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  • Language HacksExpressions & IdiomsItalian

    22 Popular Italian Idioms for Sounding Like a Native

    by Michele Frolla January 25, 2024
    January 25, 2024

    What should you do if someone wants to attaccare bottone? What are you doing if you fare le ore piccole? …

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    15 Italian Slang Words You WON’T Find in Any Textbook

    by Michele Frolla January 25, 2024
    January 25, 2024

    What should you say if someone asks: Come te la passi?  What are you doing if you limonare? Is it …

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  • Language HacksExpressions & IdiomsJapanese

    69 Wonderful Japanese Idioms That Will Brighten Your Day

    by Michele Frolla February 5, 2021
    February 5, 2021

    Learning Japanese? Speak like a native with these 69 wonderful Japanese idioms translated into English. Feeling stressed? The Japanese have …

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    51 Hilarious Russian Idioms That Will Make You Giggle

    by Michele Frolla August 18, 2020
    August 18, 2020

    Learning Russian stressing you out? “Don’t rush the horses“, “the first pancake is always a blob”. Speak like a native …

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  • Language HacksExpressions & IdiomsFrench

    Top 10 French Phrases You Should NEVER Say [& What to Use Instead]

    by Michele Frolla July 10, 2020
    July 10, 2020

    From “Bonne nuit!” to “Je suis excité”, don’t make these mistakes in French. Here are the top 10 French phrases …

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  • Language HacksExpressions & IdiomsFrench

    How to Sound More French: Top 10 French Phrases You SHOULD Use

    by Michele Frolla July 9, 2020
    July 9, 2020

    So, how do you sound more French? Use these top 10 French phrases and expressions that the French love saying …

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  • Language HacksExpressions & IdiomsFrench

    25 Funny French Idioms and Expressions You’ll Love Using

    by Michele Frolla June 2, 2020
    June 2, 2020

    Learning French? Don’t “have a cockroach”. Speak like a native with these 25 hilarious everyday French Idioms and expressions. French …

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  • Language HacksEnglishExpressions & Idioms

    25 Wonderful Phrases Shakespeare Invented That We Use Everyday

    by Michele Frolla May 13, 2019
    May 13, 2019

    You are a poet and you didn’t even know it! From ‘Love is blind’ to ‘Break the ice’, here are …

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  • Language HacksExpressions & IdiomsNorwegian

    49 Hilarious Norwegian Idioms and Sayings That Will Make You Giggle

    by Michele Frolla December 5, 2018
    December 5, 2018

    From “smoking your socks” to “being in the wind”, here are 49 funny Norwegian sayings translated from Norwegian into English, …

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  • Language HacksExpressions & IdiomsGerman

    50 Amusing German Phrases That Will Brighten Your Day

    by Michele Frolla February 14, 2017
    February 14, 2017

    Can you get through this amusing list of German Phrases translated into English without laughing your ass off? Germans aren’t …

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