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PAX, LUX ET VERITAS SINCE 1965
Pike-WAIS Dictionary of Idioms (Pweedy)

Below you'll find a list of idioms/expressions in multiple languages along with synonyms, antonyms, anecdotes, etc. You can search, select by category or sort by any column.

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Idiom Language Category
¡de qué buena gana recibiría… Spanish Desire
Avere sempre la lingua lunga Italian Complaint
Je ne suis pas à la hauteur French Bewilderment
Quedarse completamente en ayunas Spanish Bewilderment
Trouillard French Contempt
! cuanta cara! Spanish Indignation
! que cara mas dura ¡ Spanish Indignation
!mire que hacen esperar a la gente así! Portuguese Impatience
!quién fortuna sfacciata! Italian Envy
¡qué asco! Spanish Disgust
¡Suertudo! ¡Morrudo! Spanish Envy
?Encuentras palabras ? Spanish Indignation
¿Puedo ayudarle? ?Le puedo echar una mano? Spanish Courtesy
(dei musei) posso farne a meno Italian Indifference
(En) revenir à ses moutons French Contradiction
(If he said that,) He must have a screw loose: he`s lost his marbles English Contempt
(Il caso) lui spossato Italian Embarrassment
(Museen) lassen mich kalt German Indifference
(museums) leave me cold English Indifference
(Museus ) me deixam com frio Portuguese Indifference
(The court case) Wiped him out English Embarrassment
(toujours) chercher la petite bête French Complaint
(Un menú) como para chuparse los dedos Spanish Desire
Abrir as portas a uno Portuguese Encouragement
Abrir as portas para alguém Portuguese Encouragement