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How to say "get lost"

Go away, and take the attitude with you.

French

Casse-toi, pauvre con ! kass-TWAH POH-vruh KOHN Get lost, you pathetic idiot Casse-toi ! kass TWAH Get lost! / Beat it! / Piss off! Va te faire foutre ! va tuh fair FOOTR F*** off! / Go f*** yourself! Quel lourd ! kel LOOR What a creep / What a pest

German

Hau ab! HOW AP Get lost! / Clear off! / Beat it! Verpiss dich! fair-PISS dikh Piss off! / Clear off (with force)! Mach mich nicht an! MAKH mikh nikht AHN Don't hit on me! / Don't start with me! Leck mich am Arsch! LEK mikh am ARSH Kiss my ass! / Get stuffed! (and, oddly, 'well I'll be damned!') Du kannst mich mal! doo KANST mikh MAHL You can get stuffed / up yours — the polite half-curse

Greek

άντε γαμήσου ánte gamísou AHN-deh gah-MEE-soo Go fuck yourself / get lost / piss off. άντε ρε ánte re AHN-deh reh Get outta here / oh come on / give me a break — dismissive disbelief. άσε με ήσυχη áse me ísychi AH-seh meh EE-see-khee Leave me alone / back off — the standard brush-off for unwanted attention. η μούντζα (φάσκελο) i moúntza (fáskelo) gesture Screw you / here's five of everything for you — the definitive Greek insult gesture. στο διάολο sto diáolo stoh THYAH-oh-loh To hell (with it/you) / go to hell / get lost.

Italian

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Vaffanculo! vah-fahn-KOO-lo Fuck off! / Go to hell! Non me ne frega un cazzo! non may nay FRAY-gah oon KAHT-tso I don't give a fuck. L'ombrello gesture Up yours! / Vaffanculo, in gesture form Il gesto del mento gesture I couldn't care less / get lost / nothing Leva 'sto culo! LEH-vah sto KOO-lo Move your ass! / Get out of the way! Ma vai a piedi! mah VYE ah PYEH-dee You should be walking, not driving!

Japanese

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死ね shine SHEE-neh Drop dead / go die 消えろ kiero kee-EH-ro Get lost / get out of my sight 邪魔 jama JAH-mah You're in the way / quit blocking me

Korean

꺼져 kkeojyeo kkuh-JYUH Get lost / piss off — you're telling a human to power down.

Polish

spierdalaj spyehr-DAH-lie Fuck off / piss off. wypierdalaj vih-pyehr-DAH-lie Get the fuck OUT — spierdalaj with a direction and extra violence. spadaj SPAH-die Get lost / buzz off — the medium-firm brush-off. odwal się OHD-vahl sheh Back off / leave me alone — the serious brush-off.

Portuguese

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Vagabundo vah-gah-BOON-doo Bum / lowlife / good-for-nothing (f. 'vagabunda' = slut) Pilantra pee-LAHN-trah Scoundrel / crook / smooth-talking cheat Vai tomar no cu! vye toh-MAR noo KOO Go fuck yourself! / Fuck off! / Screw you!

Russian

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Иди в баню! idi v banyu ee-DEE v BAH-nyoo Get lost! / Buzz off! (gentle) Отвали! otvali aht-vah-LEE Buzz off! / Back off! / Leave me alone! Иди лесом! idi lesom ee-DEE LYE-sahm Get lost / take a hike Пошёл на хуй! poshyol na khuy pah-SHOL nah KHOOY Fuck off / go fuck yourself

Spanish

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¡Vete a la chingada! BEH-teh ah lah cheen-GAH-dah Get the hell out of here / go to hell ¡A la verga! ah lah BEHR-gah Holy shit! / to hell with it! / get lost

Turkish

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Hadi be! hah-DEE BEH Get outta here! / No way! / Yeah right! Siktir git! sik-TEER GEET Fuck off / piss off Cehennemin dibine kadar yolun var! jeh-hen-neh-MEEN dee-bee-NEH kah-DAR yoh-LOON VAR You can go straight to hell Yıkıl git karşımdan! yuh-KUHL GEET kar-shuhm-DAHN Get out of my sight / do one Defol! deh-FOL Get lost! / Get out! / Piss off! Yürü git! yew-REW GEET Get outta here / off you go / do one Laf atma! LAHF at-MAH Quit catcalling / stop making comments Bana bak güzelim bah-NAH BAHK gew-zeh-LEEM Hey gorgeous, look here — (a classic unwanted street opener)