believe it!" or "oh my goodness!"
"They're getting a new manager to lead bingo at the senior center!" "Well butter my butt and call me a biscuit!"
Dinnae teach yer granny tae suck eggs
Idiom USED On Occasion BY Most People
(Don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs) • Don't try to teach someone something that they already know; mansplaining. Your granny already knows how to suck eggs, there's no point in trying to teach her.
"You make tattie scones by..." "Pal, dinnae teach yer granny tae suck eggs! Av been makin em fair yonks?"
"You make potato scones by..." "Mate, don't teach your granny to suck eggs! I've been making them for years!"
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Expression USED On Occasion BY Some People
(Your bottom is out the window) • An expression used to call someone out when they are talking rubbish/ not telling the truth.
"not another wan pal, yer oot yer face!" "nah yer bum's oot the windae, I'm braw!"
"not another drink mate, you're really drunk!" "No, you're talking rubbish, I'm fine!"
Standard Phrase USED On Occasion BY Some People
When someone asks you to confirm something, but you don’t want to specifically confirm or deny it. Usually used when someone asks you why you are mad, and the reason mentioned is one of the reasons, though maybe not the only one.
“Why are you mad? Is this because I took your donut?” “It’s not not because you took my donut.”
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Standard Phrase USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(that says me nothing) • Way of saying something doesn’t sound familiar or doesn’t “ring a bell”
“Ken je dit?” “Nee, zegt me niks.”
“Do you know this?” “No, it says me nothing.”
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Slang USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone
(adj.) • Peruvian way to say "cool", "great" or "awesome"
"Eso es chévere!"
"That's super cool"
Slang USED Very frequently BY Most People
(n.) • a thief or pickpocket
"Un choro me robó el celular."
"A pickpocket stole my smartphone."
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Slang USED Frequently BY Most People
(n.) • (pitch) • A place to play football
"Están jugando football en la cancha."
"They are playing football in the pitch."
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Slang USED Very frequently BY Everyone
It is a slang name of Russia.
"Кто хочет поехать в Рашку? Там много уникальных мест."
"Who wants to go to Russia? There are many unique places."
Sound USED Very frequently BY Everyone
The Ukrainian sound for laughter.
"Бггг це Україна..."
"Ha ha ha, this is Ukraine..."
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Slang USED On Occasion BY Some People
(n.) • A nosy person who watches his or her neighbours, typically from a curtained window.
"That old lady is always watching us whenever we leave the house, she's a real curtain twitcher."
English English speaking countries
Idiom USED On Occasion BY Some People
Means that you are in a difficult position with no easy solution.
"I'm in a bit of a pickle - the deadline is tomorrow and my computer just broke."
Expression USED Frequently BY Everyone
(to shoot a chicken of sleep) • to take a nap
"Mai bine să nu tragi un pui de somn la muncă!"
"Better not shoot a chicken of sleep at work!"
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Word USED Very frequently BY Most People
(n.) • (day) • Short for "goedendag" "goodday" and is used to say both "hello" and "good-bye".
"Dag Marja! Alles goed?" "Ja prima, maar ik moet er nu weer vandoor" "Oké, dag" "Dag!"
"Day Marja! Everything okay?" "Yes, fine, but I have to run" "Okay, day" "Day!"
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Expression USED Frequently BY Everyone
(clear as day) • Crystal clear.
"E clar ca bună ziua că trebuie să-ți faci lecțiile."
"It's clear as day that you have to do your homework."
Slang USED Frequently BY Young People
(v.) • To check out or look at.
"Je vais mater le film ce weekend."
"I'm going to check out the film this weekend."
Standard Phrase USED Frequently BY Most People
(there is the world ) • Used to mean that there are a lot of people in a place.
"On est dans un bar." "C'est chargé ou pas?" "Ouais, il y a du monde ici."
"We're in a bar." "Is it busy?" "Yeah, there's loads of people here."
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Slang USED Frequently BY Everyone
(n.) • A Guatemalan man or woman.
“El dueño es un chapín de Puerto Barrios.”
“The owner is a chapín from Puerto Barrios.”
Hashtag USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
(#WaterForAnimals) • A hashtag created by the famous Moldovan journalist Lilu Ojovan to encourage people to put bowls of water for street animals during the summer.
"De azi înainte eu pun #apăpentruanimale."
"From now on I put #WaterForAnimals."