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Your languageYour nameYour countryMWE in the original script
Transliteration (if needed)
Literal meaning
Idiomatic meaning
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to die (to be dead)
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GreekFotopoulouGreeceτίναξε τα πέταλαtinaxe ta petalashook horseshoeshe died
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Bulgarian
Maria Todorova
Bulgaria"лъсвам петалата" (BG)“lasvam petalata”"to show one’s horseshoes""to die"
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Portuguese
Silvio Ricardo Cordeiro
Francebater as botasto hit the bootsto die
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Danish
Peter Juel Henrichsen
Denmarkat stille træskoeneto take off your clogsto die
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EstonianKrista LiinEstoniasussid püsti viskamato throw your slippers upwardsto die
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MacedonianKaterinaMacedonia
му се помоча глушецот во опинците (папучите)
mu se pomocha glushecot vo opincite (papuchite)
mouse pissed in his moccasins (slippers)he died
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Serbian
Cvetana Krstev
Serbiaотегнути папкеotegnuti papkeprotract hoofsto die
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LithuanianJustina"pakratyti kojas""to shake legs""to die"
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PolishAgata SavaryFrancewyciągnąć kopytato stretch out horseshoesto die
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Polish
Agnieszka Kaliska
Polandwyjść nogami do przodu (?)to go out feet firstto die
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CroatianIvana BračCroatiaotegnuti papketo stretch out hoofsto die
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MacedonianKaterinaMacedoniaскина конциskina koncito tear the threadsto die
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Latvian
Inguna Skadiņa
Latvianolikt karotito put a soonto die
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to be tired
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Macedonian
Aleksandar Petrovski
Macedoniaедвај стои на нозеedvaj stoi na nozeto stay hardly on the feets
to be very tired
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Romanian
Monica-Mihaela Rizea
Romaniaa cădea de pe / din picioareto fall off his/her legs
to be very tired
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SerbianCvetanaSerbiaједва стајати на ногама
jedva stajati na nogama
to stay hardly on the feets
to be very tired
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PolishAgata SavaryFranceledwo się trzymać na nogachto stay hardly on one's legs
to be very tired
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HebrewShulyIsraelנפל מהרגליםnafal mi-ha-raglayimfall from the feetbe very tired
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CroatianIvana BračCroatia
jedva/ne moći stajati na nogama
to stay hardly on the legs/can't stay on the legs
to be very tired
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CroatianIvana BračCroatiapadati s noguto fall off from the legs
to be very tired
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Latvian
Inguna Skadiņa
Latviakrist no kājāmkrist no kaajaamfall from the feet
to be very tired
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MacedonianKaterinaMacedoniaне гледа бела мачкаne gleda bela machkadoesn't see a white cat
to be very tired
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SerbianCvetanaSerbiaне види белу мачкиne vidi belu mačkudoesn't see a white cat
to be very tired
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RomanianCorina ForascuRomaniaa fi la capătul puterilorto be at the end of your powers
to be exhausted
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SerbianCvetanaSerbiaбити на крају снагаbiti na kraju snagato be at the end of your powers
to be exhausted
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CroatianIvana BračCroatiabiti na izmaku snagato be at the end of your strenght
to be exhausted
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to be stupid
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HebrewShulyIsraelלא העפרון הכי מחודד בקלמר
lo ha-iparon haki mexudad ba-kalmar
Not the sharpest pencil in the casenot very smart
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NorwegianVictoria RosénNorwayikke den skarpeste kniven i skuffennot the sharpest knife in the drawer
to not be too bright
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French
Carlos Ramisch
Francene pas être une flèchenot an arrownot very smart
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Bulgarian
Maria Todorova
Bulgaria"чавка му е изпила мозъка"
"chavka mu e izpila mozaka"
"a jackdaw has drunk his brain"
"to be a bit stupid"
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SerbianCvetanaSerbiaчавка му попила мозакčavka mu popila mozak"a jackdaw has drunk his brain"
"to be a bit stupid"
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Macedonian
Aleksandar Petrovski
Macedoniaчавка му го испила мозокот
chavka mu go ispila mozokot
"a jackdaw has drunk his brain"
"to be a bit stupid"
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Hungarian
Veronika Vincze
Hungarynincs ki a négy kerekehe does not have all the four wheels
he is a bit stupid
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SerbianCvetanaSerbia
немати четврте даске у глави
nemati četvrte daske u glavi
he does not have all the four boards in his head
to be stupid
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SerbianCvetanaSerbiaфали му нека даска у глави
fali mu neka daska u glavi
he misses on board in his headto be stupid
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MacedonianKaterinaMacedoniaму фали некоја даскаmu fali nekoja daskahe misses some boardto be stupid
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PolishAgata SavaryFrancebrakuje komuś piątej klepkisomeone misses the fifth board
someone is stupid
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HebrewShulyIsraelחסר לו בורגxaser lo boreghe misses a screwstupid/mad
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Latvian
Inguna Skadiņa
Latviatrūkst skūrvestruukst skruuveshe misses a screwstupid
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CroatianIvana BračCroatiafali mu daska u glavihe misses the board in his headto be stupid
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MacedonianKaterinaMacedoniaпие нафтаpie naftadrinks petrolto be stupid
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to be angry
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PersianShivaاز دنده ی چپ بیدار شدن
az dandé chap bidār shodan
to wake up on the left side of the body
to be in bad temper since the morning
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GermanManfred SailerGermanymit dem falschen Fuß aufgestanden seinto have gotten up with the wrong foot
to be in a bad temper (for the entire day)
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SerbianCvetanaSerbiaустати на леву ногуustati na levu noguto have gotten up with the left foot
to be in a bad temper (for the entire day)
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Polish
Agata SavaryFrancewstać lewą nogąto have gotten up with the left foot
to be in a bad temper (for the entire day)
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HebrewShulyIsraelקם על צד שמאלqam `al cad smolwake up on the left sidebe grumpy
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Norwegian
Gyri S. Losnegaard
Norway
å ha stått opp med det gale beinet først
to have gotten up with the wrong leg first
to be in a bad temper (for the entire day)
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CroatianIvana BračCroatiaustati na lijevu noguto have gotten up with the left foot
to be in a bad temper (for the entire day)
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Latvian
Inguna Skadiņa
Latviaizkāpt no gultas ar kreiso kāju
to have gotten up with the left foot from the bed
to be in a bad temper (for the entire day)
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Macedonian
Aleksandar Petrovski
Macedoniaстанал на лева ногаstanal na leva nogato have gotten up with the left foot
to be in a bad temper (for the entire day)
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Portuguese
Carlos Ramisch
Franceacordar com o pé esquerdoto wake up with the left foot
to be in a bad temper (or unlucky) since the morning
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Portuguese
Silvio Ricardo Cordeiro
Franceestar de saco cheioto have one's bag full
to be sick and tired
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SerbianCvetanaSerbiaпун ми је коферpun mi je koferto have one's suit-case full
to be sick and tired
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CroatianIvana BračCroatiapuna mi je kapa/kuferto have one's hat/suit-case full
to be sick and tired
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Swahili
Beata Wójtowicz
Polandkukunja usoto fold face
to express anger
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SerbianCvetanaSerbiaсложити фацуsložiti facuto fold face
to express anger
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MacedonianKaterinaMacedoniaму се споија жичкитеmu se spoija zhichkitehis strings have joined
to be very angry (to become insane)
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to be in love
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FrenchPARMENTIERFrancetrouver l'âme soeur (FR)to find the soul sisterto fall in love
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SerbianCvetanaSerbiaнаћи сродну душуnaći srodnu dušuto find the akin soulto fall in love
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Italian
Castagnoli Sara
Italytrovare l'anima gemellato find the twin soul
to fall in love (to find the perfect person for you)
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CroatianIvana BračCroatianaći srodnu dušuto find the akin soulto fall in love
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Portuguese
Carlos Ramisch
Franceencontrar a alma gêmeato find the soul sisterto fall in love
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MacedonianKaterinaMacedoniaвљубен до ушиvljuben do ushito be enamoured until the ears
to be inloved very much
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RussianNatalia
Czech Republic
по уши влюбленpo ushi vlyublenup to ears in love
to fall head over ears in love
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SerbianCvetanaSerbiaбити заљубљен до ушијуbiti zaljubljen do ušijuto be in love up to ears
to be very much in love
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PolishAgata SavaryFrancebyć zakochanym po uszyto be in love up to ears
to be very much in love
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Norwegian
Gyri S. Losnegaard
Norwayå være hodestups forelsketto be head-plunging enamoured
to be head over heels in love
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EstonianKrista LiinEstoniakõrvuni armunud olemato be in love up to ears
to be very much in love
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CroatianIvana BračCroatia
biti zaljubljen do (preko) ušiju/glave
to be in love up to ears/head
to be very much in love
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to be useless
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PersianShivaآب در هاون کوبیدنāb dar hāvan koobidanpounding water in a pounder
to do something useless
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RussianNatalia
Czech Republic
толочь воду в ступеtoloch' vodu v stupeto grind water in a mortar
to do smth useless
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RomanianCorina ForascuRomaniaa bate apa în piuăto beat the water in the mill
to do something useless
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Italian
Castagnoli Sara
Italypestare l'acqua nel mortaioto grind water in a mortar
to do something useless
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HebrewShulyIsraelטחן מיםTaxan mayimgrind water
do something useless
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HebrewShulyIsraelפול גז בניוטרלful gaz b-neutral
Full gas in neutral (step the pedal when the gear is not engaged)
useless effort
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CroatianIvana BračCroatia
prelijevati/pretakati iz šupljega u prazno
to pour from hollow into empty
to do something useless
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Portuguese
Carlos Ramisch
Francechover no molhadoto rain on the wet (soil)
to do something useless
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HebrewShulyIsraelצד זבוביםcad zvuvimhunt flies
do nothing, be idle