Che figata!
ke fiˈɡataHow cool! / Awesome!
Lit. "(slang, no clean literal translation)"
Hai preso i biglietti per il concerto? Che figata! — You got tickets for the concert? Awesome!
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How cool! / Awesome!
Lit. "(slang, no clean literal translation)"
Hai preso i biglietti per il concerto? Che figata! — You got tickets for the concert? Awesome!
What a drag! / How annoying!
Lit. "What balls!"
Domani devo lavorare anche il sabato. Che palle! — Tomorrow I have to work on Saturday too. What a drag!
As long as / Provided that
Lit. "It suffices that"
Puoi uscire, basta che torni per cena. — You can go out, as long as you're back for dinner.
Cool / hot / attractive
Lit. "(slang)"
Quel ragazzo è troppo figo! — That guy is so hot!
Hassle / effort / can't be bothered
Lit. "banging/slamming"
Non ho sbatti di cucinare stasera, ordiniamo una pizza. — I can't be bothered to cook tonight, let's order pizza.
Chill / relax / no worries
Lit. "(from Arabic 'inshallah' via Roman dialect)"
Scialla, fratè, va tutto bene! — Chill, bro, everything's fine!
To meet up / to catch up
Lit. "To peck each other"
Ci becchiamo domani al bar? — Shall we meet up tomorrow at the bar?
To rock / to be awesome
Lit. "To break/smash"
Quel gruppo spacca! Li hai sentiti dal vivo? — That band rocks! Have you heard them live?
Like / sort of (filler word)
Lit. "type"
Era tipo super arrabbiato, non ci credevo. — He was like super angry, I couldn't believe it.
To catch someone / to bust / to figure out
Lit. "(slang, no clear etymology)"
Mi ha sgamato che copiavo durante il compito! — She caught me copying during the test!
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