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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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[–] 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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