Toccarvi i coglioni
Touch your balls
Language note: A slang phrase often used to drive home a point with humor.
Culture note: Phrasings like this relate to Italian superstition and gestures to ward off bad luck.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
Toccarvi
[toˈkːarvi]
To touch
To come into or be in contact with.
Non dovresti toccarlo.
You shouldn't touch it.
i
[i]
the
Definite article for masculine plural nouns.
I libri sono sul tavolo.
The books are on the table.
coglioni
[koʎˈʎoni]
balls
Colloquial term for testicles.
Non nominare i coglioni qui.
Don't mention the balls here.
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