59 Italian Colloquial Expressions Flashcards
Boh
to express doubt, indifference or reticence
ie… I don’t know it, that doesn’t interest me
Figurati !
Si figuri !
Kind of like ‘prego’, ‘di niente’…. don’t mention it
or
a soft way to decline an offer ie… no, grazie,don’t worry about it
or
No way, that can’t be, that isn’t true
or
That figures…. I’m not surprised
un botto - una cifra - un sacco
indicating a great quantity meaning “much” like molto, tanto
Dai !
Exhorting someone to hurry up.
or
Come on (skepticism), no way, I can’t believe it
or
To encourage a person like Su! oppure Coraggio
fregare
fregarsene
to rub
to ripoff, cheat, trick
to cause damage
to not care, indifferent, I don’t give a damn
altroché
vs
altro ché
altroché - senza dubbio, certamente
altro che - indicates exclusion of the following element in favor of another, preferred.
Altro che il luna park, altro che il cinema, altro che internet….. Il piu’ grande spettacolo dopo il Big Bang siamo noi: io e te.
rimorchiare
to bring someone with you or induce them to do something, especially unwillingly
attract, seduce someone to induce love affairs.
sclerare
to be out of one’s mind, crazy
palloso
boring, heavy, insufferable/unbearable
granché
In negative phrases, preced the indeterminate article with ‘un’
1) thing, notable event, particularly interesting
In negative phrases, functions as adverb - molto/much
sfottere
prendere un giro, canzonare(mock/tease), deridere qualcuno
(not to be confused with ‘fottere’ which is vulgar/sessuali
racchio/a
detto di persona (sopratutto donna) brutta, sgraziata(ungainly) e goffa(clumsy).
bidonare / fare bidone
mancare a un appuntamento o a un impegno (engagment)
deludere un’aspettativa (to let someone down, disappoint an expectation)
scroccone / a
detto di persona che chiede a riesce ad avere qualcosa gratis.
rosicare
consumarsi interiormnte con pensieri tormentosi, spesso per gelosia o invidia (envy).