freecounterpoint: Berlu watch

Tuesday, April 04, 2006

Coglioni ? OK, rather colorful, but how unusual a word is this in day-to-day Italian?

Mr roT said...: Euphemized to 'palle' or 'scatole' but it's #1.; 4/04/2006 6:22 PM
Tecumseh said...: You mean, as in рОмпере лЕ скАтоле ? OK, but how about "Girare i coglioni"? That one does not seems to have an euphemistic version, at least according to the Russians.; 4/04/2006 6:52 PM
Mr roT said...: AI, this is a fantastic ненормативная лексика of the Italian language. About "girare..." They translate as "dynamite". Weird. Seems that it would mean screw around. I have never heard it. What's грубо mean?; 4/04/2006 7:44 PM
Mr roT said...: PIMF, I mean "screw over".; 4/04/2006 7:45 PM
Tecumseh said...: You know, gyro -- like in skewered berbec that turns around on a pit, getting barbecued? Or, as in gyroscope?

I don't know the Italian expression, but from the Russian context, I take it that it refers to a pair of (solid) spheres revolving around their respective axes, yes?; 4/04/2006 9:01 PM
Tecumseh said...: The Times (from London) attempts to translate Berlu into Queen's English. Results are mixed, at best. Is there something about anatomy that is not quite clear to British reporters?; 4/05/2006 12:33 AM
Mr roT said...: Mixed results? "Dickhead" is "testa di cazzo," not "coglione".; 4/05/2006 6:40 PM