Modismos Ticos Flashcards

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1
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Tiquicia

A

Costa Rica

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2
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Tico/Tica

A

Costa Rican

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3
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Diay, Idiay

A

What? Um.

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4
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Tuanis

A

Cool (toonice)

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5
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Que Chiva!

A

How Cool

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6
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Suave

A

slow down

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7
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Socale

A

hurry up

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8
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Al Chile (Mae, Al Chile)

A

Seriously (Dude, it’s true)

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9
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Brete

A

job

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10
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Que Barco!

A

over the tip, ridiculous

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11
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Chunche

A

thing

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12
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Embarcar

A

get in trouble, get into a mess

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13
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Jupa

A

head

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14
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Melar, qué mela!

A

eat, what a meal

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15
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NJ

A

Nos “juimos” (fuimos), let’s go

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16
Q

Ando tras del palo

A

i’m lost, confused

17
Q

Hablar paja

A

talking crap, bullshitting, talking about nothing

18
Q

despiche

A

mess (from picha)

19
Q

pichazo

A

a lot

20
Q

Un Rojo

A

1000 colones bill

21
Q

Una Teja

A

100 Colone Bill or Cool Guy

22
Q

Mejenga

A

play soccer

23
Q

Estuche

A

stadium

24
Q

Guaro

A

liquor

25
Q

estar de goma

A

be hung over

26
Q

wachiman

A

pkg log attendant

27
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Ride/Rayte (pedir ride)

A

ride, hitchhike or ask for a ride

28
Q

Bañazo, Qué Bañazo

A

ridiculous, how ridiculous

29
Q

Choza/Chante

A

house

30
Q

Ruco

A

horse

31
Q

Un toque, Suave un toque

A

one second, hold on a sec

32
Q

buena nota

A

good people, good thing

33
Q

Aguevado/a

A

sad or this sucks

34
Q

a lo macho (guat)

A

seriously? (guat)