International expressions
Every language has colourful expressions but they can be very difficult for non-native speakers to understand.
Here are some examples; can you match the expression with the meaning?
There are 10 questions and there is a time limit of 90 seconds.
Good luck!
Every language has colourful expressions but they can be very difficult for non-native speakers to understand.
Here are some examples; can you match the expression with the meaning?
There are 10 questions and there is a time limit of 90 seconds.
Good luck!
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POLISH:
Not my circus, not my monkey |
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Not my problem
I don't like circuses with animals
You can run but not hide
To love nature
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SPANISH:
Give pumpkins to someone |
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To ask to marry someone
To reject someone
To help the poor
To love the colour orange
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CROATIAN:
Balls of a swan |
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To love ballet
To be unable to swim
Something that is impossible
To be bad at football
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FINNISH:
To let a frog out of your mouth |
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To burp loudly
To be able to jump high
To camp in the forest
To say the wrong thing
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CHINESE:
To emit smoke from 7 orifices |
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To be angry
To cause a lot of pollution
To feel sexy
To sweat a lot
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FRENCH:
To have the cockroach |
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To need a bath / shower
To be naughty
To be hated by everyone
To feel sad
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ITALIAN:
A dog in church |
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To be loud
To be embarrassing
An unwanted guest
An atheist
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RUSSIAN:
To hang noodles on the ears |
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To be very hungry
To be jealous
To drive a car slowly
To fool someone
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FRENCH:
The carrots are cooked |
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The situation can't be changed
You're very lucky
You're stupid
It's time for bed
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GERMAN:
Everything has one end, only the sausage has two |
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To be single / unmarried
To be very hungry
To be pregnant with twins
Everything comes to an end
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SPANISH:
A lot of noise and no walnuts |
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To be deaf
All talk, no action
To love baking
A very expensive meal
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PORTUGUESE:
To be as good as corn |
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To be stupid
To be afraid
To be attractive / sexy
To be able to run fast
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ITALIAN:
Not all doughnuts come with a hole |
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To have more than one wife / husband
To be hungry
Things are not going as well as you'd like
To prefer healthy food
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ICELANDIC:
The raisin at the end of the hot dog |
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Something bad
Fruit is healthier than meat
An unexpected surprise at the end of something
To regret getting married
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POLISH:
Mustard after lunch |
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To feel ill because of overeating
Don't do it!
The opportunity has passed
Go to the toilet
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JAPANESE:
My cheeks are falling off |
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I'm embarrassed as I have no money
I have tooth ache
The food is delicious
I can't stop laughing
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FRENCH:
When chicken have teeth |
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It will never happen
Everyone cannot be successful
That's embarrassing!
Don't trick me!
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ARABIC:
Break a fast with an onion |
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To receive less than you were expecting
To make someone cry
To prefer a hot breakfast
To have no money
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SPANISH:
You're very elbow |
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You're cheap / miserly
You're attractive
You tell lies all the time
You're very tall
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FRANCE:
To have mustard going up your nose |
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To feel sexy
To be angry
To move around quickly
To be lost
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ITALIAN:
To have your eyes lined with ham |
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Always thinking about food
To be a vegetarian
To be unable to see something obvious
To think something bad is about to happen
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ITALIAN:
To treat you with fish in your face |
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To disrespect you
To invite you to dinner
To consider you a very close friend
To congratulate you
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GERMAN:
An elephant made out of a fly |
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A greedy person
To make a lot of money from nothing
A big problem made from nothing
To pretend to be better than you are
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GERMAN:
I think my pig whistles |
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I don't believe you
You sing very badly
I love animals and nature
I find you very attractive
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CHINESE:
Drawing a snake with feet |
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Making something better
Being a perfectionist
Telling a long story with unnecessary information
Saving all your money
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PORTUGUESE:
To have little monkeys inside your head |
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To be full of energy / never tired
To love fruit
To have a crazy idea
To hate living in a city
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FRENCH:
To give your tongue to the cat |
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To be playful
To be unable to speak clearly
I can’t guess - tell me the answer
To enjoy shopping
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ARMENIAN:
Stop ironing my head |
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Stop being so perfect
Stop making me laugh
Stop annoying me
Stop criticising my clothes
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CHEYENNE:
My tapeworm can almost talk by itself |
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I feel sick
You talk too much
I am very hungry
To share your food with someone
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DUTCH:
I'm sweating carrots |
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I've eaten too much
I'm sunburnt
I'm sweating a lot
I'm very poor
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GERMAN:
You have tomatoes on your eyes |
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You're a vegetarian
You look tired
You don't see what everyone else sees
You drive too fast
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JAPANESE:
To have a wide face |
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To be intelligent
To have lots of friends
To be rich
To watch too much television
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MONGOLIAN:
May your moustache grow like brushwood |
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I hope you will have many children
I hope you will be rich
Bless you (after sneezing)
I hope you will have many wives
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POLISH:
Don’t feed the donkey sponge cake |
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Education is very important
Don't give a hungry person a small meal
Don’t give fine treatment to those who don’t deserve it.
Always chase your dreams
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SWEDISH:
There's no cow on the ice |
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It's a beautiful, sunny day
Value your friends
Don’t worry / there’s no reason to panic.
To be a bad skier
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UKRAINIAN:
Work is not a wolf, it doesn’t run into the woods |
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Never leave a problem for tomorrow
Don't go to bed after an argument
I can do that later
Tomorrow is the weekend
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