Eslang Flashcards

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1
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Let’s go party / drink (slang)

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Vamos a chupar

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2
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Querer seguir bebiendo alcohol

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Se me calento el hocico

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3
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Son of a bitch / Motherfucker

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Hijo de la Chingada

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4
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No deberle nada a nadie

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Estar a mano

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5
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Be fed up / be drunk

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Estoy hasta la madre

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6
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Fuck (v.)

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Joder

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7
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Sucking up (MEX)

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Hacer la barba

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8
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I agree, it’s a deal (slang)

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Ya estas peinado pa atrás

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9
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A Gossipy Person

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Mitotero(a)

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10
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Be the top dog

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Ser el mero mero

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11
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For sure! (alt.)

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¡A huevo!

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12
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Pata de perro

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Like being outside / walking on the street

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13
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Say some things in English (Mexica-Americans NOT being snobby)

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Hablar por pocho

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14
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el Sinónimo de “¿Quién Sabe? / “No sé” (slang)

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Sepa la bola

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15
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Express Surprise (slang)

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¡Qué pedo! / ¿Neta?

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16
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Insanely (POS) MEX

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Encabrondamente

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17
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Be a good marriage catch / match

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Ser buen partido

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18
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You’ll have a good time

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Vas a pasarlo bien / Vas a pasar un buen rato

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19
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Mother fucker

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Chingada Madre

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20
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Lively / Rowdy

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Bullanguero

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21
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Balls

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Cojones

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22
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“I’m the shit”

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Soy muy verga

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23
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I like it (alt.)

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Me Late

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24
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What’s wrong?

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¿Qué te pasa calabaza?

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25
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What a shame (slang)

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Qué oso < Qué vergüenza

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26
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Echar (MEX)

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i) Echar aguas - avisar - i.e. Aguas / Aguas ii) Echar bronca - provocar un problema / pelear iii) Echarle ganas - work hard, with a lot of energy iv) Echar chal - conversar / chisme v) Echar choro - decir algo falso / echar rollo - hablar demasiado) Echar madres - insult

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27
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Work (i.e. your job)

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Chamba e.g. Perdona, estaba con mucha chamba

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28
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I don’t like him (ALT)

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Me cae gordo < No me cae bien

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29
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Asshole / Idiot

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Cabrón

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30
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Go to hell

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Vete a freír esparragos (mild vete chingada)

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31
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No shit!

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¡No mames! / ¡No manches!

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32
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Don’t get angry

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No te calientes plancha

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33
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“I’ll explain it to you very simply”

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Te lo explico con peras y manazanas

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34
Q

Stop talking like a snob!

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¡Sácate la papa de la boca!

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35
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Deliver Groceries

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Deliberar groserías

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36
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Turn the page / the other side

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Dar la vuelta a la tortilla / a la página

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37
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Mr. Big Dick (negative about someone that’s cocky)

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Don Verga

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38
Q

Cool

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Que padre / Que chido / Que chulo

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39
Q

Super Expensive (MEX) / in the clouds

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¡Ten cuidado! Están por las nubes / Estoy en las nubes

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40
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Buddy / Dude

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Compadre

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41
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“I hope we see each other again”

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Ojalá que volvamos a vernos

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42
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Bloody hell

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Mil demonios

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43
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Fuck (swear)

A

Carajo

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44
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Thank Goodness

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Menos Mal

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45
Q

You’re not paying attention to me

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No me haces caso / No me da bola

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46
Q

Say goodbye disdainfully

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Mandar a la chingada

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47
Q

Credo

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Crudo + Pedo

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48
Q

Break up (eslang)

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Va a la chingada

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49
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Without mincing words

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Sin Pelos en la lengua

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50
Q

Say something wrong

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Te la mamaste / Me la mame / etc.

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51
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Exaggerate / Show Off (slang)

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Echarle crema a sus tacos

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52
Q

Bite the dust

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Chupar Faros

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53
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Be careful

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Aguas / Ojo con eso

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54
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Straight to the Point

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Ir al grano

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55
Q

Gross

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¡Qué asco!

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56
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No worries

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No te preocupes / No hay pedo

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57
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True believers that are the first to sin

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Es comen santos y cagan diablos

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58
Q

Estar distraído / estupido (slang)

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Estar tragando camote / estar en la pendeja

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59
Q

I don’t give a damn

A

Me importa un pepino / bledo

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60
Q

Relax

A

Sereno moreno

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61
Q

To talk for the sake of it

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Hablar por hablar

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62
Q

Stop being an idiot

A

Bájale de (los) huevos

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63
Q

Be honest / forthright (slang)

A

(Hablame) Al Chile

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64
Q

It’s crazy

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Es una locura

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65
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I’m in a bind

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Estoy en un pedo

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66
Q

Person that is a bad drunk / annoying when drunk

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Malacopa

67
Q

Bro / Dude

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Güey / Parcero / Carnal

68
Q

Chill out

A

Bájale a tu pedo

69
Q

Fight / Beat the Shit

A

Partirse la madre

70
Q

“The rumors disgust me”

A

Me dan asco los rumores

71
Q

Go fuck your Mom

A

¡Vete a chingar a tu madre!

72
Q

I’m at a party with a lot of booze

A

Estoy en una peda

73
Q

He’s going to shit

A

La va a cagar

74
Q

Beat around the bush

A

Marear la perdiz

75
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Stupidity / Nonsense

A

Babosadas

76
Q

Fits like a glove

A

Quedar como anillo al dedo

77
Q

Damn

A

Bledo

78
Q

They fucked me

A

Me cagaron

79
Q

Gross / Disgusting (slang)

A

Guácala

80
Q

Cálmate (slang)

A

Relaja la raja raja

81
Q

You made me really worried (slang)

A

Me tienes con el Jesús en la boca

82
Q

Something Shitty / Stupid

A

una Chingadera

83
Q

Lose control, too much fun (slang)

A

Deschongarse

84
Q

Good vibes

A

Buena Onda / Buenas Vibras —- Mis amigas son buena (mala) onda

85
Q

Not bad at what one does / has done

A

No canta mal las rancheras

86
Q

Be Lazy / Do nothing (slang)

A

Echar la hueva

87
Q

Damnit!

A

Me lleva la chingada

88
Q

Understand what is being said

A

Agarra el Pedo

89
Q

That party was terrible

A

La fiesta estuvo de la verga

90
Q

Salt on the Wound

A

Echarle limón a la herida

91
Q

Fuck off

A

Vete a la chingada / Vete a la verga

92
Q

Do me a favor

A

Hazme el paro

93
Q

Have a headache / Have problems

A

Tengo pedo

94
Q

Let’s go / let’s do it

A

(1) Bambi es un venado (2) y Tambor su valedor

95
Q

I’m going to kick your ass

A

Te voy a partir la mandarina en gajos

96
Q

The party was terrible

A

La fiesta estuvo de la verga

97
Q

Good Time

A

Buen Rato

98
Q

I’m glad that..

A

Me alegra(n) que / Me da gusto

99
Q

Domingo (alt)

A

Dominguera

100
Q

Think you’re really hot stuff

A

…Tirando rostro

101
Q

It’s really hard (slang)

A

Parir chayotes

102
Q

Take a shit

A

Echar un(a) cake

103
Q

Una Taxista

A

el Chafrete

104
Q

I don’t give a shit

A

Me vale madre / Me chupa un huevo

105
Q

Fuck it

A

Que se joda

106
Q

Talk too much (and about nothing important)

A

Hablar pos los codos

107
Q

He made a fool of himself

A

Hizo el oso / hizo el ridículo

108
Q

Algo de mala caldidad (MEX)

A

Chafa

109
Q

Gritar muy ruidoso

A

Borlote

110
Q

I’m the big dick

A

Soy muy verga

111
Q

Smelly armpits

A

de Chilla la Ardilla

112
Q

Shut up!

A

¡Cállate!

113
Q

I don’t give a fuck

A

Me vale verga / Me importa un carajo / Me importa una chingada

114
Q

Arreglar para salir (slang)

A

Dar una manita de gato

115
Q

Blind Eye

A

Vista Gorda

116
Q

What’s up? (alt)

A

¿Qué onda? //// ¿Qué hongo? (70s) / ¿Qué pedo?

117
Q

Let’s go to the party / We’re going to party

A

Vamos a carretear

118
Q

Chill Hard

A

Relájate bien recio

119
Q

How annoying

A

Qué rabia

120
Q

Free

A

de a Grapa < gratis

121
Q

Excellent! (slang)

A

¡Puchis!

122
Q

“I’m the fucking best” / Fucking Great

A

Soy el más chingon / Chingon

123
Q

“Pussy-whipped

A

el Mandilón

124
Q

“Damn

A

un Bledo

125
Q

Moron

A

el Tarado / Tarado(a)

126
Q

“Whatever”

A

Equis

127
Q

“How funny”

A

Qué cagado

128
Q

“There’s no point in crying over spilled milk”

A

A lo hecho pecho

129
Q

Person giving off bad vibes / raining on a parade

A

Malvibrosa

130
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“You’re distracted / unprepared”

A

Estás tragando camote

131
Q

“Hablar por los codos / Comer por los Codos”

A

Tanto / demasiado

132
Q

“Your blowing my mind”

A

Te vuela la cabeza

133
Q

“It wasn’t me / don’t blame me”

A

Yo no fui / Hacerse el/la

134
Q

“You’re drunk”

A

Estás tomado

135
Q

What a joke / Totally negative

A

Qué chafa

136
Q

“You’ve lost it”

A

Se te van las cabras al monte

137
Q

“What are you thinking / doing?” - said to a friend often jokingly

A

¿Qué pretendes?

138
Q

Brat (specifically a child)

A

Escuincle

139
Q

“I get goosebumps”

A

Se me pone la piel (de gallina)

140
Q

“It’s fucked up”

A

Está jodido(a)

141
Q

Awesome / Excellent

A

Poca madre

142
Q

“Estar en la Luna”

A

Estar Despistado(a)

143
Q

Stand up to someone

A

Dejar plantado a alguien

144
Q

“Little man”

A

Hombrecito

145
Q

“Kill two birds with one stone”

A

Mata dos pájaros de un solo tiro

146
Q

You’re going to flip out / love it

A

¡Vas a flipar! / Te vas a enamorar

147
Q

Fat (alt)

A

Choncho(a)

148
Q

Geek / Freak

A

Friki

149
Q

Slang - annoying cheapskate

A

Codo(a) -> Eres un codo

150
Q

Coin flip / Have a baby outside of marriage

A

Echar un volado

151
Q

Have an affair

A

Echarse una cana al aire

152
Q

Looking at someone very attractive

A

Echarse un taco de ojo

153
Q

FRASE - Buying Cheap isn’t Worth it

A

Lo Barato Sale Caro

154
Q

Smart Ass

A

Sabelotodo

155
Q

“Caught Red-Handed”

A

Las Manos en la Mesa

156
Q

It’s shit

A

Es una mamada (pero cuídate: la mamada es positivo)

157
Q

Piece of crap/junk

A

una Porquería

158
Q

Profanity

A

Grosería / la Blasfemia

159
Q

Foul-mouthed

A

Malhablado(a)

160
Q

Cool (Colombia)

A

Chévere

161
Q

Esta frase significa: toma lo que quieras y disfrútalo

A

Atáscate que hay lodo

162
Q

“I lost track of time”

A

Se me fue el santo al cielo

163
Q

Crystal Clear (versión de español)

A

Claro como el agua

164
Q

Don’t understand the meaning / what was said

A

Hacerse bolas