We were recently asked about an expression that we used in our article Buying Clothes in Italy<\/a><\/span><\/strong>: \u201cavere culo<\/strong>\u201d. Well, it\u2019s unlikely that you’ll come across this in your grammar books or Italian classes. But don\u2019t worry, it will be my very great pleasure to help you out with this and other such expressions!<\/p>\n Here is a list of some very common Italian expressions that make reference to certain unmentionable parts of the human anatomy:<\/p>\n avere culo<\/strong> = to be lucky, (literally: to have bum\/arse) e.g.: ho avuto culo ad ottenere questo biglietto per il concerto<\/strong> = I was lucky to get hold of this ticket for the concert<\/p>\n che culo!<\/strong> = what luck! e.g. (literally: what bum\/arse) e.g.: ecco un posto per la macchina, che culo!<\/strong> = here\u2019s a parking place for the car, what luck!<\/p>\n avere sfiga<\/strong> = to be unlucky (literally: to be without cunt, i.e. without a woman) e.g.: Giorgio ha avuto la sfiga di comprare una macchina difettosa<\/strong> = Giorgio was had the bad luck of buying a faulty car<\/p>\n che sfiga!<\/strong> = what bad luck! (literally: what lack of cunt!) \u00e8 caduto all\u2019ultimo momento, che sfiga!<\/strong> = he fell at the last moment, what bad luck!<\/p>\n essere sfigato<\/strong> = to be unlucky, e.g.: quel Paolo \u00e8 uno sfigato<\/strong> = that Paolo is an unlucky one<\/p>\n che palle!<\/strong> = how boring! (literally: what balls!) e.g.: ma che palle, sta piovendo di nuovo<\/strong> = oh what a bore, it\u2019s raining again<\/p>\n far girare le palle<\/strong> = to annoy\/to piss off (literally: to make the balls\/testicles spin) e.g.: piantala di lamentarti, mi stai facendo girare le palle!<\/strong> = stop moaning, you\u2019re annoying me! (literally: making my balls spin)<\/p>\n mi girano le palle!<\/strong> = I am\/I get annoyed\/pissed off! (literally: my balls are spinning) e.g.: quando sento i politici mi girano le palle!<\/strong> = when I hear politicians I get pissed off!<\/p>\n stare sulle palle a qualcuno<\/strong> = to get on someone’s nerves (literally: to be on someone’s balls) e.g.: basta chiacchiere, mi stai sulle palle!<\/strong> = enough chattering, you\u2019re getting on my nerves!<\/p>\n![\"007\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/04\/007.jpg\")
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