La jerga de Venezuela Flashcards

1
Q

Slang (2)

A

La jerga

el argot

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a bastard, badass, dude

male goat

A

un cabrón

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A face like ass, someone w/bad attitude

A

una cara de culo

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4
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Cocksucker - friendly or insult

A

un mamahuevo

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5
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To be broke, to pass the time

A

Pelar bolas

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Term for close friend / insult (like “motherfucker”)

A

Huevón (weon)

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7
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Term for a close friend or acquaintance (also gay / fag)

A

un marico

una marica

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8
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A person who is broke, or has no money.

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un/una pelabola

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9
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Of course, definitely

Expressing disappointment, or outrage

A

De bolas

Que Bolas

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10
Q

To shit, to fuck up

“I fucked it up”

A

Cagar

“Yo lo cagué” (kah-gay)

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11
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“damn!”, young person

A

Un carajo

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12
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A physical beating

c*nt

A

Coñazo

el coño

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13
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“shit!”, disagreeable person

A

Coño de la Madre

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14
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anus, ass, sex buddy

A

El culo

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15
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Talk shit, to bullshit

Bullshit

To masturbate

A

Hablar paja

La paja

(from hacer la paja)

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16
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s/thing of little value i.e. ‘crap’

A

Huevonada

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17
Q

Something that’s very annoying

literal: crablouse

A

Ladilla

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18
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Bored or fed up

A

Ladillado(a)

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19
Q

Twerking

To twerk

A

Perreo

Perrear

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20
Q

Excellent

Penis

A

De Pinga

Una pinga

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21
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a quickie or shag

A

Un polvo

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22
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penis, “wow!”

“wow!” from Maracaibo region

A

Verga

Vergacion

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23
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To become confused or confounded by something (“become an ass”)

A

Volverse un culo

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24
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Slimy (e.g. a slimy, creepy man, oozy substance)

Slug

Slime (from a slug), drool

To drool

A

Baboso,a

Una babosa

La baba

Babear

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25
Q

Flat hotplate/grill for cooking arepas

A

el budare

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26
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large, noisy gathering of people

A

un bululú

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27
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Chill out, or ‘relax!’. i.e. ‘Take it down two notches.’.

A

Bajale Dos

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28
Q

Beer

A

la birra

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29
Q

Really, a lot of

I really like this song
I have a lot of things to do this weekend.

A

Burda

Me gusta burda esta canción.
Tengo burda de cosas que hacer este fin de semana.

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30
Q

a baguette

A

la canilla

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31
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white/blonde person of EU descent

A

catire (m.) catira (f.)

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32
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Mockery / bullying

To make fun

A

El chalequeo

Chalequear

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33
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Thing, stuff, kitchen utensils & crockery

A

El coroto

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34
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Agreeing i.e. “OK, go on then”

A

Dale pues (dal-eh pway)

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35
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To board

To cancel plans previously agreed, to ditch (Vz)

A

Embarcar

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36
Q

A flakey person

A

un embarcador

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37
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To beat up, attack

To work very hard & dedicated way (Vz)

A

Fajar

Fajarse

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38
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To rob, steal

A

Atracar

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39
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“thingy-ma-jig”.

A

Una vaina

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40
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A bastard; disliked person

A

Un desgraciado/a

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41
Q

Hey! (2)

A

Epa

Epale

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42
Q

Whatshisname’

also ‘tart’/’whore’

A

Fulana/o

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43
Q

A guy

A

Un gafo

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44
Q

A lick arse

A

Un jalabolas

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45
Q

A state of drunk

I got so drunk I was seeing double

A

Una pea

“Me eché una pea que parecian dos

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46
Q

To irritate someone

That kid pisses me off

A

Sacarle la Piedra

Ese chamo me saca la piedra

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47
Q

A banana

Watermelon

A

Un cambur

Una patilla

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48
Q

Of poor quality, bad or disappointing

A

Chimbo

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49
Q

Hungover

A hangover

A

Enratonado

Un Ratón

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50
Q

Cool, or excellent (used to express positive judgement on something)

A

Fino

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51
Q

To make problems; to tell someone off

A

Formar Peo

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52
Q

Venezuelan sauce made from aguacate

Corn on the cob

Small Venezuelan peppers

A

Guasacaca

Jojoto

El ají dulce

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53
Q

Venezuelan cowboy

Grasslands of the country’s interior

A

Llanero

Los llanos

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54
Q

A thug, or gangster.

A

Malandro

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55
Q

A person who is either poorly dressed, takes little care of their personal appearance, or is odd.

A

Mamarracho

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56
Q

A person who is sexually unfaithful in their relationships.

A horn

A

Un montacachos

el cacho

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57
Q

Someone who rides a motorbike

A

Un motorizado

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58
Q

The Venezuelan national dish
Black beans
Shredded meat
Sliced Plantain

A

Pabellón Criollo
Caraotas
Carne Mechada
Tajadas

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59
Q

Heavy rain

Stick

A

Palo de Agua

Un palo

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60
Q

A friend, or mate.

A

Una pana

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61
Q

To pick someone up and give them a ride using your own vehicle. e.g. -

How will you get to the Cinema? - They’re going to pick me up.

A

Pasar Buscando – verb

“Como llegaras al cine?” -”Me van a pasar buscando”

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62
Q

Scrambled eggs mixed with onion and tomato.

Cocaine.

A

Perico

63
Q

A drinking straw.

A

Pitillo

64
Q

Speed-bump.

A

Policia Acostado

65
Q

‘impressive! ‘excellent!’

A

Que Nota!

66
Q

Spanish Flan. Different from the Mexican word.

A

Quesillo

67
Q

Posh, or pertaining to a high social class or level of wealth.

A

Sifrino/a

68
Q

A bucket.

A

Un tobo

69
Q

Vagina

A

Una totona

70
Q

Una totona

A

Vagina

71
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Un tobo

A

A bucket

72
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Sifrino/a

A

Posh, or pertaining to a high social class or level of wealth.

73
Q

Que Nota!

A

‘impressive! ‘excellent!’

74
Q

Un policia acostado

A

a speed bump

75
Q

Un pitillo

una patilla

A

a straw

a watermelon

76
Q

Pasar Buscando

A

To pick someone up and give them a ride using your own vehicle

77
Q

Una pana

A

a mate, friend

78
Q

Mamarracho

A

A person who is either poorly dressed, takes little care of their personal appearance, or is odd.

79
Q

Malandro

A

A thug, or gangster

80
Q

Llanero

A

Venezuelan cowboy

81
Q

Jojoto

A

corn on the cob

82
Q

Formar Peo

A

To make problems; to tell someone off

83
Q

Fino

A

Cool, or excellent (used to express positive judgement on something)

84
Q

Enratonado

A

Hungover

85
Q

Chimbo

A

Of poor quality, bad or disappointing

86
Q

Bad or disappointing

A

Chimbo

87
Q

Of poor quality

A

Chimbo

88
Q

Sacarle la Piedra

A

To irritate someone

89
Q

Una pea

A

A state of drunk

90
Q

Un jalabolas

A

A lick arse

91
Q

el cacho

A

the horn

92
Q

Un montacachos

A

sexually unfaithful

93
Q

Mamarracho

A

A person who is either poorly dressed, takes little care of their personal appearance, or is odd.

94
Q

Malandro

A

A thug, or gangster.

95
Q

Un gafo

A

a guy

96
Q

Fulana/o

A

Whatshisname’

also ‘tart’/’whore’

97
Q

‘tart’/’whore’

A

un fulana/o

98
Q

Epa

A

Hey!

99
Q

Un desgraciado/a

A

A bastard; disliked person

100
Q

Atracar

A

To rob, steal

101
Q

Fajar

Fajarse

A

To beat up, attack

To work very hard & dedicated way (Vz)

102
Q

un embarcador

A

a flakey person

103
Q

Embarcar (2)

A

To cancel plans previously agreed, to ditch (Vz)

To board

104
Q

Dale pues

A

Agreeing i.e. “OK, go on then”

105
Q

El coroto

A

Thing, stuff, kitchen utensils & crockery

106
Q

catire (m.) catira (f.)

A

white/blonde person of EU descent

107
Q

la canilla

A

a baguette

108
Q

Burda

A

Really, a lot of

109
Q

Bajale Dos

A

Chill out, or ‘relax!’. i.e. ‘Take it down two notches.’.

110
Q

Chill out, or ‘relax!’

A

Bajale Dos

111
Q

Baboso

A

creep, slimy man

112
Q

Volverse un culo

A

To become confused or confounded by something (“become an ass”)

113
Q

To become confused or confounded by something

A

Volverse un culo

114
Q

Verga (2)

A

penis, “wow!”

115
Q

“wow!”

A

Verga

116
Q

Un polvo

A

a quickie

117
Q

Perreo

A

Twerking

118
Q

Ladillado(a)

A

Bored or fed up

119
Q

Fed up

A

Ladillado(a)

120
Q

Una ladilla

A

Something that’s very annoying

121
Q

Crab lice

A

ladilla

122
Q

Huevonada

A

s/thing of little value i.e. ‘crap’

123
Q

Crap

A

Huevonada

124
Q

La paja

A

Bullshit

125
Q

Coño de la Madre

A

“shit!”, disagreeable person

126
Q

shit! Fuck!

A

Coño de la Madre

127
Q

Disagreeable person, a c*nt

A

un coño de la Madre

128
Q

Coñazo

A

a beating

129
Q

Un carajo

A

“damn!”, young person

130
Q

“damn!”

A

carajo

131
Q

young person

A

Un carajo

132
Q

Cagar (2)

A

to shit,

to fuck up

133
Q

De bolas

A

Of course, definitely

134
Q

Que bolas

A

Expressing disappointment, or outrage

135
Q

Pelabolo/a

A

A person who is broke, or has no money.

136
Q

Huevón (weon)

A

Term for close friend / insult (like “motherfucker”)

137
Q

Pelar bolas

A

To be broke, pass the time

138
Q

un mamahuevo

A

Cocksucker - friendly or insult

139
Q

una cara de culo

A

A face like ass, someone w/bad attitude

140
Q

Someone w/bad attitude

A

una cara de culo

141
Q

Retarded

A

retrasado

142
Q

retrasado

A

Retarded

143
Q

Echarle pichón

Echarle bola

A

Both: Make an effort to achieve a goal. To do things with enthusiasm and courage.

Pichón: pol
Bola: vul

144
Q

Make an effort to achieve a goal.

  1. Polite
  2. Vul

I put an effort into my job this morning

A young pigeon

A

Echarle pichón

Echarle bola

Le eché pichón/bola en mi trabajo esta mañana.

Un pichón

145
Q

Un niche

A

An individual with no style or class.

Or adjective.

146
Q

Low class, low style

A

Un niche, niche

147
Q

Arrecho, a (3)

A
  1. adj Angry or infuriated (Vz)
  2. Wow! Fascinating (Qué arrecha! Qué concierto arrecho!)
  3. adj Horny (in Colombian Spanish)
148
Q

un carajito

A

a kid

149
Q

a kid

A

un carajito

150
Q

Una alcabala

A

A checkpoint

151
Q

A checkpoint

A

Una alcabala

152
Q

Bribe (Vz)

Bribe (3)

To bribe (2)

Checkpoint

A possessive woman

A

La matraca

Una coima (COY-ma)
El soborno
La mordida

Sobornar
Coimear

Una alcabala

Una cuaima (KWAY-ma)

153
Q

A lump

Have a tough time

A

Una roncha

Pasar una roncha

154
Q

Asshole

A

Un pelotudo