Ronciata
To fall on the ground and hit your face hard.
Example: ‘Maremma bona lè cascato di’ bicicletta e l’ha battuto una ronciata in terra sull’asfalto!’ (‘Damn! He fell off his bike and smacked his face on the pavement!’)
In tre balletti
In a jiffy.
Example: ‘O Gino, un ti preoccupare, in tre balletti si carica la damigiana sull’Ape e s’arriva a Dicomano pe’ desinare!’ (‘Hey Gino, don’t worry; we’ll get the demijohn on the truck in a jiffy and be in Dicomano for lunch!’)
Pòle
Third person singular of ‘potere’ (to be able to).
Example: ‘Ora basta, un se ne pòle più! Senti che confusione fanno quei bischeri di sopra!’ (‘That’s enough of that! I can’t take it anymore! Listen to the noise those fools upstairs are making!’)
