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The beauty of languages

Every language harbours intriguing expressions, often accompanied by interesting or amusing anecdotes related to their usage. These reflect the unique charm and elegance of a language. Can you come up with an expression that you love – either from your native language or one you're learning— and provide the backstory or anecdote that explains its meaning?

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The beauty of languages

Every language harbours intriguing expressions, often accompanied by interesting or amusing anecdotes related to their usage. These reflect the unique charm and elegance of a language. Can you come up with an expression that you love – either from your native language or one you're learning— and provide the backstory or anecdote that explains its meaning?

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A face pe dracul în patru

   

Clarissa Stella (IT)

It's raining cats and dogs

Cezar Copuzeanu (RO)

Koń jaki jest, każdy widzi

 

Tudor Velcea (RO)

Delante de tus narices

Elena Gómez (ES)

A mal tiempo, buena cara

Eric Cucuteanu (RO)

Paganini non ripete

 

   

Classe 3A Scuola Secondaria "Moscati" I.C. "Catalano-Moscati" (IT)

Сговорна дружина, планина повдига!

Petya Tsvetkova (BG)

Indian summer

 

Iasmina Maria Munteanu (RO)

Il y a anguille sous roche

 

 

Lili-Rose & Joris (FR)

A umbla cu cioara vopsită

 

 

Dumitrache Matteo (RO)
  Stela Kamberi (AL)

U banani sam

Eva Šoljo (HR)

Estar loco como una cabra

María Cordero Barragán (ES)

Sulla luna

 
Graziana Campanelli (IT)

Tener memoria de pez

Nerea Aranda (ES)

Îți dau papucii

Sandu Alexia (RO)

άκοU να δεις

Antonis Fernandes (GB)

făcut din sticlă

Stoican Maria Bianca (RO)

Mamă!

Tănase Elena-Andra (RO)

It's not rocket science

 

   

Achille LEBRUN (FR)

You can't judge a book by its cover

 
Petar Marton Macan (HR)

Svaki lonac ima svoj poklopac

 

   

Lovro Erdelji (HR)

Kupila sam mačka u vreći

   

Rebeka Bogomolec (HR)

Na Sveto nigdarjevo

   

 Zara Židov (HR)

Tak si kak muha bez glave

 

   

Ena Janković (HR)

Polish proverbs

Małgosia, Gabrysia, Oliwia (PL)

Wenn dir das Leben Zitronen gibt, mach Limonade draus

Anna Lebrun (FR)