I thought we already had stolen that one?Cognoscenti - Italian - People who are well informed or ‘in the know’
It could be adopted for the board, instead of referring to anyone as part of the ‘clique’ like on the old board, they could become the cognoscenti.
Finland is the greatest place on earth, if it wasn’t so blumming coldAnother Finnish one - Kalsarikännit - drinking at home, alone in your underwear, with no intention of going out. Translates as 'pantsdrunk'View attachment 19404
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Worked with a lot of Greeks and spent a lot of time there over the years and my favourite word is " Ella " ( sp ? )Any good words we can still from foreign languages that we don't have?
I would say Sisu from Finland, a kind of stoic determination and grit
Also from Finland, though probably less useful: poronkusema - The distance a reindeer can walk before it has to urinate
It's one of the main reasons for supporting a football team. There are few other sources of joy in supporting boro.Schadenfreude...”Joy in another person’s misfortune”.(German) Especially in regard of Timmy Weatherspoon and his plea for the easing freedom of movement for EU workers to come and work in his pubs.
L'esprit de clocher (literally, the spirit of the bell tower) was used to account for the gulf between the home and away performance of French rugby teams, who would fight to the death to defend the honour of the locality when playing in front of a home crowd, but were much less vigorous away from home.My own such favourite is the French l'esprit de l'escalier (the spirit of the staircase). An expression for thinking of what you wished you'd said when it's too late and you're on your way downstairs.
Used to be a smart clothes shop in Boro in the late 90's, early 00's called CognoscentiCognoscenti - Italian - People who are well informed or ‘in the know’
It could be adopted for the board, instead of referring to anyone as part of the ‘clique’ like on the old board, they could become the cognoscenti.
I once tried to describe Teesside’s use of “Away“to a German student staying with us.Worked with a lot of Greeks and spent a lot of time there over the years and my favourite word is " Ella " ( sp ? )
I adopted the word way back in the seventies and to this day, use it frequently with my wife as she does with me.
They use the word for all sorts of situations.
It can mean come on, hurry up or in sporting terms to urge their team on.
They will answer the phone with an Ella which can mean either hello or what do you want.
It can also mean are you serious or are you kidding me.
Or used as a yes or an okay.
They also use the word when hearing of surprising news, or even, when angry. (" Ella malaka " when angry, pretty much means say that again and I'll smack you one )
Probably a whole lot more uses as well that I don't know about.