a bestia
🇮🇹 Italian slang from Milan
What does “a bestia” mean?
like crazy; a ton
Example
“Oggi fa caldo a bestia.”
It's crazy hot today.
Good to know
Literally 'like a beast'. Lombard intensifier, also heard elsewhere in the north.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
☕ Everyday
The textbook way to say it: tantissimo
Heard in a conversation
Aperitivo on the Navigli
Giacomo Bella zio! Stasera apericena sui Navigli coi regaz?
Hey dude! Aperitivo dinner on the Navigli tonight with the guys?
Ale Taac! Ci sto. Ho lavorato a bestia tutta la settimana.
Boom! I'm in. I've worked like crazy all week.
Giacomo Grande. Però niente posti da bauscia, che poi spendi venti euro per uno spritz.
Great. But no show-off places, then you spend twenty euros on a spritz.
📈 How other countries say “a lot / loads”
- 🇮🇹 un saccoItaly
- 🇮🇹 'na cifraRome
- 🇮🇹 assajeNaples
More from Milan
- sciuraposh older lady
- taac!boom!; done!
- ghisaMilan traffic cop
- nehright? eh? (tag at the end)
- ziodude; mate
- bella ziohey dude!
- regazguys
- zarrochav; tacky show-off
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