Ugnelli, Ziba, A buco

Ugnelli, Ziba, A buco

Ugnelli: Claws. Example: ‘I' gattaccio che tù c'hai in casa m'ha graffiato con l'ugnelli!'(‘That old cat you have scratched me with his claws!')   Ziba: Old maid. Example: ‘Sieee, la Marcella brutta come llè, rimane ziba tutta la vita!' (‘As

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Ugnelli: Claws.

Example: ‘I’ gattaccio che tù
c’hai in casa m’ha graffiato con l’ugnelli!’
(‘That old cat you have scratched me with his claws!’)

 

Ziba: Old
maid.

Example:
Sieee, la Marcella brutta come llè, rimane ziba tutta la

vita!’ (‘As
ugly as Marcella is she’ll be an old maid her whole life!’)

 

A buco: To arrive right in time or when something fits
perfectly.

Example: ‘Maremma bona, co’ i’ traffico che c’era sono arrivato a buco prima che
chiudessero!’
(‘Damn it, with all the
traffic I got there just before they closed!’)

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