List of Talossan idioms

See also: Glheþ and Talossan English.

This is a list of known idioms in the Talossan language which were created by the Ladintsch community to avoid having to resort to English phrases and idioms.

List of known idioms

Talossan idiom	English translation	English equivalent	Note
åverberarh l’ampul	to bang on the traffic light	to jump a red light	Coined by Dréu Gavárþic'h.
tirh sîmca-noua (59)	to have fifty-nine (59)	to cheat fate	Coined by Dréu Gavárþic'h, fifty-nine has always been an important number in Talossa, though this author is not sure as to how or why.
cedarh el sieu baba-çhanúxh	to give up one’s Baba Ghanouj	to pay through the nose	Coined by Dréu Gavárþic'h, this idiom originally and erroneously used capitularh to convey the meaning “to surrender”. An alternative version is cedarh el sieu acaschcour.
cedarh el sieu acaschcour	to give up one’s couscous	to pay through the nose	Original version coined by Dréu Gavárþic'h, however this coinage erroneously used capitularh to convey the meaning “to surrender”. An alternative version is cedarh el sieu baba-çhanúxh, as suggested by Mick Preston.
crac'harh l’acaschcour	to spit the couscous	to spill the beans	Coined by Dréu Gavárþic'h, this idiom originally used vomitarh (to vomit).
[tirh quaisevol] cînt litreux (da cervieþă)	[to have a few] hundred litres (of beer)	[to have a] nest egg; [to have] emergency savings	Coined by Dréu Gavárþic'h.
aßei común q’evriacs în Talossa	as common as drunks in Talossa	a dime a dozen	Coined by Dréu Gavárþic'h.
plörarh solămînt över la cervieþă listradă	to only cry over spilt beer	to keep one’s emotions in check	Coined by Count of Thord and Baron of Hooligan Mà la Mhà
resperarh las ustríăs	to locate the bars	to get one’s bearings	Coined by Dréu Gavárþic'h.
marscharh come el Torgo	to walk like Torgo	to creep people out	Coined by Count of Thord and Baron of Hooligan Mà la Mhà. Torgo was a character from Manos: The Hands of Fate and Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) played by John Reynolds.
¿Come relata acest àl preßeu dal cervieþǎ în Talossa?	How does this relate to the price of beer in Talossa?	“What’s this got to do with the price of tea in China?”	Coined by Iustì C. Canun.
büvarh del mateisch grif	to drink from the same tap	to be of like mind; to have the same opinion	Coined by Count of Thord and Baron of Hooligan Mà la Mhà
C’è toct da l’operă rexhital es del futbol.	It is all royal opera and football.	“It’s all fun and games.”	Coined by Martì Prevuost and translated into Talossan by Count of Thord and Baron of Hooligan Mà la Mhà.
înposuarh els zuavs	to impersonate the Zouaves	to be a wolf in sheep’s clothing	Coined by Martì Prevuost and translated into Talossan by Count of Thord and Baron of Hooligan Mà la Mhà.
¿Tînt lec'hat tu façă ‘n hamiltă?	Did a squirrel lick your face?	“Cat got your tongue?”	Coined by Martì Prevuost and translated into Talossan by Count of Thord and Baron of Hooligan Mà la Mhà.
dulcëscharh àls hamatzas	to attract cannibals	to kiss garishly, to make out in public	Coined by Samuhél da Giatză and translated into Talossan by Magniloqueu Épiqeu Ac'hlerglünä da Lhiun.
¡Viestiça-me dîn cischen sè coríu es pußa-me àl þroneu!	Dress me in flying squirrel’s hide, and push me onto the throne!	“Well, colour me green, and call me a pickle!”; “Don’t take the mickey out of me!”; “Don’t pull my leg!”	Coined by Magniloqueu Épiqeu Ac'hlerglünä da Lhiun.
müdarh cün el tifinaçh	to mutate with the script	to read extremely fast; to read a lot	Coined by Magniloqueu Épiqeu Ac'hlerglünä da Lhiun. A nod to mutations (lenitions) that used to be common in Talossan.
artegal	island in a river	A person who stops in the middle of a (busy) road.	Coined by Samuhél da Giatză.
tirh ün lenguet dal siǎ proprǎ nóminǎ	to have a bar tab with one’s own name on it	to have full freedom to do anything what one wants	Coined by Samuhél da Giatzǎ.