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mandare al diavolo

v. phr.
  1. mandare via qcn. bruscamente

    mandâ à pe scigoe [maŋˈdaː a pe ʃiˈɡuːe]

    mandâ in Cianderlin à pe scigoe [maŋˈdaː ŋ tʃaŋdɛrˈliŋ a pe ʃiˈɡuːe]

    mandâ à pe òsci [maŋˈdaː a pe ˈɔʃˑi]

    mandâ à pe cicche [maŋˈdaː a pe ˈtʃikˑe]

    mandâ à fâse leze [maŋˈdaː a ˈfaːse ˈleːze]

    mandâ à fâse benexî [maŋˈdaː a ˈfaːse beneˈʒiː]

    mandâ à fâse busancâ [maŋˈdaː a ˈfaːse byzaŋˈkaː]

    mandâ in scê forche [maŋˈdaː ŋ ʃeː ˈfuːrke]

    mandâ à fâ o ruffian [maŋˈdaː a ˈfɔ w ryˈfjaŋ]

    se continua così, lo mando al diavolo

    s’o va avanti coscì, ô mando à pe scigoe

Notes

Per espressioni di significato analogo ma di registro più volgare, cfr. → mandare a farsi fottere.

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Spelling of bellin and derivatives

According to the latest and most accurate etymological research conducted by Fiorenzo Toso (Piccolo dizionario etimologico ligure, Zona, 2015), the term bellin [beˈliŋ] “male sexual organ” is simply a derivative of bello, borrowed from varieties of the Po Valley area with the original meaning of “toy” and specifically “rattle” (from which the meaning of “male sexual organ” later entered Liguria). For this reason, the most coherent spelling of the word (and its derivatives) is with a double consonant (bellin). The same applies to the word’s derivatives (bellan [beˈlaŋ], bellandi [beˈlaŋdi], bellinata [beliˈnaːta], bellinon [beliˈnuŋ], belliniximo [beliˈniːʒimu], etc.).

That said, spellings with a single consonant (belin, belandi, belinata, etc.) are also considered fully acceptable, due to their widespread use and to the status of belin as a linguistically emblematic word.

Conjugations

mandâ

Indicative

Present

  1. mi mando
  2. ti ti mandi
  3. lê o/a manda
  4. niatri mandemmo
  5. viatri mandæ
  6. liatri mandan

Imperfect

  1. mi mandava
  2. ti ti mandavi
  3. lê o/a mandava
  4. niatri mandavimo
  5. viatri mandavi
  6. liatri mandavan

Future

  1. mi mandiò
  2. ti ti mandiæ
  3. lê o/a mandià
  4. niatri mandiemo
  5. viatri mandiei
  6. liatri mandian

Subjunctive

Present

  1. che mi mande
  2. che ti ti mandi
  3. che lê o/a mande
  4. che niatri mandemmo
  5. che viatri mandæ
  6. che liatri mandan

Imperfect

  1. che mi mandesse
  2. che ti ti mandesci
  3. che lê o/a mandesse
  4. che niatri mandescimo
  5. che viatri mandesci
  6. che liatri mandessan

Conditional

  1. mi mandieiva/mandiæ
  2. ti ti mandiësci
  3. lê o/a mandieiva/mandiæ
  4. niatri mandiëscimo
  5. viatri mandiësci
  6. liatri mandieivan/mandiæn

Imperative

  1. manda ti!
  2. mandemmo niatri!
  3. mandæ viatri!

Past participle

  1. m. s. mandou
  2. m. p. mandæ
  3. f. s. mandâ
  4. f. p. mandæ

Gerund

  1. mandando