多语言常用语（目前及今后辅导每日必看内容）

One language is never enough


Language One language is never enough
Afrikaans Een taal is nooit genoeg nie
Albanian Një gjuhë asnjëherë nuk është mjaft
Arabic (Egyptian) لغة وحدة بس ماتكفيش ابداً
Arabic (Modern Standard) (lugha wāhidah lā takfī) لغة واحدة لا تكفي  
Armenian (Eastern) Մէկ լեզուն բնաւ հերիք չէ:
(Meg lezoon puhnav hereek che)  
Armenian (Western) մի լեզուն երբեք հերիք չէ
(Mee lezown erbeq heriq che')  
Azerbaijani Bir dil əsla kafi deyil
Basque Hizkuntza ez da nahikoa
Bengali মাত্র একটি ভাষা যথেষ্ট নয়।
(matro ekṭi bhasha jôtheshṭo nôe)  
Bhojpuri एक भाषा कब्भो काफी न होले (ek bhaasha kabbho kafi na hole)
Black speech Gurb "sta-gûmat-krogor" ti gûkatul gulb gajarpan-poshaki
Breton Ur yezh hepken n'eo ket a-walc'h
Bulgarian Един език никога не е достатъчен
(Edin ezik nikoga ne e dostatãčen)
Един език никога не стига
(Edin ezik nikoga ne stiga)  
Catalan No n'hi ha prou amb una llengua
Chamorro Ni ngai'an nahong un linguåhe
Chinese 一種語言永遠不夠 [一种语言永远不够]
yīzhǒng yǔyán yǒngyuǎn bùgòu - Mandarin
yātjúng yúhyìhn wíhngyyúhn bātgau - Cantonese
jit7zung3 ngi1ngien2 jun1jen3 but7kieu5 - Hakka  
Croatian Jedan jezik nikad nije dovoljan
Czech Jeden jazyk nikdy nestačí
Danish Ét sprog er aldrig nok
Dutch Eén taal is nooit genoeg / Een enkele taal is nooit genoeg  
Esperanto Unu lingvo neniam estas sufiĉa
Estonian Ühest keelest ei piisa kunagi
Faroese Eitt mál er als ikki nóg mikið!
Finnish Yksi kieli ei ikinä riitä / yksi kieli ei koskaan riitä
French Une seule langue n'est jamais suffisante  
Friulian Une lenghe no bastâ mai
Georgian ერთი ენა არასოდეს არაა საკმარისი
(Erhti ena arasodes araa sakmarisi)  
German Eine Sprache ist niemals genug
Greek Μία γλώσσα δεν είναι ποτέ αρκετή
(Mía glóssa then íne poté arketí)  
Gujarati એક ભાષા ક્યારેય પણ પુરતી નથી
(ek bhasha kyarey pan purti nathi)  
Hebrew ידיעת שפה אחת אינה מספיקה
(Yediat safa ahat eina maspika)  
Hindi एक भाषा कभी काफ़ी नहीं है (Ek bhāṣā kabhī kāfī nahīṁ hai)  
Hungarian Egy nyelv sosem elég
Icelandic Eitt tungumál er aldrei nóg
Indonesian Satu bahasa tidak pernah cukup
Inuktitut ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᓈᒻᒪᔪᐃᑦᑐᖅ
(Uqauhiq atauhiq naammayuittuq /
Uqausiq atausiq naammajuittuq)  
Iñupiaq Uqautchiq atausiq naammalaittuq
Irish (Gaelic) Ní leor teanga amháin
Italian Una sola lingua non è mai abbastanza
Japanese 一つの言語は決して十分ではない
(hitotsu no gengo wa keshite jūbun de wa nai)  
Klingon not yap wa' Hol
Korean 한 가지 언어는 충분하지 못 해
(Han gaji un u nun chung boon ha ji mot hae)  
Latin Una lingua numquam satis est
Latvian Ar vienu valodu nekad nepietiek
Lithuanian Kalbų niekad nemokėsi per daug
Luxembourgish Eng Sprooch ass ni genuch / Eng Sprooch geet ni duer
Malay Satu bahasa tidak pernah cukup
Manx Cha nel un çhangey dy liooar rieau
Māori Kore rawa e rawaka te reo kotahi
Marshallese Joun kajin ejar bwe
Mongolian Нэг хэл хэзээ ч хангалтгүй
(Neg hel hezee ch hangaltgui)  
Nepali एउटामात्र भाषा कहिल्यै पर्याप्त हुँदैन।
(euṭāmātra bhāṣā kahilyai paryāpta huṃdaina)  
Norwegian Ett språk er aldri nok
Occitan Una soleta lenga basta pas jamai
Persian (yek zabân kâfi nist) يک زبان کافي نيست  
Polish Jeden język nigdy nie wystarcza
Portuguese Uma só língua nunca basta
Romanian O singură limbă nu ajunge niciodată
Russian Одного языка недостаточно (Odnogo jazyka nedostatočno)
Знать один язык недостаточно (Znatʼ odin jazyk nedostatočno)
Знать один язык - это недостаточно (Znatʼ odin jazyk - eto nedostatočno)  
Scottish Gaelic Chan eil aon chànan gu leòr
Serbian Знати један језик није довољно
(Znati jedan jezik nije dovoljno)  
Slovak Jeden jazyk nie je nikdy dosť
Slovenian En jezik ni nikoli dovolj
Spanish Un idioma nunca es suficiente
Un solo idioma nunca es suficiente
Sranan Wan tongo no de nofo
Swahili Lugha moja haitoshi
Swedish Ett språk är aldrig nog  
Tagalog Hindi sapat ang isang wika lamang / Hindi sapat ang isang lengguahe lamang
Tamil ஒரு மொழி மட்டும் தெரிந்தால் போதாது
(oru mozhi mattum therindhaal podhaadhu)  
Telugu ఒక భాష సరిపోదు ! (oka bhaasha saripoadhu!)
Thai ภาษาเดียวไม่เคยพอ (paa-săa dieow mâi koie por)  
Tsotsil Jun k'op mauk ja' no'ox
Turkish Bir dil asla yeterli değildir
Ukrainian Однієї мови ніколи не досить (Odnijeji movy nikoly ne dosyt')
Однієї мови ніколи не достатньо
(Odnijeji movy nikoly ne dostatn'o)  
Urdu ایک زبان کبہی بھی زیادہ نہیں ہوتی
(ek zabān kabhī bhī ziyādah nahīn hotī)  
Uzbek Bir til aslo yetarli emas / Bir til bilish kamlik qiladi
Vietnamese Một thứ tiếng thì không bao giờ đủ
Welsh Annigonol ydy un iaith / Dyw un iaith byth yn ddigon  
Xhosa Ulwimi olunye zange lonela
Yiddish אײן לשון איז קײנמאָל נישט גענוג
(Eyn loshn iz keynmol nisht genug)  
Yorùbá Ede kan ko to ri rara
Zulu Ulwimi ululodwa alonelanga

Stop the world, I want to get off!


Language Stop the world, I want to get off!
Arabic أوقف العالم، أريد النزول!  
Armenian (Western) Աշխարհը կեցուր թարնալէն, հոս կուզեմ ելել:
(Ashkharhu getzour tarnalen, hos gouzem yelel:)  
Bulgarian Спрете Земята, искам да сляза! (Sprete Zemjata, iskam da sljaza!)
Спрете света, искам да сляза! (Sprete sveta, iskam da sljaza!)  
Catalan Que s'aturi el món que vull baixar!
Chinese (Cantonese) 讓世界停下我要下車! (yeuhng saigaai tìhnghah ngóh yīu háhchē!)  
Chinese (Mandarin) 讓世界停下來,我要下車! [让世界停下来,我要下车!]
(ráng shìjiè tíngxiàlái, wǒ yào xiàchē)  
Croatian Zaustavite zemlju, želim sići!
Czech Zastavte svět, chci vystoupit!
Danish Stop verden, jeg vil af!
Dutch Stop de wereld, ik wil eraf!
Esperanto Haltigu la mondon! Mi volas malsupreniri!
French Arrêtez le monde, je veux descendre !
German Haltet die Welt an, ich möchte aussteigen!
Greek Σταματήστε τον κόσμο να κατέβω! (Stamatiste ton kosmo na katebo)
Hebrew (Itsru et Ha'olam, Ani Rotze Laredet!) עצרו את העולם, אני רוצה לרדת!  
Hungarian Állítsátok meg a világot, ki akarok szállni!
Icelandic Stoppið heiminn, mér langar af!
Inuktitut ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᓄᖅᑲ ᑲᑦᑕ ᐅᖑᒪᔪᖓ / ᐊᓯᕙᕈᒪᔪᖓ
(Hilaryuaq nuqqaruk kattagumayunga! / ahivarumayunga!
Silarjuaq nuqqaruk kattagumajunga!)  
Iñupiaq Sillagruaq nuqqaruk piiraagumayunga!
Irish (Gaelic) Cuir an domhan ina stad, ba mhaith liom teacht anuas!
Italian Fermate il mondo, voglio scendere!
Japanese 止めろ！俺は降りたいんだ！ (tomero! ore wa oritain da!) - m
止めて！私は降りたいのよ！ (tomete! watashi wa oritai no yo!) - f  
Latin Orbem consistite ut escendam!
Luxembourgish Halt d'Welt un, ech géif gär erausklammen!
Norwegian Stop verden/jorda, jeg vil av!
Polish Zatrzymaj świat, ja wysiadam!
Portuguese Pare o mundo, que eu quero descer!
Russian Остановите мир, я хочу сойти! (Ostanovite mir, ja xoču sojti)  
Serbian Зауставите свет, желим да сиђем (Zaustavite svet, želim da siđem)  
Spanish ¡Paren el mundo, me quiero bajar!
Swedish Stanna världen, jag vill hoppa av! / Stanna världen, jag vill kliva av!
Tagalog Ihinto mo ang mundo, gusto kong umalis (request)
Ihinto ang mundo, gusto kong umalis (command)
Paki-hinto ang mundo, gusto kong umalis (frm)  
Talossan Durdurun dunyayi inecek var!
Tamil தயவு செய்து இந்த உலகம் சுற்றுவதை நிறுத்திவிடு, அதை விட்டு எனக்கு உடனே இறங்கிவிடவேண்டும்! (dayavu seydu inda ulagam surruvadai niRuttiviDu; adai viTTU enakku uDanE iRangiviDavENDum!)  
Telugu ఈ ప్రపంచాన్ని ఆపండి, నేను దిగిపోదలుచు కున్నాను
(ee prapachaanni aapandi, naenu dhigipoadhaluchu kunnaanu)  
Turkish Durdurun dunyayi inecek var!
Uzbek Dunyoni to'xtatib turing, men chiqib ketmoqchiman!
Welsh Stopio y ddaear, dw i eisiau disgyn!

This gentleman/lady will pay for everything


Language Phrase
Afrikaans Hierdie heer sal alles betaal (gentleman)
Hierdie dame sal alles betaal (lady)  
Azerbaijani Bu bəy xanım, hər şeyi ödəyəcək
Basque Gizon honek guztia ordainduko du (gentleman)
Andre honek guztia ordainduko du (lady)  
Bengali এই ভদ্রলোক সবকিছুর জন্য টাকা দেবেন।
(Ei bhôdrolok shôbkichhur jonno ṭaka deben)
এই ভদ্রমহিলা সবকিছুর জন্য টাকা দেবেন।
(Ei bhôdromohila shôbkichhur jonno ṭaka deben)  
Bhojpuri इ आदमी/औरत हर चीज के बदे चुकहिअंह
(i aadmi/aurat har chiij ke bade chukahiyan)  
Breton An holl traoù a vo paeet gant an denjentilez-mañ
An holl traoù a vo paeet gant an itron-mañ  
Bulgarian Този джентълмен ще плати за вечерта
(Tozi džentãlmen šte plati za večerta) - gentleman
Джентълменът ще плати за вечерта
(Džentãlmenãt šte plati za večerta) - gentleman
Тази дама ще плати за вечерта
(Tazi dama šte plati za večerta) - lady
Дамата ще плати за вечерта
(Damata šte plati za večerta) - lady  
Chamorro Para guiya u åpåsi todu
Chinese (Mandarin) 這位先生會清單 [这位先生会清单/埋单]
(zhèiwèi xiānsheng huì qīngdān/máidān) - gentleman
這位女士會清單 [这位女士会清单/埋单]
(zhèiwèi nǔshì huì qīngdān/máidān) - lady  
Croatian Ovaj će gospodin sve platiti (gentleman)
Ova će gospođa sve platiti (lady)  
Czech Všechno zaplatí tento pán (gentleman)
Všechno zaplatí tato paní (lady)  
Danish Denne herre betaler (for alt)
Denne dame betaler (for alt)  
Dutch Deze meneer betaalt alles (gentleman)
Deze mevrouw betaalt alles (lady)  
Esperanto Tiu ĉi sinjoro pagos por ĉio
Tiu ĉi sinjorino pagos por ĉio  
Faroese Hesin harrin skal gjalda fyri alt
Hendan daman skal gjalda fyri alt  
Finnish Tämä neiti/herra/rouva/herrasmies maksaa kaiken
French Ce monsieur / cette dame va tout payer
Friulian Chest siôr pajarà dut (gentleman)
Cheste siore pajarà dut (lady)  
Georgian ეს ქალბატონი გადაიხდის ყველაფერს
(es k’albatoni gadaikhdis qvelaphers) - gentleman
ბატონი გადაიხდის ყველაფერს
(es batoni gadaikhdis qvelaphers) - lady  
German Der Herr/die Dame zahlt
Der Herr/die Dame übernimmt die Rechnung  
Greek Ὁ κύριος θὰ πληρώσει γιὰ ὅλα (O kírios tha plirósi giá óla)
Ἡ κυρία θὰ πληρώσει γιὰ ὅλα (I kiría tha plirósi giá óla)  
Gujarati આ ભાઈ તેના રૂપિયા આપી દેશે
(aa bhai tena rupiya aapi dese) - gentleman
આ બહેન તેના રૂપિયા આપી દેશે
(aa bahen tena rupiya aapi dese) - lady  
Hebrew Hoo yeshalem bishvil (col) zeh הוא ישלם בשביל  (כל) זה
He will pay for (all) this
Hee teshalem bishvil (col) zeh היא תשלם בשביל (כל) זה
She will pay for (all) this  
Hindi यह श्रीमान सब कुछ चुकता करेंगे
(yah śrīmān sab kuch cuktā kareṅge) - gentleman
यह श्रीमती जी सब कुछ चुकता करेंगी
(yah śrīmatī jī sab kuch cuktā kareṅge) - lady  
Hungarian Ez az úr/hölgy fog mindent kifizetni
Icelandic Þessi maður mun borga allt saman (gentleman)
Þessi kona mun borga allt saman (lady)  
Indonesian Bapak/Ibu ini akan membayar semuanya
Inuktitut ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᐊᖑᑦ ᐊᑭᓖᓂᖅᑐᔪᖅ
(Tainna angut akiliiniqtuyuq) - gentleman
ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᐊᕐᓇᖅ ᐊᑭᓖᓂᖅᑐᔪᖅ
(Tainna arnaq akiliiniqtuyuq) - lady  
Irish (Gaelic) Iocfaidh an fear seo as gach rud
Iocfaidh an bhean seo as gach rud  
Italian Pagherà tutto questo signore questa signora  
Japanese この人が全部払います (konohito ga zembu haraimasu)  
Kazakh Бұл мырза/ханым барлығына төлейді
(Bul mırza/xanım barlığına töleydi)  
Latin Hic dominus/Haec Domina toto pendet
Latvian Šis kungs par visu samaksās (gentelman)
Šī kundze par visu samaksās (lady)  
Lithuanian Šis vyras užmokės už viską
Ši moteris užmokės už viską  
Luxembourgish Dësen Här bezillt alles
Dës Dame bezillt alles  
Macedonian Овој господин ќе плати сè (Ovoy gospodin ke plati se) - man
Оваа дама ќе плати сè (Ovaa dama ke plati se) - lady  
Malay Dia akan bayar semuanya
Maltese Se jħallas is-sinjur ta' kollox
Se jħallas is-sinjura ta' kollox  
Marathi हया बाई/साहेब सर्व देणं देतील (Hya bāī/sāheb sarva denaṅ detīl)  
Mongolian Энэ ноёнтон бүгдийг нь хариуцна
(Ene zaluu bugdiig ni hariutsna) - gentleman
Энэ хатагтай бүгдийг нь хариуцна
(Ene busgui bugdiig ni hariutsana) - lady  
Nepali यहाँ/उहाँले हरेकचिजको भुक्तानी गर्नुहुन्छ।
(yaha/uhale harekchijko bhuktani garnuhunchha)  
Norwegian Denne herren vil betale for alt
Denne kvinnen vil betale for alt  
Occitan Aqueste òme o pagarà tot (gentleman)
Aquesta femna o pagarà tot (lady)  
Persian (un barâye hameci pul mide) اون براي همه چي پول مي ده  
Polish Ten Pan za wszystko zapłaci (gentleman)
Ta Pani za wszystko zapłaci (lady)  
Portuguese Este homem/senhor pagará tudo (gentleman)
Esta senhora pagará tudo (lady)  
Romanian Acest domn va plăti pentru tot (gentleman)
Această doamnă va plăti pentru tot (lady)  
Russian Этот мужчина платит за всё (Etot mužčina platit za vsë) - man
Эта дама платит за всё (Eta dama platit za vsë) - lady  
Serbian Овај господин ће све платити
(Ovaj gospodin će sve platiti) - gentleman
Ова дама ће све платити
(Ova dama će sve platiti) - lady  
Slovak Tento pán všetko zaplatí (gentleman)
Táto pani všetko zaplatí (lady)  
Slovenian Ta gospod bo plačal vse (gentleman)
Ta gospa bo plačala vse (lady)  
Spanish Este hombre/caballero pagará por todo
Esta mujer/dame pagará por todo  
Swahili Mtu huyu atalipia kila kitu
Swedish Den här herren betalar för allting
Den här damen betalar för allting  
Tagalog Siya na po ang magbabayad ng lahat
Tamil இந்த ஆண்/பெண்மணி அனைத்துக்கும் பணம் கொடுத்து விடுவார்
(indha aan/penmani anaithukkum panam koduthu viduvaar)  
Telugu ఈ పెధ్ద మనిషి అన్నిటికీ ధర ఇస్తారు !
(ee pedhdha manishi annitikee dhara isthaaru!)  
Turkish Bu bey/bu hanım, her şeyi ödeyecek
Ukrainian Цей пан платить за все (Cej pan platityť za vse) - gentleman
Ця пані платить за все (Cia pani platityť za vse) - lady  
Urdu یہ صاحب سب چیزوں کے پيسے دیں گے
man - (yeh sahib sab chizon ke paise dain ge)
یہ صاحبہ سب چیزوں کے پيسے دیں گی
lady - (yeh sahiba sab chizon ke paise dain gi)  
Uzbek Bu odam hammasi uchun to'laydi
Welsh Bydd y dyn hwn yn talu am bopeth (gentleman)
Bydd y dynes hon yn talu am popeth (lady)  
Xhosa uMfana uzakubhatala yonke into / uBhuti uzakubhatala yonke into
Inenekazi lizokubhatala yonke into / Ilady lokubhatala yonke into  
Yiddish דער מאן, ער וועט פֿאר אלץ באצאָלן
(Der man, er vet far alts batsoln)
די דאמע, זי וועט פֿאר אלץ באצאָלן
(Di dame, zi vet far alts batsoln)  
Yorùbá Alagba/Iyaafin yii yoo sanwo fun gbogbo rẹ
Zulu Umnumzana uzokhokha konke (gentleman)
Inenekazi lizokhokha konke (lady)  

Say cheese!
Language Phrase
Belarusian Ўсміхнуся! (Wsmikhnusia!) - smile
Bulgarian Кажи сирене! (Kaži sirene!) - say cheese
Catalan Lluis
Chinese (Cantonese) 笑 (siu) - laugh / 小小 (síusíu) - a little
一 二 三 (yāt yim sàam) - one two three  
Chinese (Mandarin) 茄子 (qiézi) - eggplant - used in China
七 (qā) - seven - used in Taiwan
笑一笑! (xiào yī xiào!) - smile  
Croatian Ptičica
Czsech Vyletí ptáček!
Danish Sig 'appelsin' (say orange)
Finnish Muikku (vendance) Sano muikku!
French Ouisitii (marmoset) / Souriez! (smile!) / pepsi
German Spaghetti / Käsekuchen (cheesecake)
Wo ist das Vögelchen? (Where's the birdie?) - said to children
Lächeln (smile)  
Greek Πες τυρί! (Pes tyrí!) - say cheese
Hebrew Tagid 'chiz' - say cheese
Hungarian Csíz [tʃi:z] (small bird)
Indonesian Katakan keju! (say cheese)
Buncis! (green beans)
Japanese Sei, no! / はい、チーズ！ (hai, chiizu!)
Kannada ನಗಿ (nagu)
Korean 김치 (gimchi / kimch'i)
Spanish Patata (potato) - used in Spain
Diga 'whiskey' (say 'whiskey') - used in Latin America  
Persian (Farsi) apple - (sib) سیب
Portuguese Digam X (say X [ʃiʃ]) - used in Brazil
Olha o passarinho (watch the birdie)  
Romanian Zâmbeşte! (smile!)
Russian Скажи 'изюм!' (Skazhi 'izyum!') - Say 'raisins!'
Улыбнитесь! (Ulybnites'!) - Smile!
Улыбочку! (Ulybočku!) - a little smile  
Swedish Sig appelsin (say orange) / Säg omelett! (say omelette)
Talossan Ditz "wisky"
Tamil சிரி (siri) - smile, laugh
Telugu Navvu
Thai Pepsi
Turkish Gülümseyin! (smile)
Ukrainian Посміхніться! (Posmikhnit'sya!) - smile

Idioms and sayings in various languages
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Armenian
Գլուխս մի՛ արդուկեր: (Klookhys mee artooger)
Stop ironing my head! = Stop annoying me! (as in repetitively asking or talking about something)

Հիմա ծեծ մը կ'ուտես: (Heema dzedz muh goodes)
You're gonna eat a beating soon = You're gonna get a beating soon

Aromanian
sãndza apã nu s-featsi
blood cannot be made into water = blood is thicker than water

primuvearã nu s-adutsi mash c- unã lilici.
one flower doesn't make the spring = one sparrow does not make the spring

dupã ploai, multi tãmbãri!
after the rain many eaves! = everyone is a hero after the war

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Cheyenne
Mónésó'táhoenôtse kosa?
Are you still riding the goat? = separated from your spouse

Énêhpoése ma'eno.
The turtle is shrouded = it's foggy.

Étaomêhótsenôhtóvenestse napâhpóneehéhame.
My tapeworm can almost talk by itself = my stomach is growling.

Chinese (Mandarin / Cantonese)
一鼻孔出气 (yī bíkǒng chūqì / yāt beihhúng chēuthei)
breathing through the same nostril = singing from the same hymn sheet

杯弓蛇影 (bēi gōng shé yǐng / būi gōng sèh yíng)
seeing the reflection of a bow in a cup and thinking it's a snake = worring about things that aren't there

Cornish
yma nown bleyth dhymm
I've got the hunger of a wolf = I'm starving/very hungry

Czech
chodit kolem horké kaše
to walk around hot porridge = to beat about the bush

More idioms in Czech

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Dutch
Ik zweet peentjes
I sweat carrots = I'm sweating like a pig

Ijsberen
'to polar bear' (i.e. to pace up and down)

Roken als een ketter
'smoke like a heretic' (smoke like a chimney - i.e. of one who smokes too much)

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Esperanto
Li en arbaro sidas kaj arbojn ne vidas
He sits in the forest and doesn't see trees = he can't see the wood for the trees

Estonian
Sääsest elevanti tegema
To make an elephant out of a gnat = to make a mountain out of a molehill

Kivi kotti
a stone into the bag - good luck

Selge nagu seebivesi
as clear as soapy water - as clear as crystal

Paras pähkel
quite a nut - tough question (exercise)

Puust ja punaseks ette tegema
to make something out of wood and paint it red - to make something really clear

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Finnish
pitkin hampain
with long teeth - (to do something) unwillingly

vääntää rautalangasta
to twist from wire (to make a wireframe model) - to make something really clear

tehdä kärpäsestä härkänen
to make a bull out of a fly = to make a mountain out of a molehill

kiertää kuin kissa kuumaa puuroa
to pace around hot porridge like a cat = to beat about the bush

French
avoir les dents longues
to have long teeth = to be ambitious

avoir les dents qui rayent le parquet
to have teeth that scratch the floor = to be extemely ambitious

J'ai d'autres chats à fouetter !
I have other cats to whip! = I have other fish to fry! - I have other things to do.

pedaler dans la choucroute
to pedal in the sauerkraut = to spin your wheels - to go nowhere

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German
Ich werde dir die Daumen drücken / Ich drücke dir die Daumen
I'll squeeze my thumbs for you = I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you/I wish you luck

Ich kenne es wie meine Westentasche
I know it like my waistcoat pocket = I know it like the back of my hand

Man soll den Tag nicht vor dem Abend loben
Don't praise the day before evening = Don't count your chickens before they're hatched

Hals und Beinbruch!
Break a neck and leg = Break a leg (Good luck)

jemandem ein Ohr abkauen
to talk someone's ear off

klar wie Kloßbrühe
as clear potato dumpling water = as clear as crystal - easy to understand
originally meant difficult to understand (as clear as mud)

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Hindi
अंग-अंग ढीला होना
loosing of all body parts = to get very tired

अंगारे उगलना
to excrete embers - to get very angry

नौ दो ग्यारह होना
to be nine two eleven - to get away

खून सूखना
parching of blood = to become afraid

आँख का तारा
star/apple of one's eye = very fond of

अंत भला तो सब भला (annt bhala toh sab bhala)
All's well that ends well

एक अनार सौ बीमार (ek anar sau biimar)
One fruit, one hundred ill

जंगल मेँ मोर नाचा किसने देखा? (jangal mein mor naca kisne dekha)
Peacock danced in the forest, who saw?

बंदर क्या जाने अदरक का स्वाद? (bandar kya jane adrak ka swad?)
A monkey doesn't knows the taste of ginger

डूबते को तिनके का सहारा (doobte ko tinke ka sahara)
A straw supports a drowning man

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Indonesian
kuman di seberang lautan tampak, gajah di pelupuk mata tak tampak
the bacterium across the sea is seen, but the elephant on eyelid is not seen

Irish (Gaelic)
ná tabhair ar chamán ná ar liathróid é!
don't take him to a hurling-stick or a ball = take precious care of him

tá sí mar a bheadh cág i measc péacóg
she's like a jackdaw among peacocks = she's like a fish out of water

Italian
mettere una pulce nell'orecchio
to put a flea in somebody's ear = to raise a doubt/suspicion

saltare la mosca al naso
a fly jumping on somebody's nose = to fly of the handle - to become abruptly annoyed, lose one's temper.

avere gli occhi foderati di prociutto
to have one's eyes lined with ham = can't see the wood for the trees - to be unable to see what is distinctly in sight

avere le orecchie foderate di prosciutto
to have one's ears lined with ham = to be unable to hear what can be clearly heard

avere una fame da lupo
to be as hungry as a wolf = to be very hungry/starving

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Japanese
猿も木から落ちる (Saru mo ki kara ochiru)
Even monkeys fall from trees = even experts get it wrong.

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Kashmiri
Virvin naaow to chirvin dél
a drifting boat with the bark peeling off = going to the dogs (often used to depreciate a defunct government facility/institution)

Klingon
Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam
this is a good day to die

Korean
당근이지! (dang-geun i-ji)
it's a carrot = of course / it's obvious

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Maltese
Għajni marret bija
My eye went with me = I fell asleep

Iddur mal-lewża
Going round the almond = beat about the bush

Mongolian
бурхан оршоо бутын чинээ сахал урга (burkhan orshoo butin chinee sakhal urga)
God bless you and may your moustache grow like brushwood
(said when someone sneezes)

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Norwegian
å gå som katta rundt den varme grauten
to pace around hot porridge like a cat = beat about the bush

å være midt i smørøyet (bokmål) / å vere midt i smørauget (nynorsk)
to be in the middle of the butter melting in the porridge - to be in a very favourable place or situation

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Russian
Вешать лапшу на уши (Vešat' lapšu na ušy)
To hang noodles on one's ears = to tell lies / talk nonsense

Очки втирать (Očki vtiratʼ)
To smear eyeglasses = to pull the wool over someone's eyes (to tell lies, to try to sell something for what it isn't

More idioms in Russian

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Serbian
Nosom para oblake
He's ripping clouds with his nose = He's conceited, puffed up

Spanish
me estoy comiendo el coco
I'm eating the head = I'm trying to think

no tener para un bocado
without a mouthful (to eat) = to be completely penniless

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Tibetan
chang.sa.rgyag
to put up a beer tent = to get married

Turkish
Aç it fırın deler
A hungry dog will break through a bakery, i.e. starving person can do impossible things

Kafa ütüleme
Don't iron my head = Used when somebody repetitively talks about something.

Dayak yersin/ dayak yiyeceksin.
You are gonna eat a beating = You are gonna get beaten up.

Kurt gibi açım
I am hungry like a wolf = I am starving/very hungry.

Avcumun içi gibi biliyorum
I know it like the palm of my hand = I know it like the back of my hand.

Burnu havada
His nose is up in the air = He is conceited.

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Ukrainian
Робота не вовк, в ліс не втіче! (Robota ne vovk, v lis ne vtiče!)
Work is not a wolf, it doesn't run into the woods = I can get back to doing that later

Моя хата скраю (Mija chata skraju)
My cottage is at the edge = I don't know anything / It's not my business

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Welsh
ar gefn ei geffyl gwyn
on the back of his white horse = full of mischief

rhoi'r ffidil yn y tô
to put the fiddle in the roof = to throw in the towel, i.e. to give up  

It's all Greek to me
Language Idiom
Arabic (Egyptian) (hal ana batkallem hindi?) هل أنا بتكلم هندي؟
Am I speaking Hindi?  
Bulgarian Говориш ми на патагонски (Govoriš mi na patagonski)
- You're speaking to me in Patagonian!
Това ми е тъмна Индия! (Tova mi e tãmna indija!)
- It's dark India to me  
Catalan Això em sona a xinès (It sounds like Chinese)
Chinese (Cantonese) 鬼劃符 (gwáiwahkfùh) it's like ghost script
雞腸 (gāchèuhng) it's like chicken intestines  
Chinese (Mandarin) 跟天書一樣 [跟天书一样] (gēn tiānshū yíyàng) It's like heavenly script  
Croatian Španska sela (Spanish village), kineski gradovi (Chinese cities)
To mi je špansko selo (It's a Spanish village to me)  
Czech Je to pro mne španĕlská vesnice (It's a Spanish village to me)  
Dutch Dat is Chinees voor mij (That's Chinese for me)
Dat is Latijn voor mij (That's Latin for me)  
English It's (all) Greek to me. It's (all) Chinese to me.
It sounds like double Dutch to me.  
Esperanto Ĝi estas laŭ mi Volapukaĵo! (It's all Volapük to me)
Finnish Täyttä hepreaa (It's all Hebrew to me)
French C'est du chinois pour moi (It's Chinese to me)
C'est de l'hébreu pour moi (It's Hebrew to me)
Pour moi, c'est du javanais (To me, it's Javanese)  
German Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof (I understand only railway station)
Spreche ich etwa chinesisch? (Am I speaking Chinese?)
Böhmische Dörfer (Bohemian villages)
Das ist Chinesisch für mich (That's all Chinese to me)  
Greek Εἶναι γιὰ μένα κινέζικα (Íne gia ména kinézika) - it's Chinese to me
Εἶναι ἀλαμπουρνέζικα (Íne alabournézika) - it's Arabic  
Hebrew It's Chinese to me - (Ze sinit bishvili) זה סינית בשבילי

Hungarian Ez nekem kínai (This is Chinese to me)
Italian per me è arabo (it's Arabic to me)
Japanese ちんぷんかんぷんだ (chinpunkanpun da)
ちんぷんかんぷんでちっともわからない (chinpunkanpun de chittomo wakaranai)  
Latvian Tā ir ķīniešu ābece/alfabēts (It's the Chinese alphabet)  
Lithuanian Tai man kaip kinų kalba (It's all Chinese to me)
Macedonian За мене тоа е шпанско село (Za mene toa e shpansko selo)
That's a Spanish village to me  
Norwegian Det er (helt) gresk for meg (It's (totally) Greek for me)
Persian I don't understand Greek - (Yunaani nemifahmam) یونانی نمی فهمم  
Polish Równie dobrze mogłoby to być po chińsku (It could be in Chinese with the same effect - I would understand the same if it was in Chinese
..a u mnie wszyscy zdrowi (casual) (..yeah, everybody's healthy in my home) - suggests that the thing said before is completely out of place and nonsense  
Portuguese É grego para mim (It's Greek to me)
É chinês para mim (It's Chinese to me)  
Punjabi ਕੀ ਮੈਂ ਫਾਰਸੀ ਬੋਲ ਰਿਹੈਂ? (Ki main farsi bol rihain?) - Am I speaking Farsi?  
Russian китайская грамота (It's Chinese writing)  
Serbian шпанска села (španska sela) - Spanish villages  
Sinhala meka mata andara demala (this is Andhra Tamil, i.e. Telugu, to me)
Slovak Je to pre mňa španielska dedina (It's a Spanish village to me)
Slovenian Zame je to španska vas (this is a Spanish village to me)
Govorim kitajsko? (Am I speaking Chinese?)  
Spanish Esto me suena a chino, no me hables en chino
(It sounds Chinese to me, I don't speak in Chinese)
Me suena como griego (It sounds Greek to me),
Para mí que es griego (It's Greek to me)
Eso es griego para mí (That's Greek to me)
Es chino básico (It's basic chinese)
Háblame en cristiano (Speak to me in Christian)  
Swedish Det är rena grekiskan (It is pure Greek)  
Turkish olaya fransız kaldım (I am French to the conversation/chat)
Yiddish (s'iz targum-loshn tsu mir) ס'איז תּרגום־לשון צו מיר
it's Aramaic (the language of the targum) to me =  

   Books of idioms, proverbs and sayings in many languages

It's raining cats and dogs
Language Idiom
Arabic Kab Min 'Ind el Rab
it's pouring from heaven  
Afrikaans Ou vrouens met knopkieries reen
it's raining old women with knobkerries (clubs)  
Aromanian Vearsã cu gãleata
Bulgarian Вали като из ведро (Vali kato iz vedro)
it's raining like from a bucket  
Catalan Està plovent a bots i barrals
it's raining boats and casks  
Chinese (Cantonese) 倾盆大雨 (kíngpùhn daaihyúh) basin-bending big rain (frm)
落狗屎 (lohk gáusí) dog poo is falling (inf)  
Chinese (Mandarin) 下傾盆大雨 [下倾盆大雨] (xìa qīngpén dàyǔ)
basin-bending big rain is falling  
Croatian Lije k'o iz kabla
it's raining like from a bucket  
Czech Padají trakaře
it's raining wheelbarrows  
Danish Det regner skomagerdrenge
it's raining shoemakers' apprenticies  
Dutch Het regent pijpestelen
it's raining pipe stems  
English It's raining cats and dogs / buckets / stair rods / pitchforks / elephants & giraffes
It's a frog strangler
It's a frog strangling gully washer / downpour
It's pelting / chucking / pissing / tipping it down  
Estonian Sajab nagu oavarrest
it's raining like from a beanstalk  
Finnish Sataa kuin saavista kaataen
it's pouring like from a big bucket  
French Il pleut des grenouilles / des cordes / des hallebardes / des clous / à seaux / comme vache qui pisse
it's raining frogs / ropes / halberds / nails / buckets / like a pissing cow  
German Es regnet/gießt Schusterjungs / junge Hunde / in Strömen / wie aus Eimern/Kübeln - it's raining/pouring cobbler boys / youngs dogs / in streams / like out of buckets
Es regnet Bindfäden - it's raining strings/cords/threads  
German (Swiss) Es schiffet wiä d'Sau!
Greek Βρέχει καρεκλοπόδαρα (Brékhei kareklopódara)
it's raining chair legs  
Haitian Creole Chyen ap bwe nan nen
dogs are drinking in their noses  
Hebrew (yoréd mabúl) יורד מבול
a flood is coming down  
Hungarian Úgy esik, mintha dézsából öntenék
it's raining as if it were poured from a tub  
Icelandic Það rignir eld og brennustein / Það er eins og hellt sé úr fötu
it's raining fire and brimstone  
Irish (Gaelic) Tá sé ag caitheamh sceana gréasaí
it's throwing cobblers knives  
Italian Piove a catinelle Piove a dirotto Piove che Dio la manda
it's raining like from basins / excessively / [as if] God sends it  
Japanese 土砂降りである (doshaburi de aru)
earth and sand are falling  
Kannada ಹುಛುಛಗಿ ಪಲೆ ಬರ್ಥ ಎದೆ (huchuchagi male bartha ede)
it's raining like mad  
Korean 비가 억수같이 쏟아진다
rain is pouring down like a torrential downpour.  
Latvian Gāž kā ar spaiņiem / Līst kā pa Jāņiem
it's pouring like from a bucket / it's raining like in Jāņi  
Lithuanian Pila kaip iš kibiro
it's pouring like from a bucket  
Macedonian Паѓа дожд како од крбла (Pagja dožd kako od krbla)
it's raining like from a tub.  
Marathi पाउस खुप जोरात पडतोय (Pāōse khup jorāt paḍtoy)
Norwegian Det regner trollkjerringer
it's raining female trolls  
Polish Leje zabami / jak z cebra'
it's raining frogs / like from a wooden bucket  
Portuguese Está chovendo a cântaros / canivetes / barba de sapo / Chove como Deus a dá
it's raining jugs / penknives / toads' beards / It rains like God gives it  
Romanian Varsă cu găleata Plouă cu găleata
it's raining / pouring buckets  
Russian Льёт как из ведра (Lijot kak iz vedra)
it's pouring like from a bucket  
Serbian Пада киша као из кабла (Pada kiša kao iz kabla)
it's raining like from a bucket  
Slovak Leje ako z krhly / Padajú traktory
It's flowing like from a watering can / Tractors are falling  
Slovenian Lije kot iz škafa
It is raining like pouring from the bucket  
Spanish Está lloviendo a cántaros / a cubos / a chuzos / a mares / a torrentes
it's raining in jugfuls / buckets / pikes / seas / torrents
Estan lloviendo hasta maridos It's even raining husbands  
Swedish Det spöregnar / ösregnar / Regnet står som spön i backen
it's raining like rods / ladles / the rain stands like rods in the hillside  
Turkish Sicim gibi yağmur yağıyor / Bardaktan boşanırcasına yağmur yağıyor
it's raining like long strings of rope / it is raining as if it's leaving the glass  
Ukrainian Ллє як із відра (Llje jak iz vidra)
it's pouring like from a bucket  
Vietnamese Mưa thối đất thối cát, Mưa nặng hạt, Mưa lớn  
Welsh Mae hi'n bwrw hen wragedd a ffyn cyllyll a ffyrc
it's raining old ladies and sticks / knives and forks  

As easy as falling off a log
Language Idiom
Belarusian Проще пареной репы (Prošče parenoj repy)
simpler than a stewed turnip  
Bulgarian Фасулска работа! Лесна работа! (Fasulska rabota! Lesna rabota!)
- A bean job! An easy job!
Като детска игра! (Kato detska igra!) - As a child's game!  
Chinese (Mandarin) 易如反掌 (yì rú fǎnzhǎng)
as easy as turning your hand over  
Croatian Dječja igra - Child's play, Prosto k'o pekmez - Simple as jam
Czech jednoduché jako facka / snadné jak facka
as easy as a slap
snadná věc, zívačka, brnkačka  
Danish Så nemt som at klø sig i nakken
as easy as scratching one's neck  
Dutch Kinderspel
child's play  
English as easy as pie / ABC / 123 / falling off a log / shooting fish in a barrel / taking candy from a baby; a piece of cake, no sweat  
French un jeu d'enfant / les doigts dans le nez
child's play / fingers in the nose - as easy as sticking your fingers in your nose  
German kinderleicht ein Kinderspiel
child's play  
Greek Εἶναι παιχνιδάκι (Íne pehnidáki)  
Hebrew  (Be'eynaaim kshurot) בעיניים קשורות
with eyes tied - blindfolded, as in "I can do it blindfolded"
easy peasy -  (Bekalley kalloot) בקלי קלות

Hungarian gyerekjáték / pihekönnyű
child's play / featherlight  
Indonesian semudah membalikkan telapak tangan
as easy as turning your palm around  
Irish (Gaelic) chomh héasca lena bhfaca tú riamh
as easy as you've never seen  
Italian facile come bere un bicchier d'acqua è un gioco da ragazzi
as easy as drinking a glass of water / it's a kid's game  
Japanese 朝めし前 (asameshi mae)
before breakfast - something that's so easy, you could finish it before breakfast.  
Korean 누워서 떡먹기 (nuwoseo tdeokmeokki) - lying on one's back and eating rice cakes
식은죽 먹기 (sigeunjuk meokki) - eating cool rice gruel  
Latvian Viegli kā atņemt bērnam konfekti - as easy as taking a candy from a child
Bērnu spēlīte - kids game
Kā divi reiz divi - like two times two  
Lithuanian Paprasta kaip du kart du
it's as easy as two times two  
Polish To jest jak dwa razy dwa. - It's like two times two
Małe piwo - Small beer
Bułka i masłem - Bread roll and butter  
Portuguese É canja
it's chicken soup  
Romanian floare la ureche
flower at your ear  
Russian Ёжику понятно (Ëžiku ponjatno) - Understandable to a hedgehog
Проще пареной репы (Prošče parenoj repy) - Simplier than a stewed turnip
Это как дважды два (Eto kak dvaždy dva) - It's as easy as two times two
Проще простого (Prošče prostogo) - Simpler than simple  
Slovenian mala malica
small meal  
Spanish tan fácil como 1-2-3
as easy as 123  
Swedish Lätt som en plätt
as easy as a small pancake  
Welsh mor hawddd â thynnu llaw dros wyneb - as easy as pulling a hand across the face
cyn hawsed â dim - as easy as anything
mor hawdd ag anadlu - as easy as breathing

A sandwich short of a picnic
Language Idiom
Bulgarian Хлопа му дъската! ( Hlopa mu dãskata!) @m
Хлопа и дъската! (Hlopa i dãskata!) @f
- His/her board (plank) clutters!
Изкукуригал е!(Izkukurigal e!) @m
Изкукуригала е!(Iskukurigala e!) @f
- He/she has crowed out! He/she's gone cuckoo!
Той не е с всичкия си!(Toj ne e s vsichkija si!) @m
Тя не е с всичкия си!(Tja ne e s vsichkija si!) @f
- He/she isn't with his/her all...  
Chinese (Cantonese) 牛皮燈籠 點不明 (nghàuhpèih dānglùhng dím bātmìhng)
- as unclear as a leather lantern  
Croatian Vrane su mu popile mozak - Crows have drunk his brain
Fali mu daska u glavi - He lacks a plank in his head
On je otišao na kvasinu - He has soured = He's losing his mental abilities  
Czech Šplouchá mu na maják - It's splashing on his lighthouse  
Danish At have rotter på loftet - to have rats in the attic  
Dutch Hij/Zij heeft ze niet alle vijf op een rij
- He/She doesn't have all five [senses] in a row

Er zit een schroefje bij hem los
- He has a loose screw; His screws are loose  
English a sandwich short of a picnic
a few beers short of a six-pack
one brick short of a load
a few fish short of a hatstand
not playing with a full deck [of cards]
to have bats in the belfrey
to have kangeroo loose in the top paddock
as crazy as a sack full of ferrets
out to lunch
as nutty as a fruit cake
as mad as a hatter
the lift doesn't go to the top floor
the lights are on, but nobody's home
to have a screw loose
not the sharpest knife in the drawer
not hitting on all six cylinders  
Finnish Hänellä ei ole kaikki kotona - He doesn't have everything at home  
French avoir une araigneé au plafond - to have a spider on the ceiling

ne pas avoir toute sa tête - to not have all his head

Il n'a pas inventé l'eau chaude / le fil à couper le beurre / la poudre
- He didn't invent hot water / the wire for cutting butter / powder

Ce n'est pas une lumière - It's not a light

Il est "brave" / "gentil" - He's brave / gentle
- with a very ironic intonation on the brave/gentil

Le franc/euro ne tombe pas vite chez lui
- The Franc/Euro doesn't fall very quickly for him

Il comprend vite, mais il faut lui expliquer longtemps
- He understands quickly, but you have to spend along time explaining things to him

Elle est (un peu) blonde @f
- She's (a bit) blonde - used in France

Il lui manque une case
- he's lacking a square/compartment  
German Hast du 'nen Vogel?! - Have you gotta bird [in your head]?!

Tickst du noch richtig? Are you still ticking on time?

Hast du noch alle Tassen im Schrank?
Do you still have all cups in the cupboard?

Hast Du 'nen Schuß?  
Greek Τοὔστριψε ἡ βίδα (Toústripse i vída)  
Hebrew he fell on his head - (hu nafal barosh) הוא נפל בראש

(hu khay beseret) הוא חי בסרט
he lives in a movie - his whole life are like a movie

he's missing a screw - (khaser lo boreg) חסר לו בורג  
Hungarian Nincs ki mind a négy kereke - he hasn't got all four wheels out  
Indonesian otak udang - shrimp brained  
Irish (Gaelic) Tá sé chomh mear le míol Márta - He's as lively as an animal in March  
Italian Avere le rotelle fuori posto
to have one's wheels out of place = to be nutty, to be a loony

Mancare una rotell
to be lacking a wheel = to be nutty, to be a loony

Non avere tutti i venerdì
to be lacking some Fridays = to be nutty, to be a loony

Essere svitato
to be unscrewed = to be nutty, to be a loony, to have a screw loose

Essersi bevuto il cervello
to have drunk up one's own brain = to be crazy

Essere di legno/ di coccio
to be made of wood / of earthenware = to be unable to understand (also: stubborn, not willing to understand). Often in pronouncing this expression the speaker raps on a hard surface, to remark the idea of 'hardness' with the noise.

Essere duro di comprendonio
to have hard brains = to be slow in understanding  
Latvian Putniņs bēniņos - to have birds in the attic
Izkūkot prātu - to call ones mind out
Aizvēries šīberis - the damper is closed
Aizbraucis jumts - the roof has left
Caurs jumts - the roof is full of holes
Visi nav mājās - nobody's home  
Lithuanian Jam stogas važiuoja

Polish Brak mu/jej piątej klepki - he's/she's missing the fifth stave
Ma nierówno pod sufitem - he's got a jerky surface under the ceiling  
Portuguese Cabeça d'alho chocho - rotten garlic head
Tem um parafuso a menos - He's missing a screw
Tem macaquinhos no sotão - (He) has little monkeys in the attic
É poucochinho - He's little (opposite of much)
Ele está com o parafuso solto - He's got a loose screw
Ele é um cabeça de vento - He's got wind in his head  
Punjabi ਓਦ ਦਮਘ ਖ੍ਰਾਬ ਹੋਯ (oda damagh khrāb hoya) - his brain's not working  
Russian У него крыша поехала (U nego kryša poexala) - His roof has gone
Сошёл с ума (soshol s uma) - walk off the mind  
Serbian Фали му даска у глави (Fali mu daska u glavi)
- He's missing a plank in his head

Фали му шраф у глави (Fali mu šraf u glavi)
- He's missing a screw in his head

Ударен мокром чарапом (Udaren mokrom čarapom)
- Hit with a wet sock

Луд ко струя (Lud ko struja) - Crazy as electricity

Скренуо с колосека (Skrenuo s koloseka) - He's gone off his rails  
Slovenian Eno kolesce mu manjka - He's missing a wheel
Nima vseh kolesc v glavi - He doesn't have all wheels in his head  
Spanish Más loco que una cabra / un plumero - Crazier than a goat / feather duster
Le falta un tornillo - He's missing a screw  
Swedish Att ha tomtar på loftet - To have brownies in the attic
Flängd i roten - Flurry in the root
Han har otur när han tänker - He is unlucky when he thinks
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Turkish Kafadan kontak - The contacts in his brain are cut
Keçileri kaçırmıs, - His goats fled
Kafayı yemiş - He has eaten his own brain
Tırlatmış - He purred  
Ukrainian Немає клепки (Namaje klepky) - a screw is missing
Не всі вдома (Ne vsi vdoma) - not everyone is at home
З'їхав з глузду (Zyihav z hluzdu) - rode off the mind  

When pigs fly
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Bosnian
Kad na vrbi rodi grožđe
When grapes rippen on the willow

Bulgarian
На куково лято (Na kukovo ljato)
In a cuckoo summer

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Catalan
Quan les vaques volin
When cows fly

Chinese
除非太陽從西邊出來 [除非太阳从西边出来] (chúfēi tàiyáng cóng xībiān chūlái)
Unless the sun would rise from the West

Croatian
Kad na vrbi rodi grožđe
When grapes rippen the on willow

Na sveto nigdarjevo
On St. Nobody's day

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Czech
Až naprší a uschne
After it rains and dries

Až na svatého Dyndy.
On the St. Elsewhen's day
'Dyndy' is a non-existent name in Czech, rhyming with the Czech word 'jindy', meaning some other time.

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Danish
Når helvede fryser til is
When hell freezes over

Når der er to torsdage i en uge
When there's two Thursdays in a week

Dutch
Wanneer Pasen en Pinksteren op één dag vallen
When Easter and Whitsun fall on the same day

Met sint-juttemis
With St. Juttemis

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English
When pigs fly / and pigs might fly.

When hell freezes over.

On a cold day in hell

Not in a month of Sundays.

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Esperanto
En la triĵaŭda semajno
On the week with three thursdays

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Finnish
Kun helvetti jäätyy
When hell freezes over

Kun lehmät lentävät
When cows fly

French
Quand les poules auront des dents
When chicken have teeth

la semaine des 4 jeudis
the week with 4 Thursdays - (French school children used to get Thursdays off)

à la Saint Glinglin
On Saint Glinglin's day (doesn't exist)

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German
Wenn Ostern und Pfingsten auf einen Tag fallen
When Easter and Whistun fall on the same day

Am Sankt Nimmerleinstag / an Sankt Nimmerlein
On Saint Never's day / on Saint Never

Wenn die Hölle zufriert
When Hell freezes over

Wenn es im Sommer schneit
When it snows in summer

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Hindi
sooraj pashchim se ugega
When the sun will rise in the west

Hungarian
Majd ha piros hó esik
When it's snowing red snowflakes

Majd ha cigánygyerekek potyognak az égből
When gipsy children are streaming from the sky

Majd ha a pokol befagy
When Hell freezes over

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Italian
Alle calende greche
By the Greek calendar

Quando voleranno gli asini
When donkeys will fly

Quando Pasqua viene a maggio
When Easter falls in May

L'anno del mai / L'anno del mai e il mese del poi
The year of never and the month of then

Nella settimana dei due giovedì
In the week with two thursdays

Quanno pisceno le galline
When hens piss (Roman dialect)

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Latin
Ad kalendas Graecas
on the Greek Kalends - unlike the Roman calendar, Kalends did not feature in the Greek calendar, so this phrase is roughly equivalent to "at British Thanksgiving" (Thanksgiving is not celebrated in the UK).

Latvian
Kad pūcei aste ziedēs
When the owl's tail blossoms

Kad slotaskātam lapas plauks
When the broomstick's leaves open

Luxembourgish
Wann Päischten op Neijôrsdag fällt
When Whistun and New Year's Day fall on the same day

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Macedonian
Кога врбата ќе роди грозје (Koga vrbata ke rodi grozye)
When grapes will grow on willows

На куково лето (Na kukovo leto)
In the year of the cuckoo

Malayalam
Kakka malannu parakkum
The crow will fly upside down

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Norwegian
Når griser flyr
When pigs fly

Når det snør i helvete
When it's snowing in hell

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Polish
Na Święty Nigdy
on Saint Never's Day

Kiedy mi kaktus na ręku wyrośnie
When the cactus will grow on my hand

Portuguese
Quando a vaca tussa / quando a vaca tossir
When the cow coughs

No Dia de São Nunca
On Saint Never's day

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Romanian
la Paştele cailor
at horses' Easter

la Sfântu-aşteaptă
on Saint Wait's day/at Saint Wait

când o zbura porcul
when the pig should fly

când o face plopul pere
when the linden tree bears pears

când o face plopul pere şi răchita micşunele
when the linden tree bears pears and the willow wall-flowers

când mi-oi vedea ceafa
when I'll see the back of my head

La Paştele cailor şi la nunta vacilor
At Easter of the horses and at the wedding of the cows

Russian
Когда рак на горе свистнет (Kogda rak na gore svisnet)
When the crayfish on the hill whistles

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Serbian
Kad na vrbi rodi grožđe
When grapes grow on willows

Slovenian
Ob svetem nikoli
On Saint Never's Day

Spanish
Cuando las ranas críen pelo
When frogs grow hair

El día del arquero
Goalkeeper's day

Swedish
När grisar flyger
When pigs fly

När helvetet fryser till is
When hell freezes over

Hear these phrases  

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Tagalog
Pagputi ng uwak
When the crow turns white

Pag-itim ng tagak
When the heron turns black

Thai
ตอนเซเว่นปิด (ton sē wēn pit)
when the 7-11 is closed

ชาติหน้า (chāt nha)
next lifetime

Turkish
Balık ağaca/kavağa çıkınca
When fish climb trees/poplar trees

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Ukrainian
коли рак на горі свисне (koly rak na gori svisne)
when the crayfish on the hill whistles

коли воша пчихне (koly voša pčyxne)
when louse will sneeze

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Welsh
Pan fydd moch yn hedfan
When pigs fly

Pan fydd uffern yn rhew drosodd
When hell freezes over