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Multilingual folks: what are some odd idioms in your language(s)? (lemmy.world)
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What are some (non-English) idioms, and what do they mean (both literally and in context)? Odd ones, your favorite ones - any and all are welcome. :)

For example, in English I might call someone a "good egg," meaning they're a nice person. Or, if it's raining heavily, I might say "it's raining cats and dogs."

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[–] 16 points 2 years ago* (6 children)

Spanish, but only from my region:

"You are worth dick": You are worth nothing

"You are not worth dick": You are worth nothing

So basically to be worth dick and not be worth dick is the same.

We also have some variation like

"You are [not] worth three trip strips of cock": same meaning.

A bonus, not related to genitalia:

"Go get your hair brushed by a donkey": Stop pestering / go fuck yourself.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Oooh as a non native speaker, these are fun! Are the first two something like no vales polla or no vales ni polla?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Quite close! But we use another word, polla is mainly use in spain.

    "[No] vales [ni] [tres tiras de] verga/mondá"

    But if you use ni you necesarly need the no at the begining of the sentence.

    Mondá is a slang word, very regional. Is also a bit more agressive.

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