Cards 8 Flashcards
sumidero
sinkhole
este
ummm
jerga
jargon / slang
¿Qué tranza?
what’s up?
destacado
featured
llevarla ahí
to hang in there
orale
right on! / let’s go! / wow! / sounds good
hijole
son of a …
tiro al arco
archery
el clavado
the dive
engordar
to get fat
mamado
jacked / buff
paso madre
wow
varo
money / pesos
chamba
job / work
morro
kid
me vale madre
i don’t give a shit
estar perro
to be reallly difficult or really great
rasgar
to rip
encabronarse
to get mad
culero
mean / bad / asshole
cómo te atreves
how dare you
cagarla
to fuck up
chafear
to break / perform badly
ñáñaras
goosebumps
de panzazo
by the skin of your teeth
echarle ganas
to put a lot of effort in
ponerle huevos
to put a lot of effort in
bronca / pleito
fight / argument / dispute
de lleno
fully
llevártela más leve
to take it easy
cagado
very funny / hilarious
playera
t-shirt
pero bueno
but anyways (changing subject)
agua de la llave
tap water
echar a perder
to mess up / to spoil (food)
chutarse
to binge (watch, eat)
no seas malito
have mercy
desmedido
excessive
chavo
kid
estamos a x grados
the temperature is x degrees
ingle
groin
de ley
definitely / absolutely
morralla
change (like “cambio”, but more mexican)
a fin de cuentas
after all / at the end of the day
godinez
office worker
por mucho que
as much as
ojalá hubiera
i wish there were
han habido
there has been
salirse con la suya
to get away with something
madrugar
to get up early
trasnochar
to stay up late
muletilla
filler word
un chingo
a shitload
chistoso
funny
encabezar
to lead
agarrar
to grab
me suena
it sounds familiar to me
digno de
worthy of
los chamacos
the kids
reseña
review
dar a luz
to give birth
cursi
corny / cheesy
envuelta
wrapped
madriza / madrazo
a beating (vulgar)
mota
weed (marijuana)
mamar
to exaggerate (offensive) / to really like
la madre
a thing or object
chingar
to bother or annoy
patas
feet (colloquial)
revoltijo
a mishmash / mess
chilango
from Mexico City
chingaquedito
passive-aggressive
chingue su madre
fuck it
ah chinga
“interesting” / “huh”
chingarse
to eat / drink / have (a lot of) / to steal
qué chingaos
what the hell
no chingues
are you fucking kidding me?
al chingadazo
done very quickly / half-assed
como crees
can you believe it? / don’t be silly! (disbelief)
alivianarse
to be laid back / easy going
me cuesta trabajo
i’m having trouble / i’m having a hard time
ya voy
be right there
merecer
to deserve
curita
band-aid
qué tiempo hace?
what’s the weather like?
golpe de estado
coup
cohibido
self-conscious
ya sea
either (either/or) / whether
cueste lo que cueste
at all costs / whatever it takes
hacerse cargo de
to take care of
me vale un pepino
i don’t give a crap
pendejada
bullshit
espantarse
to be frightened
chairo
individual who holds a far-left ideology
sacar (calificaciones)
to get a grade
sacarle
to chicken out
sacarse la lotería
to win the lottery
sacar de un lugar/grupo
to throw out
sácalepunta
cocky / conceited
