These contain some examples of vulgar language.
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 Money
Cheap or expensive
People and money
(* = familiar, ** = very familiar, *** = vulgar, R = plain rude, Lit. = Literally)
Money
La grana, il grano, la pecunia, i dindi, la pila (**) Dosh.
Un cubo (**) Lit. A cube. A million. This has obviously taken on a whole different meaning since the arrival of the euro.
Un deca/dieci carte (**) An old ten thousand lire note. Ten euros now.
Gli spiccioli Small change. back to the top Cheap or expensive
Costa un occhio della testa (*) Lit. It costs an eye from the head. Very expensive. An arm and a leg.
È una rapina (**) A robbery. Very, very expensive, and not worth it.
È un affare It's a bargain.
È un affarone It's a huge bargain. back to the top People and money
Sono al verde (**) Lit. I'm in the green. I'm broke.
Non ho una lira (**) Lit. I haven't got a lira. I'm broke.
Ha le mani bucate (**) Lit. He/she has hands with holes. Spends too much too easily.
Ha le braccine corte (**) Lit. He/she has short, little arms. Stingy.
Petacchino, tirchio, spilorcio (**) Stingy.
Paperon de Paperoni (**) Scrooge. back to the top |
