Dichos Nicaraguense Flashcards

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1
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Al mejor mono se cae el zapote

A

Even the best monkey sometimes drops the sapodilla

Nobody’s perfect

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2
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Aproveche Macario, esto no es diario

A

“strike while the iron is hot”, Take advantage of the situation

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3
Q

Brizar

A

to drizzle

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4
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chaguite

A

(cha-wee-tay) the plantain plant

also means a lecture or speech

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5
Q

cara o sol

A

heads or tails

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6
Q

chapa

A

an earring

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7
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chunche

A

thingamagig

pasame ese chunche - pass me that thing

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8
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cuecho

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‘gossip’

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9
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de un solo

A

at once
Me pagaron mi salrio del mes de un solo
they paid me my months salary all at once

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10
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de viaje

A

completely, totally

el se volvio loco de viaje - he went completely crazy

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11
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en un sola

A

in one
Estaban en una sola platicadera - they were really talking up a storm
Chepito y su novia estaban en una sola - Cheptio and his girlfriend were making out like nobody’s business

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12
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entre camagua y elote

A

doubtful or unsure

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13
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hacer un volado

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to do a favor

haceme un volado,… -

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14
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no hay falla

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don’t worry about it

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15
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llover sapos y culebras

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to rain toads and serpents

lloviendo sapos y culebras - raining cats and dogs

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16
Q

meter la cuchara

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too many cooks in the kitchen ruin the stew

to enter a conversation without being invited

17
Q

¿oiste?

A

did you hear?
acordáte de comprar las tortillas, ¿oíste?
remeber to buy the tortillas, ok?

18
Q

otro gallo cantará

A

That’s another story

19
Q

peperepé, paparapá

A

yadda, yadda, yadda

20
Q

quedito

A

calmed down

silently

21
Q

Si no es Juana, es Chana

A

if it’s not one thing, it’s another

22
Q

te fuiste tiste, y ni adiós dijiste

A

you left tiste, and you didn’t even say goodbye

23
Q

¡Va pues!

A

go then, ok