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.”

  • Lvxferre
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    39 months ago

    Central America? Those kind of “click” for me if I retranslate them to Spanish with verga.

    The “basic” insult also works in Portuguese with “caralho”:

    • vale um caralho (worth a dick) = worth nothing
    • não vale um caralho (not worth a dick) = worth nothing

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

    This sound hilarious. How is it phrased in the original? “Anda que un burro vos cepille el pelo” or something like that?

    • @HappyRedditRefugee@lemm.ee
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      29 months ago

      South america!

      I didn’t know that also works in Portugese!

      The original is: “Vaya a que lo peine un burro”. Bit of a hard translation and also is always formal (usted).