Rome wasn´t built in a day.
When in Rome... (do as the Romans do)
(you can _____) from here to Timbuktu, but....
(SPANISH)
Esto es jauja.
mandarla a Parla
entre pinto y valdemoro (in the middle of nowhere)
Pa´lante, como los de Alicante
y Zamora es buena tierra
se va a montar lo de San Quintin
(celine notes)
to put Paris in a bottle,
avec de si, on peut metre Paris en boteille = impossible, so let it go
with all those ´ifs´, one could put Paris in a bottle.
avec des si on peut mettre Paris en bouteille,
Paris wasn´t built in a day.
the eye of Moscu, when someone is watching you, or nagging you.
C´est Bizance = lots of abundance,
c´est Baghdad = it´s a big mess (OPPO), an ocean of destructin
c´est Beirut = messy, but naive too? with a notion of innocence (positive connotation), )
with some cariño
une image de Pinal =
a city that was before part of germany,
to have a romantic image of something.
Tonnerre de Brest = (Tintin captain says it)
c´est bordelle
de Guatemala a Guatepeor
french kiss
russian roulette
Mexican standoff
PLACES EXPRESSIONS
Zamora es buena tierra.
Mandarla a parla
esto es jauja