... yaşındayım

From yaş (“age”) + -ı (possessive suffix) + -(n)da (locative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant) + -(y)ım (1st P. Sg. predicative suffix), literally “I am at the age of...”.

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-de<alt:-(n)da><pos:locative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant>

-im#Suffix 11<alt:-(y)ım><pos:1st P. Sg. predicative suffix>

Yirmi üç yaşındayım.


I'm ... year(s) old

我……岁啰

góa ... hè--lo͘ / góa ... hè--lo͘h / góa ... hèr--lo͘ / góa ... hèr--lo͘h / góa ... hòe--lo͘h

…éves vagyok

including tens, and separately from multiple-element numerals


penny for them

penny for your thoughts
penny for your thoughts#English

(UK) Alternative form of penny for your thoughts


慢慢吃

/män⁵¹⁻⁵³ män⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵/

/maːn²² maːn²² hɛːk̚³/

/män⁵¹⁻⁵³ män⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵/

/maːn²² maːn²² hɛːk̚³/

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 慢慢, 吃.


gaawiin ninzhaaganaashiimosii

I don't speak English
I don't speak English


de cu é rola

(Brazil, slang, vulgar, idiomatic) my ass (indicates disapproval, disagreement, or disbelief, often with a tone of disregard, disdain, or disgust)


træde i spinaten

(idiomatic) put a foot wrong (see Thesaurus:make a mistake)


不足之處

ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ ㄓ ㄔㄨˋ

/pu⁵¹ t͡su³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰyː³³/

/pu⁵¹ t͡su³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰyː³³/


mi ne parolas Esperanton

LL-Q143 (epo)-NMaia-mi ne parolas Esperanton.wav


jury is out

The jury is out as to whether there is life anywhere else in the universe.

(idiomatic) An outcome or decision is still unknown and awaited.


what's yer poison

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

what's your poison
what's your poison#English

Pronunciation spelling of what's your poison.


that'll do

етәр

expression to indicate something as being sufficient or enough

Just one six-pack of beer left, eh? Well, that'll do for this weekend.

Used to acknowledge something as being sufficient.

OK, all right now — settle down — that'll do.

Used to stop somebody talking or an argument; synonym of fair enough.

All right now, that'll do, lass, that'll do!

A standard command to a herding dog to desist and return to the handler.


you get that

I tried driving into the city this morning during peak hour and it was so crowded. ― Yeah, you get that.

(informal) That's a normal occurrence; that's typical.


nulla poena sine lege

nulla pœna sine lege
nulla pœna sine lege#English

Alternative spelling of nulla pœna sine lege


nulla poena sine lege

nulla pœna sine lege
nulla pœna sine lege


一五一十

/i⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ ŋ̍¹³ jɐt̚⁵ sɐp̚²/

/it̚⁵ ŋ̍²¹³⁻¹³ it̚⁵ sɨt̚²/

/it̚¹ n̩³¹ it̚¹ səp̚⁵/

/iɪʔ³³ ŋ̍⁵⁵ iɪʔ³³ zəʔ²¹/

/i⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ ŋ̍¹³ jɐt̚⁵ sɐp̚²/

/it̚⁵ ŋ̍²¹³⁻¹³ it̚⁵ sɨt̚²/

/it̚¹ n̩³¹ it̚¹ səp̚⁵/

/iɪʔ³³ ŋ̍⁵⁵ iɪʔ³³ zəʔ²¹/

Tā bǎ zhè jiàn shìqíng yīwǔyīshí de gàosù le wǒ.

他把這件事情一五一十地告訴了我。

他把这件事情一五一十地告诉了我。


nulla pœna sine lege

/ˌnʊlə ˈpɔɪnə ˌsiːneɪ ˈleɪɡeɪ/

From Latin: nūlla (feminine form of nūllus, “not any”) + poena (“penalty”, “punishment”) + sine (“without”) + lēge (ablative singular form of lēx, “a law”) = “no punishment without a law”.

This is a wide definition, and the courts, no doubt bearing in mind that a wide application might tend to defeat the maxim “nulla pœna sine lege” have been cautious in its application in practice.

1945, The Solicitors’ Journal, volume 89, page 262:

[…] -cutions on these and similar constructs, thereby overruling nulla pœna sine lege.

1992, European Journal of Sociology, volumes 33-34, Plon, page 196:

This is especially pertinent to nulla poena sine lege in its particular reference to punishment.

2005, Jerome Hall, General Principles of Criminal Law, page 55:

(law) The principle that a person shall receive no punishment unless he has committed an offence as explicitly defined in a law.


WIWAL

(UK, Internet slang) Initialism of when I was a lad/lass.


ig

(Internet slang, text messaging) Alternative letter-case form of IG.


ig

(text messaging) Initialism of iyi geceler.


tune in, turn on, drop out

1960s counterculture slogan popularized by Timothy Leary and attributed to Marshall McLuhan.

That research might eventually move the category of drugs from their turn-on-tune-in-drop-out heyday in counterculture San Francisco to the mainstream.

2018 August 23, Kara Swisher, “How and Why Silicon Valley Gets High”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

Pay attention to the new way of living; go within yourself, take drugs; abandon the established ways and stop conforming.

Flashbacks (book)
Marshall McLuhan
Timothy Leary


tough toodles

Probably an ellipsis of "It/that/this is/will be tough toodles for you."

(slang) Too bad (for you); the outcome one desires is not likely to evolve.


я русский

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я ру́сский • (ja rússkij)

я ру́сский (canonical)
ja rússkij (romanization)


я русская

я ру́сская • (ja rússkaja)

я ру́сская (canonical)
ja rússkaja (romanization)


誰知道

/ʂeɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/ʂu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/sɵy̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ tou̯³³/

/ʂeɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/ʂu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/sɵy̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ tou̯³³/


the wheels fell off

The coach said, "We were doing well for a while, but they got tired and then the wheels fell off".

(idiomatic) Something failed, often after or amidst a laborious, tiring process.


мне нужен переводчик

мне ну́жен перево́дчик

мне ну́жен перево́дчик • (mne núžen perevódčik)

мне ну́жен перево́дчик (canonical)
mne núžen perevódčik (romanization)

[ˈmnʲe ˈnuʐɨn pʲɪrʲɪˈvot͡ɕːɪk]

I need an interpreter
I need an interpreter

en-мне_нужен_переводчик-ru-phrase-vxZpiVIJ


I am English

Indicates that the speaker is from England.

私はイングランド人です

わたしはイングランドじんです


万緑叢中紅一点

ja-pos

ばんりょくそうちゅう こういってん

万(ばん)緑(りょく)叢(そう)中(ちゅう)紅(こう)一(いっ)点(てん) • (banryokusōchū kōitten)

万緑叢中紅一点 (canonical)
banryokusōchū kōitten (romanization)

[bã̠n̺ɾʲo̞kɯ̟so̞ːt͡ɕɨː ko̞ːit̚tẽ̞ɴ]

Borrowed from Literary Chinese. Compare Chinese 萬綠叢中一點紅／万绿丛中一点红. Both are derived from a line in Ode to a Pomegranate Flower (咏石榴花) by Wang Anshi

zh-l

萬綠叢中一點紅／万绿丛中一点红

A single red flower blooms amidst a field of greenery. No extra spring scenery is needed to make it more lovely.

Nónglǜ wàn zhī hóng yīdiǎn, dòngrén chūnsè bùxū duō.

濃綠萬枝紅一點，動人春色不須多。

浓绿万枝红一点，动人春色不须多。

(literally) a beautiful single red flower that blooms within a field of trees and grass

(figuratively) something unique that stands out among many other things

(figuratively) a single woman among many men


siinä määrin kuin

siinä (“in that”) + määrin (“in amount”) + kuin (“as”)

Teidän ehdotuksenne otetaan huomioon siinä määrin kuin mahdollista.

Insofar as possible, your propositions will be taken into account.

insofar as, inasmuch as, in that (to the extent that)


benigne dicis

Literally "you speak kindly", from benignē (“kindly”) + dīcis, second-person singular present indicative of dīcō (“I speak”).


I'm twenty years old

Indicates that the speaker is aged twenty.


I am twenty years old

I'm twenty years old
I'm twenty years old#English

Alternative form of I'm twenty years old


I am ... year(s) old

I'm ... year(s) old
I'm ... year(s) old#English


what is your phone number

what's your phone number?
what's your phone number#English

Alternative form of what's your phone number?


who's calling

Used by a phone-call receiver to ask the identity of the caller.


do you accept American dollars

Used to ask whether or not products or services may be paid for in American dollars.

otatteko vastaan Yhdysvaltain dollareita


I'm allergic to pollen

Indicates that the speaker has an allergy to pollen.

私は花粉症です

わたしはかふんしょうです


it was delicious

Said to compliment a meal after eating it.

كَانَ لَذِيذ جِدًّا

phrase said to compliment a meal after eating it


please turn right

When giving directions to a person (for example, a taxi driver), indicates that he or she should turn right.


I've been robbed

Indicates that the speaker has been robbed.


please turn left

When giving directions to a person (for example, a taxi driver), indicates that he or she should turn left.

左に曲がってください

ひだりにまがってください


I'm a vegetarian

Indicates that the speaker is a vegetarian.

હું શાકાહારી છું

hũ śākāhārī chũ

私は菜食主義者です

わたしはさいしょくしゅぎしゃです

मी शाकाहारी आहे

mī śākāhārī āhe


I'm allergic to aspirin

Indicates that the speaker has an allergy to aspirin.

لَدَيَّ حَسَّاسِيَّةٌ مِنَ الْأَسْبِرِين

アスピリンにアレルギーを持っています

アスピリンにアレルギーをもっています


I'm mute

CAN'T SPEAK

tap left pointer with right pointer; hold flat hand with folded thumb towards your mouth, tap


stop the car

When giving directions to a person (for example, a taxi driver), indicates that he or she should stop the vehicle.


do I know you

Used to ask the interlocutor whether or not he/she has met the speaker before.

我捌汝无？

góa pat lí bô? / góa pat lír bô? / óa pat lú bô?


please say that again

Used as request for the interlocutor to repeat what he or she said previously.

هَلْ يُمْكِن أَنْ تُعِيدِي مِنْ فَضْلِكِ؟

Przepraszam, mógłby pan powtórzyć? Przepraszam, mogłaby pani powtórzyć? Mógłbyś powtórzyć? Mogłabyś powtórzyć?


I have a fever

Indicates that the speaker has an abnormally high body temperature, which is usually a symptom of a disease.


I'm single

Indicates that the speaker does not have a spouse or romantic partner.


I've burned myself

Indicates that the speaker is physically hurt due to contact with fire or heat.


I'm deaf

我臭耳聋啰

góa chhàu-hī-lâng--lo͘ / góa chhàu-hǐ-lâng--lo͘ / góa chhàu-hī-lâng--lo͘h / góa chhàu-hǐ-lâng--lo͘h / góa chhàu-hīⁿ-lâng--lo͘h

私は耳が聞こえません

わたしはみみがきこえません


I'm sick

Indicates that the speaker has an illness.

मी आजारी आहे

mī ājārī āhe


please speak more slowly

Used to ask the interlocutor to speak more slowly.

har du mulighed for at tale lidt langsommere?

kan du vara så snäll och tala långsammare?


how much do you charge

Used to ask a professional the monetary cost of his/her services.

ско́лько вы берёте? (skólʹko vy berjóte?) (e.g. за (za) + accusative case)


can I use your phone

Indicates that the speaker wants to communicate with someone via the interlocutor's telephone, if it is available.

당신의 전화를 사용해도 되겠습니까?

dangsin-ui jeonhwa-reul sayong-haedo doegetseumnikka?

pot să folosesc telefonul Dumneavoastră?

mogú li ja vospólʹzovatʹsja vášim telefónom?

могу́ ли я воспо́льзоваться ва́шим телефо́ном?

ฉันสามารถใช้โทรศัพท์มือถือของคุณหรือไม่

chăn săamâat chái tohrásàp meu tĕu kŏng kun rĕu mâi


I'm married

Indicates that the speaker has a spouse.

मैं शादीशुदा हूँ

ma͠i śādīśudā hū̃

私は結婚しています

わたしはけっこんしています


I'm bleeding

我出血了

wǒ chūxuè le, wǒ chūxuě le, wǒ chūxiě le

my head, hand, arm, leg/foot… is bleeding; it is more usual to name the specific body part that is bleeding

vérzek vérzik a fejem/kezem/karom/lábam/…

私は出血しています

わたしはしゅっけつしています


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is that a gun in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me

(humorous) Indicates the speaker has noticed an erection underneath the interlocutor's clothes.

har du en banan i buksa eller er du bare glad for å se meg?

Isso é uma pistola em teu bolso, ou só estás feliz em me ver?

¿Tienes una pistola en el bolsillo o es que te alegras de verme?


I lost my bag

Indicates that the speaker has lost his or her backpack.

Indicates that the speaker has lost his or her handbag.


it's an emergency

Indicates that the current situation is an emergency.


something tells one

Something tells me the project is going to succeed.

One has a feeling, hunch or a gut feeling that (something is true).


I'm blind

我青盲啰

góa chhiⁿ-mî--lo͘ / góa chheⁿ-mê--lo͘h / góa chheⁿ-mêe--lo͘h / góa chhiⁿ-mê--lo͘ / óa chheⁿ-mêe--lo͘h

હું આંધળી છું

hũ ā̃dhaḷī chũ


the line is busy

Indicates that the telephone line is busy.


could I see the menu, please

Said in a restaurant, to ask for the menu.

můžu se podívat na jídelní lístek, prosím

môžem sa pozrieť na jedálny lístok, prosím

kan jag få se menyn, tack? (se can be replaced by synonyms such as kika and ta en titt)


you have beautiful eyes

Used by the speaker to compliment the interlocutor's eyes.


can I buy you a drink

Indicates the speaker wishes to buy the interlocutor a drink, in a bar.

puis-je vous offrir quelque chose à boire


there's been an accident

Indicates that an accident has occurred.


he's unconscious

Indicates that a male person is currently not conscious.


she's unconscious

Indicates that a female person is currently not conscious.


I'll call the police

Indicates that the speaker is going to call the police, presumably to counter actions from the interlocutor.

я вы́зову мили́цию

in other former Soviet Republics where Russian is still spoken


I've been shot

I've been shot! We've been shot! Oh my God, help!
The last words from Pacific Air Lines Flight 773

Indicates one has been shot and may require medical attention.


how do I get to the train station

Used to ask for directions in order to go to a train station.

bagaimana untuk pergi ke stesen kereta api?

bagaimana untuk pergi ke stesen keretapi?

kak dojéxatʹ do železnodoróžnoj stáncii?

как дое́хать до железнодоро́жной ста́нции?


do you have a menu in English

A question used to ask for a restaurant menu in the English language

hal ladayka qāʔima li-l-luḡa l-ʔinglīziyya?

هَل لَدَيْكَ قَائِمَة فِي اللُغَة الإِنْجْلِيزِيَّة؟

hal ladayki qāʔima li-l-luḡa l-ʔinglīziyya?

هَل لَدَيْكِ قَائِمَة فِي اللُغَة الإِنْجْلِيزِيَّة؟

hal ladaykum qāʔima li-l-luḡa l-ʔinglīziyya?

هَل لَدَيْكُم قَائِمَة فِي اللُغَة الإِنْجْلِيزِيَّة؟

onko teillä englanninkielistä ruokalistaa


I don't eat fish

Indicates that the speaker does not eat fish.


I'm dying

Indicates that the speaker believes that he or she is dying.

我欲死去啰

góa beh sí--khì--lo͘ / góa beh sí--khì--lo͘h / góa beh sí--khù--lo͘h / góa berh sí--khìr--lo͘ / góa boeh sí--khì--lo͘h

(slang) Indicates that the speaker is laughing hard or uncontrollably.


are you married

Used to ask whether the interlocutor does or doesn't have a spouse.

(replace bạn with the appropriate pronoun) bạn đã kết hôn chưa?

あなたは結婚していますか

あなたはけっこんしていますか

당신은 결혼하셨습니까?

personal pronouns, e.g. 당신 should be avoided and names, titles, etc. should be used instead


I need a guide

Indicates that the speaker needs a person to guide him or her.

Indicates that the speaker needs a book or document to guide him or her.


I've been raped

Indicates that the speaker has been raped.


how do I get to the airport

Used to ask for directions in order to go to an airport.

كَيْفَ يُمْكِنُنِي الْوُصُولُ إِلَى الْمَطَار؟

空港へどう行ったらいいですか

くうこうへどういったらいいですか

공항에 가려면 어떻게 해야 돼요?

gonghang'e garyeomyeon eotteoke haeya dwaeyo?

bagaimana untuk pergi ke lapangan terbang


do you have children

Used to ask whether somebody is a parent of children.

bạn có con không? (replace bạn with an appropriate pronoun)


how do I get to the bus station

Used to ask for directions in order to go to a bus station.

אֵיךְ לְהַגִּיעַ לְתַחֲנַת הָאוֹטוֹבּוּס?


I lost my wallet

Indicates that the speaker has lost his or her wallet.

私は財布をなくしました

わたしはさいふをなくしました


I'm lost

Indicates that the speaker is unable to find his or her way.

أَنَا تَائِه

indicates that the speaker is unable to find his or her way

நான் தொலஞ்சிட்டேன்

nāṉ tolañciṭṭēṉ

All right, I'm lost. What are you talking about?

2019 February 10, Nancy Pimental, “Los Diablos!” (25:56 from the start), in Shameless, season 9, episode 10, spoken by Kevin Ball (Steve Howey):

(figurative) Indicates that the speaker couldn't catch or understand what was said.


can I come in

我会使入来𫧃？

góa ē-sái li̍p-lâi--bōe? / góa ē-sái ji̍p-lâi--bē?

我会做入来𫧃？

góa ě-chòe li̍p-lâi--bǒe? / góa ē-chòe li̍p-lâi--bōe? / góa ě-chòe lia̍k-lâi--bǒe?


該你了

/kaɪ̯⁵⁵ ni²¹⁴ lə⁴/

/kaɪ̯⁵⁵ ni²¹⁴ lə⁴/


that figures

(idiomatic) Alternative form of it figures


各種各樣

ㄍㄜˋ ㄓㄨㄥˇ ㄍㄜˋ ㄧㄤˋ

/kɤ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑŋ⁵¹/

/kɔːk̚³ t͡sʊŋ³⁵ kɔːk̚³ jœːŋ²²/

/kɤ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑŋ⁵¹/

/kɔːk̚³ t͡sʊŋ³⁵ kɔːk̚³ jœːŋ²²/


where does this bus go

ʔilā ʔayna hiya ḏāhibatun hāḏihi l-ḥāfila?

إِلَى أَيْنَ هِيَ ذَاهِبَةٌ هٰذِهِ الْحَافِلَة؟

このバスはどこへ行きますか。

このバスはどこへいきますか。


ISWYM

(text messaging, Internet slang) Initialism of I see what you mean.


it figures

(idiomatic, Canada, US) Used to indicate that a preceding event or statement by another is an unsurprising accompaniment of known facts and circumstances.


one's socks off

I've been working my socks off all week for no reward whatsoever.

We had a great time at the ball. We danced our socks off.

(idiomatic) With a large amount of effort or intensity.


I don't eat pork

Indicates that the speaker does not eat pork.

我毋食猪肉

góa m̄ chia̍h ti-bah / góa m̄ chia̍h tir-mah / góa m̄ chia̍h ti-mah / góa m̄ chia̍h tu-bah / góa m̄ chia̍h tir-bah

私は豚肉を食べません

わたしはぶたにくをたべません


מעט מדי, מאוחר מדי

מעט מדי, מאוחר מדי

מעט מדי, מאוחר מדי • (m'át midái, m'ukhár midái)

m'át midái (romanization)
m'ukhár midái (romanization)

Too little, too late
too little, too late


言わん方無し

ja-pos

言(い)わん方(かた)無(な)し • (iwan kata nashi) ^(←いはんかたなし (ifankatanasi)?)

言わん方無し (canonical)
iwan kata nashi (romanization)
ifankatanasi (romanization)
いはんかたなし (hiragana historical)

/ipan kata nasi/ → /iɸan kata nasi/ → /iwan kata nasi/. iwan is a contraction of iwamu, from the verb 言う (iu, “to say”) in 未然形 (“irrealis”) form (iwa) plus the subjective particle む (mu). Can be thus interpreted literally as “there is no seeming way of saying”.

1008-1010: Murasaki Shikibu Nikki
秋のけはひ入たつままに、土御門殿の有さま、いはむ方なくをかし。

1832-33: Shunshoku Umegoyomi (volume 1)
[...]人品賎しからねども、薄命なる人なりけん、貧苦にせまる其うへに、此ほど病の床にふし、不自由いわん方もなき、容体もときの吉不詳[...]


you're right

Indicates that what the interlocutor said/says is correct.


胡說八道

ㄏㄨˊ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄅㄚ ㄉㄠˋ

/xu³⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/xu³⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

一本正經地胡說八道

一本正经地胡说八道

Zhè piān bàogào jiǎnzhí shì húshuōbādào!

這篇報告簡直是胡說八道！

这篇报告简直是胡说八道！

1934, Lu Xun, “關于新文字——答問”, in 且介亭雜文, 上海三閒書屋, published 1937, pages 205–206:

Zuìjìn, xuānchuán gǔwén de hǎochù de jiàoshòu, jìng jiāng gǔwén de jùzǐ yě diǎn cuò le, jiù shì yī ge zhèngjù — tā zìjǐ yě méiyǒu dǒng. Bùguò tāmen kěyǐ zhuāngzuò dǒngde de yàngzi, lái húshuōbādào, qīpiàn bù míng zhēnxiàng de rén.

最近，宣傳古文的好處的教授，竟將古文的句子也點錯了，就是一個證據——他自己也沒有懂。不過他們可以裝作懂得的樣子，來胡說八道，欺騙不明真相的人。

最近，宣传古文的好处的教授，竟将古文的句子也点错了，就是一个证据——他自己也没有懂。不过他们可以装作懂得的样子，来胡说八道，欺骗不明真相的人。


please repeat after me

A request for the interlocutor to repeat what the speaker says next. Often used in language training.


LGTM

Said to have originated within Google, early 2000s, originally to give positive feedback on other people's work in a code review.

The primary end goal of a code review is to get another engineer to consent to the change, which we denote by tagging the change as “looks good to me” (LGTM). We use this LGTM as a necessary permissions “bit” (combined with the other bits noted below) to allow the change to be committed.

2020, Titus Winters, Tom Manshreck, Hyrum Wright, “Code Review”, in Software Engineering at Google […] , O'Reilly, →ISBN:


變幻莫測

ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄘㄜˋ

бяньхуаньмоцэ

/pi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰɤ⁵¹/

/piːn³³ waːn²² mɔːk̚² t͡sʰɐk̚⁵/

/piːn³³ waːn²² mɔːk̚² t͡sʰaːk̚⁵/

/piːn³³ waːn²² mɔːk̚² t͡sʰɐk̚⁵/

/piːn³³ waːn²² mɔːk̚² t͡sʰaːk̚⁵/

Melbourne's weather is unpredictable; they say it has four seasons in one day.

Mò'ěrběn tiānqì biànhuànmòcè; rénmen dōu shuō zhèlǐ yī rì sì jì.

墨爾本天氣變幻莫測；人們都說這裡一日四季。

墨尔本天气变幻莫测；人们都说这里一日四季。


я українець

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я украї́нець

я украї́нець • (ja ukrajínecʹ)

я украї́нець (canonical)
ja ukrajínecʹ (romanization)


я українка

я украї́нка • (ja ukrajínka)

я украї́нка (canonical)
ja ukrajínka (romanization)


quot homines tot sententiæ

From Latin, echoing line 454 of Terence’s Phormio: quot (“how many”) + hominēs (“men”, “people”; nominative plural form of homō: “man”, “person”) + tot (“so many”) + sententiae (“opinions”, “thoughts”; nominative plural form of sententia: “opinion”, “thought”).

Different auditors, as he observes, have different habitudes; so that, were we to put this assertion to the proof by particular applications, we should possibly find quot homines tot sententiæ.

1995, Brian Vickers, William Shakespeare: The Critical Heritage, page 133:

There are as many opinions as there are people who hold them.


I'm looking for a job

Indicates that the speaker is looking for a job.


eu te amo

[ˈeʊ̯ t͡ʃi ˈɐ̃.mu]

[ˈeʊ̯ t͡ʃi ˈɐ̃.mu]


nil sub sole novum

nihil sub sōle novum
nihil sub sole novum#Latin

Alternative form of nihil sub sōle novum


nihil sub sole novum

[ˈni(ɦ)ɪɫ̪ s̠ʊb ˈs̠oːɫ̪ɛ ˈnou̯ʊ̃ˑ]

Vulgate translation at Ecclesiastes 1:10 (1:9 in most other versions), Semantic loan from Biblical Hebrew אֵין כָּל חָדָשׁ תַּחַת הַשָּׁמֶשׁ (“there is nothing new under the sun”): nihil (“nothing”) + sub (“under, beneath”) + sōle (ablative singular form of sōl: “[the] sun”) + novum (neuter nominative singular form of novus: “new”) = “nothing new under the sun”.

sl

אֵין כָּל חָדָשׁ תַּחַת הַשָּׁמֶשׁ

there is nothing new under the sun
there is nothing new under the sun

“there is nothing new under the sun”; there is nothing truly novel in existence.


屢禁難絕

ㄌㄩˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ

люйцзиньнаньцзюэ

/ly²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹ nän³⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/lɵy̯¹³ kɐm³³ naːn²¹ t͡syːt̚²/

/ly²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹ nän³⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/lɵy̯¹³ kɐm³³ naːn²¹ t͡syːt̚²/

Why does crime go on despite our efforts to crack down on it?

為何犯罪行為會屢禁難絕？

为何犯罪行为会屡禁难绝？

(literary) rampant, despite repeated attempts at prohibition


屢禁難止

ㄌㄩˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄓˇ

люйцзиньнаньчжи

/ly²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹ nän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɵy̯¹³ kɐm³³ naːn²¹ t͡siː³⁵/

/ly²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹ nän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɵy̯¹³ kɐm³³ naːn²¹ t͡siː³⁵/

為何犯罪行為會屢禁難止？

为何犯罪行为会屡禁难止？


屢禁不止

ㄌㄩˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˇ

люйцзиньбучжи

/ly²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɵy̯¹³ kɐm³³ pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

/lu⁵²⁻³⁵ kim²¹³⁻⁵⁵ puk̚²⁻⁴ t͡si⁵²⁻²¹/

/lɵy̯¹³ kɐm³³ pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

/lu⁵²⁻³⁵ kim²¹³⁻⁵⁵ puk̚²⁻⁴ t͡si⁵²⁻²¹/

Wèishénme fànzuì xíngwèi huì lǚjìnbùzhǐ?

為什麼犯罪行為會屢禁不止？

为什么犯罪行为会屡禁不止？


I'm fine

Conventional response to "how are you?", indicating that one is well.

我好势

góa hó-sè / góa hó-sì / óa hó-sè / óa hó-sì


kiss me

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-kiss me.wav

I informally request that you kiss me—that you touch my lips with your lips or press the lips against, as an expression of love or affection.


I'm sorry

(with an upward inflection) Indicates that the speaker is confused or requests information to be repeated; come again?, say again?, I beg your pardon?; see also Thesaurus:say again


我不會說普通話

ㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄆㄨˇ ㄊㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˋ

wǒ bùhuì shuō pǔtōnghuà [Phonetic:wǒ búhuì shuō pǔtōnghuà]

во бухуэй шо путунхуа

/wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/

(chiefly Mainland China) I don't speak Mandarin


kaikella kunnioituksella

kaikella (“with all”) kunnioituksella (“with respect”)

Kaikella kunnioituksella, herra, luulen, että asia ei ole niin.

With all due respect, Sir, I don't think that's the case.

with all due respect
with all due respect

(idiomatic) with all due respect, with respect (mild apology used before disagreeing with someone)


πόσο χρονών είσαι

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Πόσο χρονών είσαι

Πόσο χρονών είσαι • (Póso chronón eísai)

Πόσο χρονών είσαι (canonical)
Póso chronón eísai (romanization)
Póso chronón eísai? (romanization)


πόσο χρονών είστε

Πόσο χρονών είστε

Πόσο χρονών είστε • (Póso chronón eíste)

Πόσο χρονών είστε (canonical)
Póso chronón eíste (romanization)
Póso chronón eíste? (romanization)


πόσο χρονών είσαστε

Πόσο χρονών είσαστε

Πόσο χρονών είσαστε • (Póso chronón eísaste)

Πόσο χρονών είσαστε (canonical)
Póso chronón eísaste (romanization)
Póso chronón eíσaste? (romanization)

en-πόσο_χρονών_είσαστε-el-phrase-nco~rmP8


the story goes

The story goes that they won the day.

James Kirkwood's play P.S. Your Cat Is Dead! opened nearly three years ago on Broadway, and, so the story goes, was promptly killed by critics — presumably because of its gay material.

1978 April 8, Robert Chesley, “The Cat Burglar Returns”, in Gay Community News, page 11:

The story is usually depicted as follows.


jeg har feber

I have a fever (indicates that the speaker has higher than normal body temperature)


ευχαριστώ πολύ

ευχαριστώ πολύ • (efcharistó polý)


一仍舊貫

ㄧ ㄖㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄢˋ

ижэнцзюгуань

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʐɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯än⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ jɪŋ²¹ kɐu̯²² kuːn³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʐɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯än⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ jɪŋ²¹ kɐu̯²² kuːn³³/


一刀兩斷

ja-r

一刀両断(いっとうりょうだん) (ittōryōdan)

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (一刀兩斷):
* → Japanese: 一刀両断(いっとうりょうだん) (ittōryōdan)
* → Korean: 일도양단(一刀兩斷) (ildoyangdan)
* → Vietnamese: nhất đao lưỡng đoạn (一刀兩斷)

ㄧ ㄉㄠ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ

идаоляндуань

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu̯än⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ tou̯⁵⁵ lœːŋ¹³ tyːn²²/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ tɤ⁴⁴ liɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tuan³³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ to⁴⁴ liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tuan³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu̯än⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ tou̯⁵⁵ lœːŋ¹³ tyːn²²/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ tɤ⁴⁴ liɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tuan³³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ to⁴⁴ liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tuan³³/

But there was something about the child that could be respected. His leisurely way, his reticence, his arbitrariness, his way of walking ahead without looking back. These were manifestations of his power, the power of the strongest, of the fittest. The child was, by no means, overly careful, or irresolute. The child could hit the nail on the head and make a clean break. The child was a quintessential Caucasian.

朱自清 (Zhu Ziqing), 《白種人——上帝的驕子》

Dàn zhè háizi què yě yǒu kějìng de dìfang: tā de cóngróng, tā de chénmò, tā de dúduàndúxíng, tā de yī qù bù huítóu, dōu shì lì de biǎoxiàn, dōu shì qiángzhě shìzhě de biǎoxiàn. Juébù pópomāma de, juébù niánniándādā de, yīzhēnjiànxiě, yīdāoliǎngduàn, zhè zhèngshì báizhǒngrén zhī suǒ yǐ wéi báizhǒngrén.

但這孩子卻也有可敬的地方：他的從容，他的沉默，他的獨斷獨行，他的一去不回頭，都是力的表現，都是強者適者的表現。決不婆婆媽媽的，決不粘粘搭搭的，一針見血，一刀兩斷，這正是白種人之所以為白種人。

朱自清 (Zhu Ziqing), 《白種人——上帝的驕子》

但这孩子却也有可敬的地方：他的从容，他的沉默，他的独断独行，他的一去不回头，都是力的表现，都是强者适者的表现。决不婆婆妈妈的，决不粘粘搭搭的，一针见血，一刀两断，这正是白种人之所以为白种人。

to sever with one blow; to make a clean break


elveda zalim dünya

goodbye, cruel world
goodbye, cruel world


私は日本人です

ja-pos

わたし は にほんじん です

私(わたし)は日(に)本(ほん)人(じん)です • (watashi wa nihonjin desu)

私は日本人です (canonical)
watashi wa nihonjin desu (romanization)


私は日本語が話せません

わたし は ^にほんご が はなせません

私(わたし)は日(に)本(ほん)語(ご)が話(はな)せません • (watashi wa Nihongo ga hanasemasen)

私は日本語が話せません (canonical)
watashi wa Nihongo ga hanasemasen (romanization)

[β̞a̠ta̠ɕi β̞a̠ ɲ̟ihõ̞ŋɡo̞ ɡa̠ ha̠na̠se̞ma̠sẽ̞ɴ]


我是中國人

ㄨㄛˇ ㄕˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄖㄣˊ

во ши Чжунгожэнь

/wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/ŋɔː¹³ siː²² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³ jɐn²¹/

/ŋo⁴⁴⁻³⁵ sz̩⁵³ t͡sʊŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ kuɛt̚¹ ŋin¹¹/

/ɡua⁵³ si²²⁻²¹ tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ laŋ¹³/

/ɡua⁴¹ si³³⁻²¹ tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²³/

/ɡua⁵³ si²²⁻²¹ tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/ɡua⁵³ si³³⁻¹¹ tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/ɡua⁵⁵⁴ si²² tiɔŋ³³ kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/ua⁵²⁻³⁵ si³⁵⁻¹¹ toŋ³³⁻²³ kok̚²⁻⁴ naŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋu³³ zz̩³³ t͡soŋ⁵⁵ koʔ³³ n̠ʲin²¹/

/wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/ŋɔː¹³ siː²² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³ jɐn²¹/

/ŋo⁴⁴⁻³⁵ sz̩⁵³ t͡sʊŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ kuɛt̚¹ ŋin¹¹/

/ɡua⁵⁵⁴ si²² tiɔŋ³³ kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/ŋu³³ zz̩³³ t͡soŋ⁵⁵ koʔ³³ n̠ʲin²¹/


two beers, please

Indicates the speaker wishes to buy two beers.


ご馳走様でした

ja-phrase

ご-ちそう-さま でした

ご馳(ち)走(そう)様(さま)でした • (go-chisō-sama deshita)

ご馳走様でした (canonical)
go-chisō-sama deshita (romanization)

Phrase composed of 御 (go, honorific prefix) + 馳走 (chisō, “treat, banquet, feast”) + 様 (sama, honorific suffix) + でした (deshita, “was”, polite past-tense form of the copula だ (da)). Literally, “it was a feast”.


is there a smaller size

Indicates that the speaker needs a smaller size (of clothes or shoes).

有较细无？

ū khà sòe bô? / ǔ khà sòe bô? / ū khah sòe bô?


I lost my glasses

Indicates that the speaker has lost his or her glasses.

我唔见咗我副眼镜

ngo⁵ m⁴ gin³ zo² ngo⁵ fu³ ngaan⁵ geng³⁻²

我兮目镜拍无去

góa ê ba̍k-kiàⁿ phah-bô--khì / góa ê ba̍k-kiàⁿ phah-bô--khìr

我兮目镜拍毋见

góa ê ba̍k-kiàⁿ phah-m̄-kìⁿ / góa ê ba̍k-kiàⁿ phàng-kìⁿ / góa ê ba̍k-kiàⁿ phàng-kiàn


the bill, please

Indicates the speaker wishes to pay the bill (e.g. in a restaurant).


what date is it today

What is the date? (used to request the current date)


do you have any pets

Used to ask whether the interlocutor is an owner of pets.

tartasz valamilyen állatot?

to avoid a farm connotation, kisállat (literally “small animal”) might be specified, which excludes large dogs


eller hur

Senere søgte Stalintiden omhyggeligt at slette alle spor efter disse eksperimentatorer, de blev helt bogstaveligt taget ud af historien (og så kan den vel ikke gentage sig, eller hur?).

2016, Karl Aage Rasmussen, Kan man høre tiden: Essays om musik og mennesker, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

Later, the Stalin age meticulously attempted to erase all traces of these experimentators, they were quite literally removed from history (and then surely it cannot repeat itself, or can it?).

Pengene er gode nok, selv om de er små. Eller hur? sagde han.

2010, Niels Lillelund, Bibendum, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

The money is good enough, although few. Or what? he said.

Men det er naturligvis alment erkendt inden for højskolebevægelsen, eller hur?, som de siger i Sverige.

2014, Per Sørensen, Meninger om mangt og meget: artikler og essays, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, page 96:

But of course, that is generally acknowledged within the højskole movement, or is it?, as they say in Sweden.


eller hur

Han är korkad, eller hur?

right; tag question used when the speaker expects agreement.


the joke is on someone

As only a small per cent of the dealers use the word "Leghorn," and the ones who do try to use it can't tell a Leghorn from a mixed breed or from many other breeds, the most of the joke is on someone else.

Like Cole, we see through the penny-trick instantly, but the joke is on us, and on Malcolm himself, because we fall for the same joke on the level of the film as a whole.

2015, Randy Laist, Cinema of Simulation: Hyperreal Hollywood in the Long 1990s, Bloomsbury Publishing USA, →ISBN, page 232:

“Guess what? The joke's on you because I'm going places, getting out of this nowhere town.”

2015, Lia Riley, Last First Kiss: A Brightwater Novel, HarperCollins, →ISBN:

"Well, the joke's on you because I'm resigning from the gymnast team. And if I resign, so will my friends, particularly when I tell them why."

2016, E. C. Eliott, Kemlo and the Purple Dawn, Gateway, →ISBN:

(idiomatic) Someone is the butt of a joke or is experiencing a negative outcome, especially if that person was trying to make someone else the butt of the joke or subject them to the negative outcome.


koji kurac

sh-phrase

koji kurac (Cyrillic spelling који курац)

Koji kurac se ovd(j)e događa?

Koji kurac si to uradio?

(za) koji kurac bih se zaključavao u WC-u kada živim sam?

Why the fuck would I lock myself in the toilet when I live alone?"


do you accept credit cards

Used to ask whether or not products or services may be paid for by credit card.

هَل تَقْبَلُونَ بِبِطَاقَات الاِئْتِمَان؟

你哋收唔收信用卡呀？

nei⁵ dei⁶ sau¹ m⁴ sau¹ seon³ jung⁶ kaat¹ gaa³?

apakah Anda menerima pembayaran dengan kartu kredit?

クレジットカードは使えますか (クレジットカードはつかえますか, kurejittokādo wa tsukaemasu ka, literally “can credit cards be used?”)


I like you

Indicates that the speaker likes the interlocutor.

我爱汝

góa ài lí / góa ài lír / góa ài lú / óa ài lí / óa ài lír

te quiero

decidedly a step below "I love you"; more like "I desire you"


en dessous de la ceinture

LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-en dessous de la ceinture.wav

Literally, “below the belt/waist”, a metonymy for the place of the genitals.

Il n’arrête pas de raconter des blagues en dessous de la ceinture.

(informal) below the belt, unfair, dirty


call the police

Use a telephone to request the arrival of a police officer.

警察を呼んでください

けいさつをよんでください


or something

I think she's a lawyer or something.

What are you doing?! Are you trying to kill us or something?

It's not like I hate parks or something; I just think it's too cold outside today.

So basically sexperts are reporters about sex, rather than sex professionals. Or something.

2010, Belle de Jour, Playing the Game, Hachette UK, →ISBN:

(idiomatic) Or something like that. Used to indicate the possibility that the preceding word or phrase is vague or not exactly correct in its applicability.


mitä helvettiä

Mitä helvettiä täällä tapahtuu?

(mildly vulgar) what the hell (intensive form of what)


you're telling me

(idiomatic, informal) Used to indicate that the speaker was in agreement with the preceding statement before it was made.

I know

used to indicate agreement before preceding statement


let's see

Let's see... I don't know if that would work.

Let's see. What should I make for dinner tonight?

used as a filled pause to indicating thinking or pondering, but allowing hearer to participate


I lost my handbag

Indicates that the speaker has lost his or her handbag.


luuta ja nahkaa

Katso tuota nälkiintynyttä koiraa: se on pelkkää luuta ja nahkaa.

Look at that starving dog; he's nothing more than skin and bones.

(idiomatic) skin and bones (very skinny, as from lack of nutrition)


I lost my backpack

Indicates that the speaker has lost his or her backpack.


I lost my keys

(US) Indicates that the speaker has lost his or her keys.

我兮锁匙拍无去

góa ê só-sî phah-bô--khì / góa ê só-sî phah-bô--khìr

我兮锁匙拍毋见

góa ê só-sî phah-m̄-kìⁿ / góa ê só-sî phàng-kìⁿ / góa ê só-sî phàng-kiàn


دکتر می‌خواهم

دکتر میخواهم (canonical)
doktor mi-xâham (romanization)


I'm an atheist

Indicates that the speaker is an atheist.


I'm not religious

Indicates that the speaker is a not a follower of any religious doctrines.


I'm a Buddhist

Indicates that the speaker is a Buddhist.


انگلیسی بلد نیستم

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انگلیسی بلد نیستم • (engelisi balad nistam)

I don't know English
I don't speak English


aš esu krikščionis

aš esu krikščionis m (female aš esu krikščionė)


aš esu krikščionė

aš esu krikščionė f (male aš esu krikščionis)


zsidó vagyok

I'm Jewish (indicating that the speaker is of Jewish ethnic descent)

(ambiguous) I'm Jewish (indicating that the speaker is a follower of Judaism)


I'm a Christian

Indicates that the speaker is a Christian.

मैं ईसाई हूँ

ma͠i īsāī hū̃

میں عیسائی ہوں

ma͠i īsāī hū̃


sunteți alergic la vreun medicament

/ˌsɨn.tet͡sʲ aˈler.d͡ʒik la vreu̯n ˌme.di.kaˈment/

are you allergic to any medications
are you allergic to any medications

(polite) are you allergic to any medications? (to a man)


I know

A response used to indicate that speaker was in agreement with the preceding statement before it was made.

𐔰𐔰𐔵𐔰

response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made

- What are we going to do with this leaky hosepipe?
- I know: let's use it as a garden sprinkler!

An emphatic assertion that one has a solution, an answer, or an idea.

我知囉

assertion that speaker has answer or idea


fr-phrase

êtes-vous allergique à certains médicaments?


can you help me

汝会使斗我𫧃？

lí ē-sái tàu góa--bōe? / lí ē-sái tàu góa--bē? / lír ě-sái tàu góa--bǒe? / lú ē-sái tàu óa--bē?

汝会做斗我𫧃？

lí ē-chòe tàu góa--bōe? / lí ě-chòe tàu góa--bǒe? / lír ě-chòe tàu góa--bǒe?

tud/tudna nekem segíteni?

the second variant is more polite in both


are you allergic to any medications

Asked mostly by doctors and nurses to ascertain whether certain medications should not be given to patients.

kas sa oled mõne ravimi vastu allergiline?

es-tu allergique à certains médicaments?

hast du Allergien gegen irgendwelche Medikamente?

a jeni alergjik ndaj ndonjë medikamenti?

kas te olete mõne ravimi vastu allergiline?

oletteko allerginen millekään lääkkeelle?

êtes-vous allergique à certains médicaments?

haben Sie Allergien gegen irgendwelche Medikamente?


I'm Jewish

Indicates that the speaker is of Jewish ethnic descent.

я євре́йка

note that the former жид (žyd) is more common in Western Ukraine but may sound pejorative in Eastern Ukraine

Indicates that the speaker is a follower of Judaism.


aš alergiška pienui

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aš alergiška pienui f (male aš alergiškas pienui)


ar jūs vartojate kokius nors vaistus

are you taking any medications
are you taking any medications


sell oneself short

You're selling yourself short by not mentioning your years of experience.

To belittle oneself in judgment; to underestimate oneself and one's abilities (and thus avoid being acknowledged to the deserved extent).


ar jūs alergiški kokiems nors vaistams

ar jūs alergiški kokiems nors vaistams? m

ar jūs alergiškos kokiems nors vaistams?


aš alergiškas pienui

aš alergiškas pienui m (female aš alergiška pienui)


are you taking any medications

Asked mostly by doctors and nurses to ascertain whether certain drugs should not be given to patients, as they may interact adversely with other medications.


a jeni alergjik ndaj ndonjë medikamenti

a jeni alergjik ndaj ndonjë medikamenti? m


IDRC

I'm looking for music to use as background in my videos (preferably w/o lyrics but IDRC).

(Internet slang) Initialism of I don't really care.


it's too expensive

Indicates the speaker thinks that the price is too high.

se on liian kallista

non-specific, like type of service, mass object

આ બહુ મોંઘું છે (ā bahu moṅghũ che, literally “This is too expensive”)


I'm a Muslim

私はイスラム教徒です

わたしはイスラムきょうとです


e olhe lá

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see e, olhe, lá.

Sua encomenda vai chegar em 3 dias e olhe lá!

Your parcel will arrive in 3 days at best!

Eu emprestarei 100 reais para você e olhe lá!

(Brazil, informal, idiomatic, used at the end of a sentence) at best; at most; and no more; and that's it (in the most favorable of conditions)


AITYD

(Internet slang) Initialism of and I think you do.


I'm allergic to penicillin

Indicates that the speaker has an allergy to penicillin.


بحبك

baḥíbbak (romanization)
baḥíbbik (romanization)


myliu tave

[ˈmʲiːlʲʊ tɐˈʋʲɛ]


aš myliu tave

[ɐʃ ˈmʲiːlʲʊ tɐˈʋʲɛ]


Happy Ramadan

An expression used during Ramadan to wish someone a happy time.


I'm straight

Indicates that the speaker is a heterosexual.


hast du Allergien gegen irgendwelche Medikamente?

De-Hast du Allergien gegen irgendwelche Medikamente?.ogg


haben Sie Allergien gegen irgendwelche Medikamente?

De-Haben Sie Allergien gegen irgendwelche Medikamente?.ogg


allergiás vagy valamilyen gyógyszerre

[ˈɒlːɛrɡijaːʃvɒɟ ˌvɒlɒmijɛn ˈɟoːcsɛrːɛ]


ben je allergisch voor medicijnen

(informal) are you allergic to any medications?


bent u allergisch voor medicijnen

(formal) are you allergic to any medications?


are you religious

A request for information about the listener's (or listeners') religious beliefs.


I'm gay

Indicates that the speaker is homosexual.


I'm a Catholic

Indicates that the speaker is a Catholic.


eu não entendo

[ˈeʊ̯ ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ẽˈtẽ.du]

[ˈeʊ̯ ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ĩˈtẽ.du]

[ˈeʊ̯ ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ẽˈtẽ.du]

[ˈeʊ̯ ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ĩˈtẽ.du]

[ˈeʊ̯ ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ẽˈtẽ.do]

[ˈeʊ̯ ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ĩˈtẽ.do]


انا مش متدين

انا مش متدين

انا مش متدينة

انا مش متدين • (ána mish mutadayyin) m (female انا مش متدينة)

ána mish mutadayyin (romanization)
انا مش متدينة (feminine)


two can play at that game

two can play that game
two can play that game#English

Alternative form of two can play that game


twee handen op een buik

like two peas in a pod
like two peas in a pod

(idiomatic) to be in strong agreement, hand in glove, like two peas in a pod; usually two persons who can get along very well


too much of a good thing

"If I must say what I think," continued Mr. Rushworth, "in my opinion it is very disagreeable to be always rehearsing. It is having too much of a good thing. I am not so fond of acting as I was at first.[…]"

1814 May 9, [Jane Austen], chapter I, in Mansfield Park: […], volume II, London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, page 26:

"I like a woman with spirit," said Cradell. / "Oh, so do I. But one may have too much of a good thing."

1864, Anthony Trollope, chapter IV, in The Small House at Allington:

"That you won't either," said Muriel, "Two's company; seven's too much of a good thing."

c. 1922, D. H. Lawrence, “Tickets, Please”, in England, My England:

Household chemicals are about as personal as modern science gets. We are surrounded by hundreds of them every day — they're in our furnishings, our cosmetics, our vinyl floor tiles and plastic baby bottles. […] Are they too much of a good thing?

2003 July 20, James Geary, “Risky business”, in Time:

Something enjoyable or beneficial which, nevertheless, becomes bothersome or harmful in large quantities or over an extended period of time.


ma nitkellimx bil-Malti

I don't speak Maltese
I don't speak Maltese


ma nitkellimx bl-Ingliż

I don't speak English
I don't speak English


ROFLMDAO

ROFLMAO with the insertion of damn for emphasis:
Abbreviation of rolling on the floor laughing my damn ass/arse off.

abbreviation of

(Internet slang) Used to indicate amusement.


il n'y a pas de quoi

Literally, “there is nothing for which (to thank me)”. Compare Portuguese não há de quê.

lit

don't mention it, not at all, think nothing of it, you're welcome


shit just got real

From the movie Bad Boys II, where it was spoken by Martin Lawrence.

(Canada, US, vulgar, slang) A situation suddenly became much more dangerous or serious from the viewpoint of the speaker.


them's the breaks

And I want you to know how sad I am to be giving up the best job in the world. But them’s the breaks.

2022 July 7, Heather Stewart, quoting Boris Johnson, “Boris Johnson’s resignation speech: what he said, and what he meant”, in The Guardian:

(idiomatic) That is the way things happen; that's life.


jisimni

Jisimni Mattew.


心胸狹窄

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄩㄥ ㄒㄧㄚˊ ㄓㄞˇ

синьсюнсячжай

/ɕin⁵⁵ ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä³⁵ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐm⁵⁵ hʊŋ⁵⁵ haːp̚² t͡saːk̚³/

/sɐm⁵⁵ hʊŋ⁵⁵ haːp̚³ t͡saːk̚³/

/ɕin⁵⁵ ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä³⁵ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐm⁵⁵ hʊŋ⁵⁵ haːp̚² t͡saːk̚³/

/sɐm⁵⁵ hʊŋ⁵⁵ haːp̚³ t͡saːk̚³/

small-minded; intolerant; selfish; petty


فارسی بلد نیستم

head

فارْسی بَلَد نیسْتَم

فارْسی بَلَد نیسْتَم • (fârsi balad nistam)

فارْسی بَلَد نیسْتَم (canonical)
fârsi balad nistam (romanization)

[fɒːɹ.síː bæ.lǽd̪̥ níːs.t̪ʰæm]


ég er ekki trúaður

ég er ekki trúaður m (female ég er ekki trúuð)


ég er ekki trúuð

ég er ekki trúuð f (male ég er ekki trúaður)


मैं धार्मिक नहीं हूँ

hi-phrase

मैं धार्मिक नहीं हूँ • (ma͠i dhārmik nahī̃ hū̃)

/mɛ̃ː d̪ʱɑːɾ.mɪk nə.ɦĩː ɦũː/

[mɛ̃ː‿d̪ʱäːɾ.mɪk‿nɐ.ɦĩː‿ɦũː]

en-मैं_धार्मिक_नहीं_हूँ-hi-phrase--EprJp33


не разбирам

head

не разби́рам

не разби́рам • (ne razbíram)

не разби́рам (canonical)
ne razbíram (romanization)


de quoi

J’ai de quoi acheter une voiture.

Y’a-tu de quoi à manger?


what someone said

(idiomatic) Used to indicate agreement, as if one would have wanted to say what a previous speaker has said, without change or qualification


ignotum per ignotius

From Latin ignōtum per ignōtius, “[to explain] the unknown by the more unknown”.

An attempt to explain something obscure in terms of something else which is even more obscure.

(logic) A type of fallacious argument in which one attempts to prove something unknown by relying upon an assumption that is also unknown.


HBD

Alternative form: HB

(Internet slang, email, text messaging) Abbreviation of happy birthday.


howdedo

I had no sooner got disposed than the door opened and a man came in, a husky, busy-looking man in a blue suit and black shoes, with a stiff straw hat.[…] The girl said, "Howdedo, Mr. Cook, Mr. Derwin's in Mr. Anderson's room."

1934, Rex Stout, Fer-de-Lance, Bantam, published 1992, →ISBN, page 47:

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

Pronunciation spelling of how do you do.


a bheil Gàidhlig agad

do you speak Gaelic?
do you speak something


ты говоришь по-русски

ты говори́шь по-ру́сски?

ты говори́шь по-ру́сски? • (ty govoríšʹ po-rússki?)

ты говори́шь по-ру́сски (canonical)
ty govoríšʹ po-rússki? (romanization)

[tɨ ɡəvɐˈrʲiʂ pɐ‿ˈruskʲɪ]

en-ты_говоришь_по-русски-ru-phrase-QOKBabND


вы говорите по-русски

вы говори́те по-ру́сски?

вы говори́те по-ру́сски? • (vy govoríte po-rússki?)

вы говори́те по-ру́сски (canonical)
vy govoríte po-rússki? (romanization)

en-вы_говорите_по-русски-ru-phrase-QOKBabND


一目瞭然

ㄧ ㄇㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄢˊ

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ mu⁵¹ li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ mʊk̚² liːu̯¹³ jiːn²¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² liau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɛn²⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² liau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ziɛn²³/

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² mak̚⁴⁻² liau⁵²⁻³⁵ d͡ziaŋ⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ mu⁵¹ li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ mʊk̚² liːu̯¹³ jiːn²¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² liau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɛn²⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² liau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ziɛn²³/

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² mak̚⁴⁻² liau⁵²⁻³⁵ d͡ziaŋ⁵⁵/


ако ще турско да стане

ако ще́ ту́рско да ста́не

ако ще́ ту́рско да ста́не • (ako šté túrsko da stáne)

ако ще́ ту́рско да ста́не (canonical)
ako šté túrsko da stáne (romanization)

LL-Q7918 (bul)-Kiril kovachev-ако ще турско да стане.wav

Literally, "Even if the Turkish [yoke] would be reimposed". The Turkish yoke (1396-1878) is an epitome of odious time, tribulations and atrocious oppression in the Bulgarian-speaking countries.

(after negation) indicates extreme obstinacy, reluctance: by no manner of means

en-ако_ще_турско_да_стане-bg-phrase-Y2CT2vGW

(affirmative) indicates extreme covetousness, sparing no effort: at all costs

en-ако_ще_турско_да_стане-bg-phrase-dJ3u4No1


call an ambulance

Use a telephone to ensure arrival of an ambulance

救急車を呼んでください

きゅうきゅうしゃをよんでください

ហៅទូរស័ព្ទរថយន្តសង្គ្រោះបន្ទាន់របស់

hav tuurɔsap rʊət yʊən sɑŋkrʊəh bɑntoan rɔbɑh


allt fínt

fine, just fine (in answer to the question Hvernig hefurðu það? “How are you?”, literally, “How do you have it?”)


WAE

(US, government) Initialism of when actually employed.


ask me one on sport

a sarcastic reply given when a person does not know the correct answer.


мне ... год

мне ... го́да

mne ... god (romanization)
мне ... го́да (canonical)
mne ... góda (romanization)
мне ... лет (canonical)
mne ... let (romanization)

мне два́дцать оди́н год

мне два́дцать три го́да

мне два́дцать пять лет


как жалко

как жа́лко! • (kak žálko!)

как жа́лко ! (canonical)
kak žálko! (romanization)


как вы поживаете

как вы пожива́ете?

как вы пожива́ете? • (kak vy poživájete?)

как вы пожива́ете (canonical)
kak vy poživájete? (romanization)


ça commence à bien faire

LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-ça commence à bien faire.wav


как вам не стыдно

как вам не сты́дно!

как вам не сты́дно! • (kak vam ne stýdno!)

как вам не сты́дно ! (canonical)
kak vam ne stýdno! (romanization)

(formal) shame on you!, for shame!; you should be ashamed of yourself!


do you believe in God

Used to ask whether the interlocutor believes in God.

汝相信上帝无？

lí siong-sìn siōng-tè bô? / lír siong-sìn siōng-tè bô? / lí siang-sìn siāng-tè bô? / lú siang-sìn siāng-tè bô?


что это

что́ э́то? • (štó éto?)

что́ э́то (canonical)
štó éto? (romanization)


betur sjá augu en auga

From betur (“better”) the comparative of vel (“well”) and sjá (“they see”) the present indicative first person plural of sjá (“to see”) and augu (“eyes”) and en (“than”) and auga (“an eye”), literally meaning "better see eyes than an eye", "many eyes see better than one" or "two eyes see better than one".

two heads are better than one
two heads are better than one


let me see

Now, let me see. When did you want the appointment?

Let me see. What should I make for dinner tonight?

(set phrase) Used as a filled pause to indicating thinking or pondering, not inviting hearer to participate.

Let me see if I can find that book for you.

Let me see if this microphone works.

Used when pondering the results of an action one is doing, or to politely ask for permission to do something

Let me see if I understood you correctly.

Let me see if I have this straight.

(by extension) Used to indicate incredulity; wait a minute; hold on

[…] Eric stepped in front of Shala, unaware that he was blocking her view. […]
“Let me see,” Shala demanded, trying to peer around him.

1994, Betty Brooks, Viking Mistress (Zebra Historical Romance), Kensington Publishing Corporation, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 161:

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see let, me, see.


aerae vulgaris

anno aerae nostrae vulgaris

1615, Joannes Kepler, Joannis Keppleri Mathematici Eclogae chronicae ex epistolis doctissimorum aliquot Virorum, & Suis mutuis, Quibus examinantur tempora nobilissima I. Herodis Herodiadumque. II Baptismi & Ministerii Christi annorum non plus 2 1/4. III. Passionis, Mortis Et Resurrectionis Dn. N. Iesu Christi, anno aerae nostrae vulgaris, 31. non, ut vulgo 33. IV. Belli Iudaici, quo funerata fuit cum Ierosolymis & Templo Synagoga Iudaica, sublatumque Vetus Testamentum. Inter alia & Commentarius luculentus in locum Epiphanii obscurissimum de cyclo veteri Iudaeorum., Francofurti, Typis Ioannis Bringeri, Impensis vero Godefridi Tampachii:


הי״ד

Abbreviation of הַשֵּׁם יִקּוֹם דָּמוֹ (hašém yikóm damó, “may Hashem avenge his blood”)

abbrev

הַשֵּׁם יִקּוֹם דָּמוֹ

(Judaism) Used after the name of someone killed because he was Jewish, as a prayer to God that He avenge his death.


vaikka ja mitä

Tarjolla oli vaikka ja mitä, esim. leikkeleitä, juustoja, suolalihaa ja vihanneksia.

They had this and that for sale, for example cold cuts, cheeses, corned beef and vegetables.


here lies

Calque of Latin hīc jacet (whence also English hic jacet, a direct borrowing).

A phrase written on gravestones followed by the buried person's name.


hasta mañana

goodbye, see you tomorrow, until tomorrow


hasta luego

hasta luego "until later".
Compare Portuguese até logo.

see you later, goodbye, bye, take care, so long, later


and that

Parkin: I can bring you some logs up later but I've got the cows and that to feed first.

Don't get me wrong la, it's lovely what he's trying to do and that but, end of the day, a lad's got his pride to consider, hasn't he?

(informal) And everything related to that; and so on; etc.

Are we meeting Tom and that?

(UK, Australia, New Zealand, slang) And the others; used after a name to denote the friends or social group of that person.


metoo

(Internet) Deliberate misspelling of me too, used to indicate agreement.


好不好

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴ b̥u⁴ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴ b̥u⁴ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

我們明天去，好不好？

我们明天去，好不好？

I'll go back and get the money, then send it back to you, OK?

Děng wǒ huíqù qǔ le qián wǒ sòng guòlái, hǎobùhǎo?

等我回去取了錢我送過來，好不好？

等我回去取了钱我送过来，好不好？


who'd have thunk it

He stayed until he saw she had recovered her self possession, then he left, telegraphed to Mr. Hinsdale of Helen's safe arrival—always the same thoughtful fellow—and then went home and wrote sonnets to his lady love. "Who'd have thunk it of 'im?"

1895 September, Frances Cora Perce, “A Sonata of the Woods”, in W. S. B. Mathews, editor, Music. A Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Art, Science, Technic and Literature of Music, volume VIII, Chicago, Ill.: The Music Magazine Publishing Company […], →OCLC, pages 478–479:

"Hello, Muggs!" he cried, vainly trying to bestow a pat upon that unquiet animal. "Say, Trevor, hasn't he grown? He's twice the size he was when you got him!" / "It's a way puppies have." / "You don't say so? Who'd have thunk it![…]"

1906, Ralph Henry Barbour, “In the Rowing-room”, in Captain of the Crew, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton and Company, page 147:

who would have thunk it
who would have thunk it#English

Alternative form of who would have thunk it


does anyone here speak English

ʔamin ʔaḥadin hunā yatakallamu bi-l-ʔinjlīziyyati?

أَمِنْ أَحَدٍ هُنَا يَتَكَلَّمُ بِٱلْإِنْجْلِيزِيَّةِ؟

хто-небу́дзь тут гаво́рыць па-англі́йску?

এখানে ইংরেজি বলতে পারেন এমন কেউ আছেন?

ekhane iṅreji bolote paren emon keu achen?

遮有人会晓讲英文无？

chiâ ū-lâng kóng Eng-bûn bô? / chiâ ǔ-lâng kóng Eng-bûn bô? / chia ū-lâng kóng Eng-bûn bô?

这兜有人会晓讲英文无？

chit-tau ū-lâng kóng Eng-bûn bô? / chit-tau ǔ-lâng kóng Eng-bûn bô?

这爿有人会晓讲英文无？

chit-pêng ū-lâng kóng Eng-bûn bô? / chit-pêng ǔ-lâng kóng Eng-bûn bô?

kas on keegi siin kes räägib inglise keelt?

est-ce qu’il y a quelqu’un ici qui parle anglais

an bhfuil Béarla ag duine ar bith anseo?

こちらで英語を話せる人はいますか

kochira de Eigo o hanaseru hito wa imasu ka

មានម្នកណាចេះភាសាអង់គ្លេសទេ

meean m'neak na cheh piasah ongkleh teh?

혹시 여기 영어 하시는 분 계시나요?

hoksi yeogi yeong'eo hasineun bun gyesinayo?

czy jest ktoś tutaj kto mówi po angielsku?

кто-нибу́дь здесь говори́т по-англи́йски?

มีใครบ้างไหมที่นี่ที่พูดภาษาอังกฤษได้

mee krai bâang măi têe nêe têe pôot paasăa anggrìt dâi

ghe zeło calchedun che'l parla par ingleze?


будь что будет

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будь что бу́дет

будь что бу́дет • (budʹ što búdet)

будь что бу́дет (canonical)
budʹ što búdet (romanization)

whatever will be, will be; whatever works; come what may


rolling in it

(idiomatic) Having an abundance of money; rich, very prosperous.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see roll, in, it.


lands preserved

(UK, Ireland) statement placed on signs or in newspaper ads, advising that hunting or shooting is not permitted on the property.


الله يسهلك

A phrase commonly used to turn away beggars.


তোমার নাম কী

তোমার নাম কী?


আপনার নাম কী

আপনার নাম কী?


au grand dam de

/o ɡʁɑ̃ dɑ̃ də/

LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-au grand dam de.wav

LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-au grand dam de.wav


cheap at half the price

Deliberate transformation of a street trader's cry, cheap at twice the price (informing customers that what he was selling would still be cheap even if it cost twice as much), into cheap at half the price which would imply that the price was excessive.

After breakfast, Shirley and Gordon walked down the street to a shopping mall to look at fancy clothes and high priced jewelry. "Cheap at half the price," Gordon observed. Shirley smiled.

2007, Gordon Hughes, Hard Drive!: As the Disc Turns, page 76:

After he'd convinced you you'd only got one leg – the left – he'd sell you a gross of right-footed shoes. "Cheap at half the price! A real bargain." Afterwards, you'd feel you'd been done a favour to, and obligingly walk off with a limp.

2001, Roy Holland, C. H. Muller, Flakes of Dark and Light: Tales from Southern Africa and Elsewhere, page 110:

(from misunderstanding) Satisfactorily cheap.


jen tak dál

Compare Polish tylko tak dalej, German nur weiter so.


plus facile à dire qu'à faire

plus facile à dire qu’ à faire (canonical)

easier said than done
easier said than done

easier said than done (easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish)


আমি জানতে চাই

আমি জানতে চাই


туп

used to refer to someone putting or giving something; morphologically an onomatopoeia


I have asthma

Indicates that the speaker is afflicted with asthma


I have AIDS

acquired immune deficiency syndrome
acquired immune deficiency syndrome

Indicates that the speaker has acquired immune deficiency syndrome.


I have cancer

Indicates that the speaker is afflicted with some form of cancer.


I have low blood pressure

Indicates that the speaker has hypotension (low blood pressure).

我有低血压

wǒ yǒu dīxuèyā, wǒ yǒu dīxuěyā, wǒ yǒu dīxiěyā


I have diabetes

Indicates that the speaker has diabetes.


у меня нет денег

у меня́ нет де́нег

у меня́ нет де́нег • (u menjá net déneg)

у меня́ нет де́нег (canonical)
u menjá net déneg (romanization)


do you have a boyfriend

Used to ask whether the interlocutor has a boyfriend.


I have high blood pressure

Indicates that the speaker has hypertension (high blood pressure).

我有高血压

wǒ yǒu gāoxuèyā, wǒ yǒu gāoxuěyā, wǒ yǒu gāoxiěyā


আমি তোমাকে ঘৃণা করি

আমি তোমাকে ঘৃণা করি

আমি তোমাকে ঘৃণা করি • (ami tōmake ghrina kori)


I have no money

Indicates that the speaker has no money.

私はお金がありません

わたくしはおかねがありません

私はお金がないんです

わたしはおかねがないんです


انت متدين

انت متدين ؟ (canonical)
inta mutadayyin? (romanization)


তোমরা কি ধার্মিক

তোমরা কি ধার্মিক?


আমার সাহায্য লাগবে

আমার সাহায্য লাগবে

আমার সাহায্য লাগবে • (amar śahajjo lagbe)

en-আমার_সাহায্য_লাগবে-bn-phrase-V9Issl0e


আপনারা কি ধার্মিক

আপনারা কি ধার্মিক?

আপনারা কি ধার্মিক? • (apnara ki dharmik?)


ich esse kein Schweinefleisch

/ʔɪç ʔɛsə kaɪ̯n ˈʃvaɪ̯nəflaɪ̯ʃ/


আমি ধার্মিক নই

আমি ধার্মিক নই

আমি ধার্মিক নই • (ami dharmik nôi)


তুমি কি ধার্মিক

তুমি কি ধার্মিক?


আপনি কি ধার্মিক

আপনি কি ধার্মিক?


miniex reliġjuż

/mɪˌnɪːʃ rɛ.lɪˈd͡ʒjuːs/


come to mention it

An ellipsis of "now that you come to mention it".

"What do you think of the banking reforms?" / "Come to mention it, I've got to get to the bank before it closes today.

"Did you see that hat he was wearing?" / "Come to mention it, he always wears funny clothes."

(idiomatic) What you just said reminds me of something; Used to justify a change of subject or a kind of statement that needs some kind of license.


mein Name ist Hase

→ Dutch: mijn naam is haas (calque)

Literally, “my name is Hase”, but often reinterpreted as “My name is hare”. because the underlying anecdote is not generally known. In 1854, Heidelberg student Victor von Hase gave his ID card to a fellow student, so the latter could flee to France; when the ID was later found, Hase was questioned by the university, and he replied: Mein Name ist Hase, ich verneine die Generalfragen, ich weiß von nichts. (“My name is Hase, I say no to the general questions, I know of nothing.”) His categorical denial became popular.

Entschuldigen Sie, ich heiße nicht Guido Westerwelle, der sich hier hinstellt und sagt: Mein Name ist Hase, ich habe lange Ohren und ansonsten damit nichts zu tun, auch wenn wir 26 Jahre regieren!

1997 November 26, Joschka Fischer, “Haushaltsberatungen”, in parliamentary debates (Deutscher Bundestag):

(idiomatic) I know (of) nothing; I am not involved


you kiss your mother with that mouth

(do) you kiss your mother with that mouth?

No wonder then that I felt compelled when coming upon Tony and John's contest-in-insults to glare and say, "Hey, you kiss your mother with that mouth?"

1983, Reinhold Aman, Maledicta, Volume 6, Issues 1-2, Maledicta Press, page #209

"Chris doesn't like my hair up. I don't like my hair up. I'm not wearing my fucking hair up." ― "You kiss your mother with that mouth?"

1998, Anna Quindlen, Black and Blue, Wheeler Pub., page #153

Serena, always the charmer. Do you kiss your mother with that mouth?

2004, Tim McCleaf, For They Know Not What They Do: Two Novellas, iUniverse, page 64:

"You kiss your mother with that mouth?" mocked the man-who-was-ten. Matthew replied, "No, but I kiss yours!"

2009, Ryan Russell, Johnny Long, Timothy Mullen, Stealing the Network: The Complete Series Collector's Edition, Final Chapter, and DVD: The Complete Series, Syngress, page 469:

you kiss your girlfriend with that mouth

you kiss your grandmother with that mouth

you kiss your grandfather with that mouth

(rhetorical question, informal, sarcastic) Used to indicate that the other person's speech has become too obscene or vulgar.

con esa boca comes pan

rhetorical question used to indicate that the other person's speech has become too obscene or vulgar


guess what

Perhaps an ellipsis of "(can you) guess what I am about to say/what happened next?"

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see guess, what.

Guess what the top two success drivers were from his detailed research: a unique, superior, differentiated product; strong market orientation and voice of the customer built in. Guess what the top two deficiencies were: lack of market orientation; poor quality of execution.

2007, David Richmond, The Software Entrepreneur’s Template, page 15:

She started down on one end, and whether she knew you or not, she walked right up to you, got six inches away from your face, and said, “Guess what, I won!”

2011, Bob Merritt, When Life's Not Working: 7 Simple Choices for a Better Tomorrow, page 57:

Have you ever said “abracadabra”, “hocus pocus”, or “presto chango”? Well, guess what? You were casting a spell!

2011, Jen Jones, The Girl's Guide to Wizards: Everything Magical about These Spellbinders, page 17:

(idiomatic, by ellipsis, rhetoric question) Used to introduce a surprising outcome or one that the hearer is not expected to try to guess.

by ellipsis; rhetoric question; by ellipsis; rhetoric question

I've only had two job interviews and – guess what – no job offers.

Yesterday evening at 6:30 P.M. there's a new charge nurse, he's going to give me my seizure medication and guess what? There isn't any!

2011, Sandra Gila, Vortex: The Journey of a Nursing Home Survivor, page 160:

(idiomatic) Used to dramatize the introduction of an unsurprising outcome.


καλά Χριστούγεννα και καλή χρονιά

καλά Χριστούγεννα και καλή χρονιά

καλά Χριστούγεννα και καλή χρονιά • (kalá Christoúgenna kai kalí chroniá)

kalá Christoúgenna kai kalí chroniá (romanization)

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

en-καλά_Χριστούγεννα_και_καλή_χρονιά-el-phrase-kB7BZ2qh


πώς σε λένε

πώς σε λένε;

πώς σε λένε; • (pós se léne?)

el-phrase

πώς σε λένε;

πώς σε λένε; • (pós se léne?)

(informal) what is your name?, what's your name?, what are you called?


πως σε λένε

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πως σε λένε;


πώς σας λένε

πώς σας λένε;

πώς σας λένε; • (pós sas léne?)

el-phrase

πώς σας λένε;

πώς σας λένε; • (pós sas léne?)


that's the spirit

I may have failed this job interview, but there will be many more opportunities in the future. ― That's the spirit!

Ibanez shook out her jumpsuit sleeves. "Delta, the guy, was no great shakes; he rolled around with Lil, tried to roll me, and I put one of his own bullets between his eyes. Sorry."

2022 October 4, HarryBlank, “Drilling Down”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 2024-05-23:

Used to encourage someone's positive attitude.


alone in a crowd

Feeling as though one does not fit in with the people around oneself.


lykkyä tykö

From lykkyä (“luck, fortune”) + tykö (“to, towards”). Calque of Swedish lycka till.


一見鍾情

ㄧ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄧㄥˊ

ицзяньчжунцин

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ kiːn³³ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² kieŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡seŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰeŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² kiaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡seŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰeŋ⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ kiːn³³ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/

故事讲述了灰姑娘在森林拾火柴时与王子邂逅，王子对她一见钟情。 [MSC, simp.]
Gùshì jiǎngshù le huīgūniáng zài sēnlín shí huǒchái shí yǔ wángzǐ xièhòu, wángzǐ duì tā yījiànzhōngqíng. [Pinyin]

http://sh.sina.com.cn/citylink/en/kx/2010-08-09/162059758.html 故事講述了灰姑娘在森林拾火柴時與王子邂逅，王子對她一見鍾情。 [MSC, trad.]

The story depicts Cinderella's accidental encounter with the prince when she was picking matches in the forest. The prince fell in love with her at first sight.

你相信一见钟情吗？彼此对视1秒钟，来自对方的电流就会迅速穿越肉体直达心灵。 [MSC, simp.]
Nǐ xiàngxìn yījiànzhōngqíng ma? Bǐcǐ duìshì 1 miǎozhōng, láizì duìfāng de diànliú jiù huì xùnsù chuānyuè ròutǐ zhídá xīnlíng. [Pinyin]

http://fashion.enorth.com.cn/system/2010/08/11/004926030.shtml 你相信一見鍾情嗎？彼此對視1秒鐘，來自對方的電流就會迅速穿越肉體直達心靈。 [MSC, trad.]

Do you believe in love at first sight? Looking at each other for one second, and the electric signal from him/her will rapidly pass through your body to reach your soul.

to fall in love at first sight; love at first sight


dè an t-ainm a tha oirbh

dè 'n t-ainm a tha oirbh#Scottish_Gaelic

Alternative form of dè 'n t-ainm a tha oirbh


dè an t-ainm a tha ort

dè 'n t-ainm a tha ort
dè 'n t-ainm a tha ort#Scottish_Gaelic

Alternative form of dè 'n t-ainm a tha ort


আল্লাহু আকবার

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আল্লাহু আকবার • (allahu akbar)

Borrowed from Arabic اللّٰهُ أَكْبَر (allāhu ʔakbar).

bor+

اللّٰهُ أَكْبَر


اسم شما چیست

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اِسْمِ شُما چیسْت؟

اِسْمِ شُما چیسْت؟ • (esm-e šomâ čist?)

اِسْمِ شُما چیسْت ؟ (canonical)
esm-e šomâ čist? (romanization)


κεκλεισμένων των θυρών

κεκλεισμένων των θυρών

κεκλεισμένων των θυρών • (kekleisménon ton thyrón)

el-phrase

κεκλεισμένων των θυρών

Calque of French à huis clos. In genitive plural, from Ancient Greek perfect participle κεκλεισμένος (kekleisménos, “κεκλεισμένων”) of verb κλείω (kleíō), and θύρα (thúra, “η θύρα, τῶν θῠρῶν”)

το δικαστήριο / η επιτροπή συνεδριάζει κεκλεισμένων των θυρών

The jury / the council convenes in camera.

to dikastírio / i epitropí synedriázei kekleisménon ton thyrón

Οι εξετάσεις πιάνου στο ωδείο γίνονται κεκλεισμένων των θυρών· δεν υπάρχει ακροατήριο.

Piano exams at the conservatorie are behind closed doors; there is no audience.

Oi exetáseis piánou sto odeío gínontai kekleisménon ton thyrón; den ypárchei akroatírio.

(archaic, Katharevousa, learned) behind closed doors, in camera, privately, without audience (mainly for juries)

en-κεκλεισμένων_των_θυρών-el-phrase-XHloGHBE


γεια σου

χαίρετε

polite and formal greeting, addressing strangers

(informal, in the singular) hello, goodbye


γεια σας

Γεια σας, κύριε Γιώργο. ― Geia sas, kýrie Giórgo. ― Hello Mr George (polite) ^†

Γεια σας, παιδιά. ― Geia sas, paidiá. ― Hello children (plural) ^†


gloves are off

One possible etymology comes from the sport of boxing, where competitors fistfight wearing padded gloves; removing the gloves during a fight could result in serious physical injury. Another comes from the trend of gentlemen wearing gloves as part of their outfit; these gloves would often be taken off before engaging in rough behavior.

The gloves are off in this match; both teams are purposely committing fouls against opposing players!

The gloves were off at the Conservative Party annual conference in Manchester on October 2, with Secretary of State for Transport Mark Harper spending much of his speech attacking Labour and the unions.

2023 October 18, Mel Holley, “Network News: Harper attacks Labour over strikes... but unions hit back”, in RAIL, number 994, page 18:

Expressing that people are arguing or competing without regard to their actions or each other's feelings.

when push comes to shove

in an uncontrolled or difficult situation


烏魯木齊

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡se²¹/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡se¹¹/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² lɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡se²⁴/

/ɔ³³ lɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bɔk̚²⁴⁻² t͡se²⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² lɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡se¹³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡se²³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sue²⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡se²¹/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡se¹¹/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² lɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡se²⁴/

/ɔ³³ lɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bɔk̚²⁴⁻² t͡se²⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² lɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡se¹³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡se²³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sue²⁴/

Unclear. Here are a few possibilities:
* 烏魯木齊: Since the Min Nan area and Ürümqi are very far apart, if someone claims to be from or went to Ürümqi, they are speaking nonsense.
* 烏漉木製: There is a type of wood called 烏漉木, which is of very bad quality. If furniture is made from it, it is made carelessly.
* 烏櫓莫濟: From 烏 (“to not have”) + 櫓 (“scull”) + 莫 (“do not”) + 濟 (“to cross a river”), literally "to not have a scull to cross a river", used figuratively to mean "to not have the main thing to do the job; to be careless".

乌鲁木齐
烏嚕木齊
乌鲁木齐
烏漉木製
烏櫓莫濟
烏鹵沐齊
烏鹵沐債
烏魯沐債
烏漉沐漬

(Southern Min) to be careless; to be in a mess; to talk nonsense


wouldn't you know

wouldn't you know it
wouldn't you know it#English

(idiomatic) Alternative form of wouldn't you know it


TWIMC

to whom it may concern
to whom it may concern#English


克己奉公

ㄎㄜˋ ㄐㄧˇ ㄈㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄥ

/kʰɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɤŋ⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/hɐk̚⁵ kei̯³⁵ fʊŋ²² kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/kʰɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɤŋ⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/hɐk̚⁵ kei̯³⁵ fʊŋ²² kʊŋ⁵⁵/

to be wholeheartedly devoted to public duty; to work selflessly for the public interest


tighter than Dick's hatband

as tight as Dick's hatband
as tight as Dick's hatband#English

(colloquial, now principally US, dated) Alternative form of as tight as Dick's hatband


as fine as Dick's hatband

(colloquial, now principally US, dated) Very fine: very good or well-made.


tight as Dick's hatband

(colloquial, now principally US, dated) Very tight, whether

She's sharp as a tack when she wants to be and still tight as Dick's Hatband about her money.

2014, C.B. McKenzie, Bad Country, page 108:

Very tight, whether
Very tight with money, very stingy.


ругала се шерпа лонцу широка му уста

sh-phrase

ругала се шерпа лонцу широка му уста (Latin spelling rugala se šerpa loncu široka mu usta)

rugala se šerpa loncu široka mu usta (romanization)

Literally: “the pan mocked the pot for having a large mouth”.

pot calling the kettle black
pot calling the kettle black

(idiomatic) pot calling the kettle black

en-ругала_се_шерпа_лонцу_широка_му_уста-sh-phrase-Ra90l0Uz


CIM

[…]PSE (porn star experience) means you up the ante a bit in the bedroom with a bit of COF, Spanish, Tromboning, CIM, maybe even CIMWS (never my thing)—and for the really adventurous, Greek[…]

2017, Samantha X, Back on Top: Confessions of a High-Class Escort, Hachette, →ISBN:

(prostitution slang) Initialism of cum in mouth; indicates that the client ejaculates in their mouth.


vacat

Unadapted borrowing from Latin vacat (“it is empty”).

ubor

(palaeography) Indicates a willingly empty portion of an inscription.


愛している

愛している (canonical)
aishite iru (romanization)

From 愛 (ai, “love”) and して + いる (shite iru), present progressive form of する (suru, “to do”) (see する), literally meaning 'loving'.

I'm in love with you
I'm in love with you


μια φορά κι έναν καιρό

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μια φορά κι έναν καιρό • (mia forá ki énan kairó)

EL-μια-φορά-κι-έναν-καιρό.ogg

(used at the beginnings of fairytales) once upon a time

en-μια_φορά_κι_έναν_καιρό-el-phrase-cc~m2v9n

kókkini klostí deméni stin anémi tyligméni

κόκκινη κλωστή δεμένη στην ανέμη τυλιγμένη

dós' tis klótso na gyrísei, paramýthi n' archinísei

δώσ' της κλότσο να γυρίσει, παραμύθι ν' αρχινήσει


verbum sat

A shortening of Latin verbum (sapienti) sat est (“a word is enough (to a wise man)”). Compare verbum sapienti.

der

For there one learns—'t is not for me to boast, / Though I acquired—but I pass over that, / As well as all the Greek I since have lost: / I say that there 's the place—but ‘Verbum sat.’

Used to bring something to a conclusion, implying that further comment is unadvisable or unneeded.


WGARA

First of all if a mechanical engineer can input 1 watt and output 4 watts it is a WGARA (who gives a rat's a--) as to whether its fusion or not.

1989, fusion, “Submission for Alt.fusion”, in alt.fusion (Usenet):

gives a rat's ass
give a rat's ass#English

(slang) Initialism of who gives a rat's ass?.


胸大無腦

ㄒㄩㄥ ㄉㄚˋ ㄨˊ ㄋㄠˇ

/ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ tä⁵¹ u³⁵ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ tä⁵¹ u³⁵ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(slang) big-breasted, but small-brained; big-breasted bimbo


algo del otro mundo

Literally, “something from another world”.

lit

something to write home about
something to write home about

something special or extraordinary; something to write home about


nada del otro mundo

Literally, “nothing from another world”.

nothing to write home about
nothing to write home about

no big deal, nothing special, nothing to write home about


head

Due to the very small size of a postage stamp.

Something classical that Annie couldn't immediately place, which was hardly surprising given that what Annie knew about symphonies could be written on the back of a postage stamp.

(figuratively) Something that is very small or limited.

could fit on the back of a postage stamp


could fit on the back of a postage stamp

could be written on the back of a postage stamp#English

Alternative form of could be written on the back of a postage stamp


after Saturday comes Sunday

From Arabic مِن سَلَّف السَبت لاقا الحَدّ قَدّاموه (min sallaf es-sabt lāqā el-ḥadd qiddāmūh), literally "When Saturday is gone, one will find Sunday". The phrase is a classical proverb that means "the good or bad you do comes back to you".

der

مِن سَلَّف السَبت لاقا الحَدّ قَدّاموه

(politics, rare) A phrase sometimes attributed to fundamentalist Muslims, implying that they wish to kill the Jews, whose sabbath is Saturday, and then the Christians, whose sabbath is Sunday.


πόνος στο αυτί

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πόνος στο αυτί

πόνος στο αυτί • (pónos sto aftí) m


真才實學

ㄓㄣ ㄘㄞˊ ㄕˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ

чжэньцайшисюэ

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/t͡sɐn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ sɐt̚² hɔːk̚²/

/t͡sin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sai²³⁻³³ sit̚⁴⁻³² hak̚⁴/

/t͡sin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sai²⁴⁻¹¹ sit̚⁴⁻³² hak̚⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/t͡sɐn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ sɐt̚² hɔːk̚²/

/t͡sin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sai²³⁻³³ sit̚⁴⁻³² hak̚⁴/

/t͡sin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sai²⁴⁻¹¹ sit̚⁴⁻³² hak̚⁴/


whoops, there go my trousers

/ˈʍʊps ðɛː ˈɡəʊ maɪ ˈtɹaʊzəz/

/ˈwʊps ðɛɚ ˈɡoʊ maɪ ˈtɹaʊzɚz/

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-whoops, there go my trousers.wav

A reference to a gag in slapstick comedy theatre plays where a character’s trousers fall to the ground, exposing his underwear, to elicit laughs from the audience.

Four Rooms is the latest attempt to combine multiple directors' skits into one film. It is also an attempt to mix "whoops!-there-go-my-trousers" farce with the slick kitsch pop-art comedy.

1995 December 29, Chris Wright, “Four Rooms [TV review]”, in The Boston Phoenix, Boston, Mass.: Boston Phoenix, →OCLC, section 3, page 19:

But what's this? A play about a Carry On film by Terry "Whoops, There Go My Trousers" Johnson, the man responsible for the National's revival of The London Cuckolds, an 18th-century version of Run For Your Wife?

1998 June 13, “Carry on up the National”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, weekend edition, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 10, column 1:

The bolts have to be opened and closed in the right combination to avoid scenes worthy of a French farce. But I feel less a character in ‘Whoops! There go my trousers’, and more like something miserable by [Samuel] Beckett or [Franz] Kafka about the meaningless of life, and the fatuity of communication.

2002, Simon Calder, No Frills: The Truth Behind the Low-cost Revolution in the Skies, London: Virgin Books, →ISBN, page 45:

Instead this relies on the supposedly comical misunderstandings that have been a feature of sitcoms since the 1950s. [...] The children are smart arses, the laughter is canned, the parents befuddled and every line delivered as if they're on stage starring in "Whoops, There Go My Trousers".

2009 January 9, Andrea Mullaney, “TV Review: The Life of Riley, The Green Green Grass, Dexter”, in The Scotsman, Edinburgh: Scotsman Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2009-02-16:

(comedy, theater) Used to describe a genre of farcical theatre plays.


তুই কেমন আছিস

তুই কেমন আছিস?


আপনি কেমন আছেন

আপনি কেমন আছেন?


তুমি কেমন আছো

তুমি কেমন আছো?


matkan varrella

Ostoskeskus on matkan varrella isoisän talolle mennessä.

The mall is en route to grandpa’s house.

Voisin kannattaa ehdotustasi, mutta en voi taata, mitä ajattelen matkan varrella.

I would like to support your proposal, but I can't guarantee how I'll feel down the track.

(idiomatic) down the track, down the line, down the road (further along, in terms of time or progress)


și așa mai departe

LL-Q7913 (ron)-Andreea Teodoraa-și așa mai departe.wav


zwei Dumme, ein Gedanke

/t͡svaɪ̯ ˈdʊmə ˈaɪ̯n ɡəˈdaŋkə/

Literally, “two fools, one thought”. Likely a sarcastic alteration of the now rarer variant zwei Seelen, ein Gedanke (compare Norwegian to sjeler, en tanke), itself probably from a humorous application of the romantic verse Zwei Seelen, ein Gedanke / Zwei Herzen und ein Schlag (“Two souls, one thought / Two hearts and one beat”).

great minds think alike
great minds think alike

great minds think alike / fools seldom differ (phrase used when two people simultaneously have the same idea)


আমি ইংরেজি বলতে পারি না

আমি ইংরেজি বলতে পারি না

আমি ইংরেজি বলতে পারি না • (ami ingreji bôlte pari na)

ami ingreji bôlte pari na (romanization)

I can't speak English
I don't speak English

en-আমি_ইংরেজি_বলতে_পারি_না-bn-phrase-Y~Ey5yrm


שנה טובה

שָׁנָה טוֹבָה

שָׁנָה טוֹבָה • (shaná tová)

שָׁנָה טוֹבָה (canonical)
shaná tová (romanization)

Clipping of לְשָׁנָה טוֹבָה תִּכָּתֵב (“may you be inscribed for a good year”), a phrase suggested in the Shulchan Arukh (Orach Chayim 582:9). The abbreviated form is equivalent to שָׁנָה (shaná, “year”) + טוֹבָה (tová, “good”), hence literally “good year”.

clipping

לְשָׁנָה טוֹבָה תִּכָּתֵב

Happy New Year; a common greeting on and around Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.


শুভ জন্মদিন

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শুভ জন্মদিন • (shubhô jônmôdin)


eline sağlık

Literally, "health to your hand"; a toast or congratulation on good work, especially good cooking.


ellerine sağlık

Literally, "health to your hands"; a toast or congratulation on good work, especially good cooking.


ellerinize sağlık

Literally, "health to your hands" (formal speech); a toast or congratulation on good work, especially good cooking.


elinize sağlık

Literally, "health to your hand" (formal speech); a toast or congratulation on good work, especially good cooking.


عيد مبارك

عِيد مُبَارَك

عِيد مُبَارَك • (ʕīd mubārak)

عِيد مُبَارَك (canonical)
ʕīd mubārak (romanization)


на всякий случай

на вся́кий слу́чай

на вся́кий слу́чай • (na vsjákij slúčaj)

на вся́кий слу́чай (canonical)
na vsjákij slúčaj (romanization)

[nɐ‿ˈfsʲækʲɪj ˈsɫut͡ɕɪj]

just in case, to make sure, to be on the safe side


ঈদ মোবারাক

Borrowed from Arabic عيد مبارك (ʕīd mubārak).


svět se nezboří

this is not the end of the world
this is not the end of the world


ঈদ মোবারক

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ঈদ মোবারক • (id mobarôk)


عید مبارک

From Arabic عِيد مُبَارَك (ʕīd mubārak).

uder

عِيد مُبَارَك

Arabic عِيد مُبَارَك (ʕīd mubārak)


عید مبارک

ur-phrase

عِید مُبارَک

عِید مُبارَک • ('īd mubārak) (Hindi spelling ईद मुबारक)

عِید مُبارَک (canonical)
'īd mubārak (romanization)
ईद मुबारक (Hindi)

bor

عِيد مُبَارَك

Arabic عِيد مُبَارَك (ʕīd mubārak)


n. Chr.

Abbreviation of nach Christus or nach Christo (“anno Domini, AD; lit. after Christ”).


v. Chr.

Abbreviation of vor Christus or vor Christo (“before Christ, BC”).


nach Christus

Mehr als drei Millionen Menschen wären vom sekundenschnellen Hitzetod bedroht, würde der Vesuv noch einmal so gewaltig explodieren wie im Jahr 79 nach Christus.

2010, Der Spiegel, number 35/2010, page 104:

More than three million people would be threatened by heat death within seconds, should Vesuvius explode again as enormously as in the year 79 AD.


olive juice

“Olive juice,” Jimmy said. Mark stood up and Ann came in. She tucked Jimmy in. “Olive juice,” she said. They walked back into the living room. “What's olive juice?” Mark asked. “Watch my lips when I say it,” Ann said.

2005, Scott Wolven, Controlled Burn: Stories of Prison, Crime, and Men, →ISBN, page 97:

Hey, baby, I hope you're feeling better. You're not a failure; you are perfect in every way. I'll see you soon! Olive juice <3 xx

2013, Cassidy Briggs, Thigh Gaps and Men, →ISBN, page 62:

One day while I was in my nook, he said, “olive juice.” “Huh?” I said. Slowly and deliberately with no sound, he mouthed “olive juice.” “What does it look like?” he said.

2014, Elle Kay, Where's My Happily Ever After?, →ISBN, page 80:


tantundem

[t̪än̪ˈt̪ʊn̪d̪ɛ̃ˑ]

From tantusdem: the adjective forms are semi-regularly derived, with the -m of the tantum element assimilated to -n by the following initial d- of the -dem element; the noun is a substantivisation of the adjective’s neuter forms, with the prosentential phrase and adverb both deriving from it.


VNE

(aviation) Initialism of velocity never exceed.


আমার ডাক্তার লাগবে

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আমার ডাক্তার লাগবে • (amar ḍaktar lagbe)

en-আমার_ডাক্তার_লাগবে-bn-phrase-8a4ETfhK


UNODIR

(military) Abbreviation of UNless Otherwise DIRected.


aqui se faz, aqui se paga

Literally, “Here is done, here is paid”.

(idiomatic) every action brings its consequences


你叫什麼名字

你叫什么名字
你叫甚麼名字
你叫什麽名字
你叫甚麽名字

ㄋㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄕㄣˊ ˙ㄇㄜ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄗ

ни цзяо шэньмэ минцзы

/ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂən³⁵ mə³ miŋ³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/


do not disturb

Used to indicate that somebody does not wish to be disturbed, e.g. a sign on a hotel room door, or a "busy" mode of an instant messenger.


nmu

A: hey

B: 'sup?

A: nmu

(Internet) Initialism of not(or nothing) much, you?


hbu

A: 'sup

B: nm, hbu?

(Internet) Initialism of how 'bout you?.


zapatero, a tus zapatos

An anecdote attributed to Apelles; When a cobbler commented on his mistakes in painting a shoe, Apelles made the corrections that very night; the next morning the cobbler noticed the changes, and proud of his effect on the artist's work began to criticize how Apelles portrayed the leg—whereupon Apelles emerged from his hiding-place to state: Ne sutor ultra crepidam—"Let the shoemaker venture no further."

cobbler, keep to your last
cobbler, keep to your last

(idiomatic) cobbler, keep to your last (used to criticize someone who opines about a subject without knowing it)


kun helvetti jäätyy

Probably a calque of English when Hell freezes over

cal

when Hell freezes over
when Hell freezes over


where do you live

汝徛佗落？

lí khiā tó-lo̍h? / lí khiǎ tó-loh? / lú khiā tá-lo̍h? / lí khiā tah-lo? / lí khiā tá-lo?

汝徛佗落仔？

lí khiā tá-lo̍h-á? / lí khiā tah-lo-á? / lí khiā tá-lo-á?

汝徛佗位？

lí khiā tó-ūi? / lí khiā tah-ūi? / lí khiā tá-ūi?

汝𰸚佗位？

lí tòa tó-ūi? / lí tòa toh-ūi? / lí tòa tah-ūi? / lí tòa tá-ūi?

hol él? hol/merre lakik? (ön)

formal; where someone is based; formal; where someone is currently staying

hol/merre laksz? (note: “hol lakik/laksz” may sound rather direct)

คุณอยู่ที่ไหน (kun yùu tîi-nǎi) (casual, polite gender-specific particles need to be added to sound polite)

(generic, replace bạn with the appropriate pronoun) bạn sống ở đâu?


eĥoŝanĝo ĉiuĵaŭde

Literally "echo change every Thursday," from eĥo (“an echo”) + ŝanĝo (“a change”), ĉiu (“every one”) + ĵaŭde (“on Thursday”).

af

A nonsense phrase containing all six letters with diacritics in Esperanto, used as a lorem ipsum in printing or web design to demonstrate or test the appearance of those letters.


unu la alian

Sur neŭtrala lingva fundamento,
Komprenante unu la alian,
La popoloj faros en konsento
Unu grandan rondon familian.

1903, L. L. Zamenhof, “La Espero”, in Fundamenta Krestomatio:

On a neutral language basis,
understanding one another,
the peoples will make in agreement
one great family circle.

Ili ambaŭ mire rigardis unu la alian.

2012 March, Onklo Adalberto, “Katido kaj la hundo”, in Vesperto, volume 19, number 238:

They both looked in wonder at one another.


ĝis la revido

Literally, “until the re-seeing”, compare Danish på gensyn, German auf Wiedersehen, French au revoir, etc.


what languages do you speak

What are the languages which you can understand and which you can speak or write in?

مَا هِيَ اللُّغَات اَلَّتِي تَتَكَلَّمُهَا؟

مَا هِيَ اللُّغَات اَلَّتِي تَتَكَلَّمِينَهَا؟


do not enter

Used on various signs to indicate that an area should not be entered, e.g. a military installation, or a hotel room.

毋通入去

m̄-thang li̍p-khì / m̄-thang ji̍p-khì / m̄-thang li̍p-khìr / m̄-thang lia̍k-khì

毋通入来

m̄-thang li̍p-lâi / m̄-thang ji̍p-lâi / m̄-thang lia̍k-lâi

莫入去

mài li̍p-khì / mài ji̍p-khì / mài li̍p-khù

甭入去

mang li̍p-khì / mang li̍p-khìr / mang ji̍p-khì / mang lia̍k-khì

甭入来

mang li̍p-lâi / mang ji̍p-lâi / mang lia̍k-lâi

Used on a road sign to indicate a one-way street that cannot be entered from the direction one is facing when seeing the sign.


sen pituinen se

(idiomatic) The very last sentence of many fairy tales and other stories. This comes after any happily ever after-type sentences. Literally the phrase translates to: "That's the length of it". It might be translated into English as: "That's all there is to tell".


př. n. l.

před naším letopočtem
před naším letopočtem#Czech

Abbreviation of před naším letopočtem: BCE


našeho letopočtu

10. století je období od roku 901 do 1000 našeho letopočtu.

The 10th century is the period from year 901 to 1000 of the Common Era.


OBO

(commerce) Initialism of or best offer; showing that a price is negotiable.


what does … mean

Used to ask the meaning of a word (replace “…” with a word).

مَاذَا يَعْنِي …؟

māḏā yaʕnī …?

що зна́чить …?

ščo znáčytʹ …?


I live in Melbourne

Explains that the person lives in Melbourne (example city).

asun Melbournessa (city name in the inessive case)

я живу́ в Ме́льбурне (ja živú v Mélʹburne) (в + city name in the prepositional case)


WORE

(computing) Initialism of write once, run everywhere.


never say never

Anything can happen; a certain option should not be totally dismissed.


kvf

(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of kiel vi fartas (“how are you”).


dk

Alternative form: DK

(Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of don't know.


mfb

(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of mi fartas bone (“I'm fine”).


BKV

(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of bone, kaj vi? (“good, and you?”).


ei ihmeempiä

ei (“no”) + ihme (“wonder”) + -mpi (“comparative suffix”) + partitive plural ending. Grammatically this is incorrect as the nouns are not comparable.

nothing special; uninformative answer e.g. to the greeting mitä kuuluu (“what's up, how are you”)


it's what's inside that counts

One's personality is more important than one's physical looks.


some mothers do have them

Popularised by the popular British comedy show Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em starring Michael Crawford as the clumsy and foolish Frank Spencer (although it had been in common British use for many years before then).

(UK) A colloquial and mildly pejorative reaction to a clumsy or foolish action.


FDK

(Internet slang) Initialism of for de klavaro (“away from keyboard (AFK)”).


qué pasa

what's up?; what’s the matter?; what is the problem?; what is wrong?

what's up?; what's happening?; what are you doing?


warm regards

(idiomatic) Used as a polite way to finish a letter.


hugs and kisses

(idiomatic) An informal way to end a letter, email etc. to a loved one.


I have to love you and leave you

(informal, endearing or humorous) Goodbye.


a fila anda

Literally, “the line walks”, or more loosely translated as “the line goes on”.

lit

that ship has sailed
that ship has sailed

(idiomatic) that ship has sailed (that opportunity has been lost)

E daí que ele te deixou? A fila anda!

Se ele não se comportar, vou terminar com ele! A fila anda!

If he does not behave, I'll dump him! The line goes on!

(idiomatic) expresses the notion that it is normal to move on from one relationship to the next; see also: serial monogamy

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see a, fila, anda.


я тебя ненавижу

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я тебя́ ненави́жу

я тебя́ ненави́жу • (ja tebjá nenavížu)

я тебя́ ненави́жу (canonical)
ja tebjá nenavížu (romanization)

[ja tʲɪˈbʲa nʲɪnɐˈvʲiʐʊ]


lettere sagt end gjort

lettere sagt end gjort (easier said than done)

easier said than done
easier said than done

easier said than done (easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish)


у меня рак

у меня́ рак • (u menjá rak)

у меня́ рак (canonical)
u menjá rak (romanization)


у меня диабет

у меня́ диабе́т

у меня́ диабе́т • (u menjá diabét)

у меня́ диабе́т (canonical)
u menjá diabét (romanization)

[ʊ‿mʲɪˈnʲa dʲɪɐˈbʲet]


мне нужен врач

мне ну́жен врач

мне ну́жен врач • (mne núžen vrač)

мне ну́жен врач (canonical)
mne núžen vrač (romanization)


у меня низкое давление

у меня́ ни́зкое давле́ние

у меня́ ни́зкое давле́ние • (u menjá nízkoje davlénije)

у меня́ ни́зкое давле́ние (canonical)
u menjá nízkoje davlénije (romanization)

I have low blood pressure
I have low blood pressure

en-у_меня_низкое_давление-ru-phrase-kr4dmd~n


у меня высокое давление

у меня́ высо́кое давле́ние

у меня́ высо́кое давле́ние • (u menjá vysókoje davlénije)

у меня́ высо́кое давле́ние (canonical)
u menjá vysókoje davlénije (romanization)

I have high blood pressure
I have high blood pressure

en-у_меня_высокое_давление-ru-phrase-uc2l8F3C


у меня аллергия на пенициллин

у меня́ аллерги́я на пеницилли́н

у меня́ аллерги́я на пеницилли́н • (u menjá allergíja na penicillín)

у меня́ аллерги́я на пеницилли́н (canonical)
u menjá allergíja na penicillín (romanization)

[ʊ‿mʲɪˈnʲa ɐlʲɪrˈɡʲijə nə‿pʲɪnʲɪt͡sɨˈlʲin]

I'm allergic to penicillin
I'm allergic to penicillin

en-у_меня_аллергия_на_пенициллин-ru-phrase-31OeT2OU


у ва́с есть аллерги́я на каки́е-нибудь лека́рства • (u vás jestʹ allergíja na kakíje-nibudʹ lekárstva)

у вас есть аллергия на какие-нибудь лекарства

[ʊ‿ˈvas jesʲtʲ ɐlʲɪrˈɡʲijə nə‿kɐˈkʲi(j)ɪ‿nʲɪbʊtʲ lʲɪˈkarstvə]

are you allergic to any medications
are you allergic to any medications

en-у_вас_есть_аллергия_на_какие-нибудь_лекарства-ru-phrase-TRJ~sWMP


у меня астма

у меня́ а́стма

у меня́ а́стма • (u menjá ástma)

у меня́ а́стма (canonical)
u menjá ástma (romanization)


parla anglès

do you speak English
do you speak English


parleu anglès

[pərˈlɛw əŋˈɡlɛs]

[pərˈləw əŋˈɡləs]

(formal or to multiple people) do you speak English?


AINEC

(Internet slang) Initialism of and it's not even close.


you win

Okay, you win. I can't spend all day arguing over such a small detail.

Used to express resignation, or concede defeat even though one is not convinced of the opposing arguments.


so they say

so they say (simple past so they said, present perfect so they have said)

so they said (past)
so they have said (perfect present)

As people move to the suburbs, bank branches follow, so they say.


nobody's perfect

1958, Some Like It Hot, film by Billy Wilder, starring Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, and Marilyn Monroe.
When Jerry (Jack Lemmon) disguised as "Daphne" tries to fend off Osgood Fielding's insistent proposals of marriage with one excuse after another with no success, he finally yanks off his wig wig and shouts, "I'm a man!" to which Osgood amiably replies, Well, nobody's perfect.

Hypocrisy, particularly in sexual matters, is excused on the grounds that hey, nobody's perfect, and at least folks back then felt bad enough to lie.

1995, New York Magazine Vol. 28, No. 5, 30 January 1995, The de-moralization of society (Book Review)

2000, Madonna, Nobody's Perfect
I feel so sad. What I did wasn't right. I feel so bad and I must say to you: Sorry, but nobody's perfect. Nobody's perfect. What did you expect? I'm doing my best

Used when someone's mistakes or flaws are acknowledged, to remind that everyone else makes mistakes and has flaws.

人無完人

phrase to remind that we all fail at times

完全無欠な人はいない

かんぜんむけつなひとはいない


you never know

At this point, I doubt that they'll meet their deadline, but you never know — stranger things have happened.

Used to speculate about a possibility; especially, a slight one.

ei sitä koskaan tiedä

phrase used to speculate about a slim chance

They are only running times in the 13.20s, but next year he could run 13.25 and you never know, he may end up running 13.1 quite easily

8 October 2010, Colin Jackson for BBC Sport, 'Magic can happen between Turner and Sharman'


я хочу знать

я хочу́ знать

я хочу́ знать • (ja xočú znatʹ)

я хочу́ знать (canonical)
ja xočú znatʹ (romanization)


no pun intended

The air was thick with cat calls (no pun intended),
But not even a muscle in her neck did twitch as she sauntered up into
The heart of the alleyway.
She knew what she wanted.
She was lookin' for that stud bull, she was looking for that he cat.
And that was me.
Tommy the Cat is my name and I say unto thee...

1991, “Tommy the Cat”, performed by Primus:

Used to acknowledge that what one has just said, or what one is about to say, could be viewed as an unintended pun or double entendre. The term is likewise used sarcastically to emphasise an intended pun.


as the saying goes

The neighborhood, to our ears, seemed haunted by approaching footsteps; and what between the dead body of the captain on the parlor floor, and the thought of that detestable blind beggar hovering near at hand, and ready to return, there were moments when, as the saying goes, I jumped in my skin for terror.

1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:

Used before or after saying an apt proverb, adage, cliché etc.


מה יש

מַה יֵּשׁ? • (ma yesh)

מַה יֵּשׁ (canonical)
ma yesh (romanization)

מַה יֵּשׁ לֶאֱכוֹל?

בִּשְׁבִיל מַה יֵּשׁ חֲבֵרִים?

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see מה, יש.


παρ' όλ' αυτά

παρ' όλα αυτά
παρ' όλα αυτά#Greek

Alternative form of παρ' όλα αυτά (par' óla aftá)


παρ' όλα αυτά

παρ' όλα αυτά

παρ' όλα αυτά • (par' óla aftá)

nevertheless, despite this, in spite of this


come stà

From Italian come sta (literally “as it stands”). The accent mark is not present in standard Italian orthography.

bor

(music) An instruction to play without improvised ornamentation or rhythmic alteration.


need I say more

Joe Bloggs became president – need I say more?

(colloquial, humorous, rhetorical question) Used to say that audience can predict the result of something.


I've lost my keys

(UK) Indicates that the speaker has lost his or her keys.


vole nevole

Vole nevole, vi ne havas elekton.

Whether or not you want to, you don't have a choice.

Fidela Johano komprenis, ke ne eble estas rifuzi, kaj vole nevole devis serĉi la ŝlosilon en la ligaĵo.

1906, Kabe, “Fidela Johano”, in Elektitaj Fabeloj, translation of original by Brothers Grimm:

Cetere ne ĉiuj havis tre bonan situacion, kaj pro tio vole nevole devis prudentiĝi.

1932, Stellan Engholm, Homoj sur la tero, Tyresö: Inko, published 2001, →ISBN, ch. vi, page 123:

[…] UEA do vole nevole devis preni pli grandan rolon ol ĝi komence planis.

2003 March, Renato Corsetti, quotee, “Renato Corsetti: “Eŭropo jes, sed ankaŭ Afriko””, in La Ondo de Esperanto:

voluntarily or involuntarily, willingly or unwillingly, like it or lump it


how do you spell this word

I would like to know how this word is written.

この言葉の書き方は何ですか

このことばのかきかたはなんですか


立竿見影

ㄌㄧˋ ㄍㄢ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄥˇ

лиганьцзяньин

/li⁵¹ kän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɐp̚² kɔːn⁵⁵ kiːn³³ jɪŋ³⁵/

/lip̚⁴⁻³² kan⁴⁴⁻²² kiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ iã⁵³/

/lip̚²⁴⁻² kan³³ kiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iã⁵⁵⁴/

/lip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kan⁴⁴⁻²² kiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ iã⁵³/

/lip̚⁴⁻³² kan⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ iã⁵³/

/lip̚⁴⁻³² kan⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ iã⁴¹/

/li⁵¹ kän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɐp̚² kɔːn⁵⁵ kiːn³³ jɪŋ³⁵/

/lip̚⁴⁻³² kan⁴⁴⁻²² kiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ iã⁵³/

/lip̚²⁴⁻² kan³³ kiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iã⁵⁵⁴/

/lip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kan⁴⁴⁻²² kiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ iã⁵³/

/lip̚⁴⁻³² kan⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ iã⁵³/

/lip̚⁴⁻³² kan⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ iã⁴¹/

The situation is very urgent; we need a solution with immediate effect.

Qíngkuàng shífēn wēijí, wǒmen xūyào yī ge lìgānjiànyǐng de jiějué fāngfǎ.

情況十分危急，我們需要一個立竿見影的解決方法。

情况十分危急，我们需要一个立竿见影的解决方法。

producing instant results; having immediate effect


intra legem

('Equity Intra Legem') - A court's power to interpret and apply the law to achieve the most equitable result.


NTG

(Internet) Initialism of not this group (i.e. newsgroup).


NNTO

Coordinate term: NNTR

(Internet slang) Initialism of no need to open: indicates that a message has no content beyond what can be seen in the subject line


a thing or two

He's a good mechanic, and surely knows a thing or two about car engines.

He [Winston Churchill] was born at Blenheim Palace, that Oxfordshire pile built for his ancestor John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, who also knew a thing or two about warfare.

2021 September 22, Stephen Roberts, “The writings on the wall...”, in RAIL, number 940, page 75:

The good news is that the new Rail Minister is Huw Merriman, former Chairman of the House of Commons Transport Select Committee, which means he knows a thing or two about the railways.

2022 November 16, Christian Wolmar, “Can Merriman use his rail knowledge to make a difference?”, in RAIL, number 970, page 44:


栩栩如生

ㄒㄩˇ ㄒㄩˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄥ

/ɕy²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/hɵy̯³⁵ hɵy̯³⁵ jyː²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

/hu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lu²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/hu⁵²⁻³⁵ hu⁵²⁻³⁵ d͡zu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sẽ³³/

/ɕy²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/hɵy̯³⁵ hɵy̯³⁵ jyː²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

/hu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lu²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/hu⁵²⁻³⁵ hu⁵²⁻³⁵ d͡zu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sẽ³³/

to appear lifelike and vivid; vividly; realistically


bbs

Alternative letter-case form of BBS (be back soon).


幸災樂禍

ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄗㄞ ㄌㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ

/ɕiŋ⁵¹ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵ lɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/hɐŋ²² t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵ lɔːk̚² wɔː²²/

/ɕiŋ⁵¹ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵ lɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/hɐŋ²² t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵ lɔːk̚² wɔː²²/

To deny them help and, what is worse, to gloat over their mistakes, is sectarianism.

1956, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《論十大關係》 (On the Ten Major Relationships), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

Duì fàn cuòwù de tóngzhì bù gěi bāngzhù, fǎn'ér xìngzāilèhuò, zhè jiù shì zōngpàizhǔyì.

對犯錯誤的同志不給幫助，反而幸災樂禍，這就是宗派主義。

对犯错误的同志不给帮助，反而幸灾乐祸，这就是宗派主义。

to take joy in calamity and rejoice the disaster; schadenfreude


joined at the hip

We're very close. In fact, we're joined at the hip.

1987 June, “The Jeffrey Show”, in Texas Monthly, volume 15, number 6, page 159:

When people suggest to me that it would be best if politics were left out of the railways, I always point out that the two are joined at the hip. Throughout the near 200-year existence of the railways, there has never been a time when they have been free of political interference.

2021 May 19, Christian Wolmar, “Resolving the Eurostar problem will benefit Britain...”, in RAIL, number 931, page 46:

(idiomatic, informal) Closely connected, as in an intimate friendship.

死党

closely connected, as in an intimate friendship


it's on

[A man from a competing gang throws a drink in Fred's face, just before a fight begins.]
Fred Alger (Mel Tormé): It's on!

(colloquial) A conflict or competition is starting.


there we go

This key doesn't seem to fit the lock... ah, there we go; it's starting to turn now.

When's this film supposed to begin? Ah, there we go; the lights are dimming now.

(informal, idiomatic) said after an action has been performed successfully


вы можете мне помочь

head

вы мо́жете мне помо́чь?

вы мо́жете мне помо́чь? • (vy móžete mne pomóčʹ?)

вы мо́жете мне помо́чь (canonical)
vy móžete mne pomóčʹ? (romanization)

en-вы_можете_мне_помочь-ru-phrase-K~ryf08n


ei uutisia on hyvä uutinen

no news is good news
no news is good news


IKR

(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of I know, right?: indicates agreement with a previously mentioned idea, statement, viewpoint, etc.


A.C.

AC

alternating current, anno Christi, ante Christum, army corps, athletic club

(India, historical) Initialism of after compliments: marking the omitted formalities of native compliments, in official versions of native letters.


estic cansada

ca-phrase

estic cansada f (masculine estic cansat)


ik heb honger

[ɪk ɦɛp ˈɦɔŋər]


estic malalta

estic malalta f (masculine estic malalt)


dank je wel

/ˌdɑŋk jə ˈʋɛl/

[ˌdɑŋk jə ˈʋɛl]


gelooft u in God

do you believe in God
do you believe in God


ik ben homo

[ɪɡbɛn ˈɦoːmoː]


gebruikt u medicijnen

are you taking any medications
are you taking any medications


hij is bewusteloos

[ɦɛi̯ ɪz bəˈʋʏstəˌloːs]


ik heb verhoging

/əkɦɛpfərˈɦoːɣɪŋ/

I have a fever (a mild fever, elevated body temperature)


ik ben allergisch voor noten

I'm allergic to nuts
I'm allergic to nuts


ik ben de weg kwijt

[ɪɡ bɛn də ˈʋɛx kʋɛi̯t]


ik heb koorts

I have a fever (a serious or strong fever)


waar gaat deze bus naartoe

where does this bus go
where does this bus go


hoe kom ik bij het vliegveld

how do I get to the airport
how do I get to the airport


hebt u een menu in het Engels

do you have a menu in English
do you have a menu in English


spreekt hier iemand Engels

does anyone here speak English
does anyone here speak English


waar gaat deze trein naartoe

where does this train go
where does this train go


hoe kom ik in

how do I get to...? (a town, or inside something)


hoe kom ik bij het station

how do I get to the train station
how do I get to the train station


hoe kom ik bij het busstation

how do I get to the bus station
how do I get to the bus station


estic refredat

estic refredat m (feminine estic refredada)


estic constipat

estic constipat m (feminine estic constipada)


hoe kom ik bij

how do I get to...? (at a particular place, such as a person, business or building)


I'm allergic to nuts

Indicates that the speaker has an allergy to nuts.

allergiás vagyok a dió-, mogyoró- és gesztenyefélékre


you had to be there

What he did was so hilarious, the way he was dancing... well, you had to be there.

Used to indicate to the interlocutor that the situation being talked about could only be properly understood if that person had been present.

se piti kokea itse

the situation could only be understood if the person had been present


bel de brandweer

call the fire brigade
call the fire brigade