mon., 26 jan., 2015: argentine class distinctions, v.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

SPANISH:  Eso es Cheto...   (m.)  /  Esa es Cheta...   (f.)  ‡

‡)  “That’s so trendy...”  / “That’s so snobby...”   NOTE:  Equivalent term for Mexican term, “Fresca”.  Can also refer to a person who’s being a trendoid or snob,  making the m. & f. esp. personal...

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sat., 24 jan., 2015, & sun., 25 jan. 2015:; a lithuanian declaration of faith: give us This Day our Daily Curse

LITHUANIAN:  “Ačiū Dievui, aš vis dar ateistas...”  §

 §) “Thank God I’m an atheist!”  —  attributed to Spanish surrealist & filmmaker Luis Buñuel 

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fri., 23 jan., 2015: italian al dente, xvi.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

ITALIAN:  Un cacasenno...   ‡

  ‡ )  “[He thinks he] craps turds of wisdom...”

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thurs., 22 jan., 2015: meet yr korean friends & neighbors, xii.: Give us This Day our Daily Curse

KOREAN:  빡세다。。。— Bbal-sse-da... ‡

‡)  “[That person’s] too god-damn hardcore...”  =   i.e.,  too highly-enthused,  too highly-motivated,  some sort of tweaker, & likely to get on everyone’s last nerve

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wed., 21 jan., 2015: towards a new s. african literature, iv.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

AFRIKAANS:  As dit die nuutste Athol Fugard boek is sale k wag vir die fliek, en dot ook mis’.  ‡

‡ )  “If that’s the latest Athol Fugard book, I'll wait for the movie & skip that, too.” 

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tues., 20 jan., 2015, towards a new italian literature, iii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

ITALIAN:  Se questo e’ il nuovo libro di Umberto Eco, aspettero’ il film e saltero’ anche quello.  ‡

ITALIAN:  Se questo e’ il nuovo libro di Elena Ferrante, aspettero’ il film e saltero’ anche quello.  ‡‡

 ‡)  “If that’s the latest Umberto Eco book, I’ll wait for the movie & skip that, too.”

‡‡)  “If that’s the latest Elena Ferrante book, I’ll wait for the movie & skip that, too.”

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mon., 19 jan., 2015: norwegian regimens, i: give us This Day our Daily Curse

NORWEGIAN:  Bole...   ‡

   ‡ )   (To be) working out,  (to be) lifting weights; (to) take steroids

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