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Idiom | Language | Category |
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 |
!mire que hacen esperar a la gente así! | Portuguese | Impatience |
¡hala! | Spanish | Encouragement |
¡ni por hablar! | Spanish | Contradiction |
¡vaya rollo! | Spanish | Boredom |
?Encuentras palabras ? | Spanish | Indignation |
¿Puedo ayudarle? ?Le puedo echar una mano? | Spanish | Courtesy |
…al verde | Spanish | Embarrassment |
(If he said that,) He must have a screw loose: he`s lost his marbles | English | Contempt |
(Il caso) lui spossato | Italian | Embarrassment |
(le proces) l’a nettoye | French | Embarrassment |
(Museen) lassen mich kalt | German | Indifference |
(museums) leave me cold | English | Indifference |
(toujours) chercher la petite bête | French | Complaint |
(Un menú) como para chuparse los dedos | Spanish | Desire |
(woman only) civettare (con) | Italian | Flattery |
Abrir as portas para alguém | Portuguese | Encouragement |
Abrir el camino a uno | Spanish | Encouragement |
Abrir o caminho para alguém | Portuguese | Encouragement |
Acabar com alguém | Portuguese | Humiliation |
Acabar mal | Spanish | Failure |
Aggiungere al danno le beffe | Italian | Insult |