Terminology Xmas Quiz
 

In Spanish, the saying “Dar calabazas a alguien” (literally “to give pumpkins to someone”) means “to reject somebody”, “to turn somebody down”.
It originates from Ancient Greece, where pumpkins (calabazas) were considered a bad omen for couples.
 
How would you say this phrase in your mother tongue?
If you are a native Spanish speaker, how would you say this in your second language?
In French, "Un malheur ne vient jamais seul" means that once you have a problem, you should probably expect more problems in the nearest timefuture.
The root of this superstition might be hidden in Latin poetry, where one of the themes was to think that misfortunes are linked to each other.
 
This idiom has equivalents in other languages. Do you know which English equivalent is the correct one?
"It never rains but it pours"
"Break a leg"
"That's the last straw"
"Once in a blue moon"

Remember when the Big Bad Wolf ate Red Riding Hood? Well, in Italy you actually wish someone to be eaten by a wolf when you want to wish them good luck! Well, “In bocca al lupo” with this quiz!

How would you say this in your mother tongue?

If you are a native Italian speaker, how would you say it in your second language?

In Japanese, the phrase “Kao ga hiro i” means you have lots of friends and are well liked. Taking into account that in Japanese culture, men with broad faces supposedly earn more money and are more attractive to women, what would you say is the English literal translation of this saying:

Always tie one’s hair up
Being a samurai
Having a wide face
Wearing a large shoe size
Guess the untranslatable word!
In French you can use the word “Trouvaille” when you run into something...
Awful
Wonderful
Strange
New
“Katzensprung” (literally “a cat’s jump”) is one of the few German sayings that doesn't refer to either beer or sausages 😜 “Katzensprung” means you are talking about a very short distance, or “a stone’s throw”, as we would say in English.

How would you say this phrase in your mother tongue?

If you are a native German or English speaker, how would you say it in your second language?

Guess the untranslatable words!

The Danish word Arbejdsglæde is a word-concept. It represents the simple idea of looking forward to Mondays, having a job that energises you instead of draining and exploiting you.

This is understood around the Nordics to mean…

“Happiness at work”
“Energising job”
“Fruitful network”
“Professional ambition”
In English, one can say “It costs an arm and a leg” for referring to something very expensive, which costs a great amount of money.
 
How could you convey the same idea in your mother tongue?
If you are a native English speaker, how would you say it in your second language?
“Morriña” is a Galician word revealing a profound feeling of sadness caused by being…
Depression
Lost opportunity
Far away from one’s family and home
Being fired
Guess the untranslatable word!
“Aspaldiko” is a word from Basque that describes the moment when you meet...
Your soulmate
A person that you don’t like
A person you haven’t seen in a long time
An ancestor
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