fa' er portoghese
🇮🇹 Italian slang from Rome
What does “fa' er portoghese” mean?
to dodge paying (on the bus, at the cinema)
Example
“Sur tram fa sempre er portoghese.”
On the tram he always dodges the fare.
Good to know
"To be Portuguese": legend says a theatre once let the Portuguese in free.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
💸 Money
The textbook way to say it: non pagare il biglietto
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