Slang/jerga Flashcards

0
Q

How cool your shoes are!! (not padre o bárbaro)

A

¡Qué chidos tus zapatos! (México)

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1
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Don’t mess w/ (screw w/) me (n…m…)

A

No manches!

(not good with older people; only w/friends)

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2
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Vamos, hazlo, anímate, impresiónate

Empieza con o

A

(órale! hay que hacerlo) (órale que buen carro)

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3
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Persona, usualmente usado por los jovenes. Hi buddy. (no cuate, empieza con g)

A

Wey. (Hola wey)

o guey?

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4
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Roto, descompuesto

my cell phone broke, (e… c) slang, G

A

está chingado. (Se chingó el celular)

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5
Q

Dinero—jerga

A

Lana. (Me quede sin lana)

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6
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Verdad—jerga JNG

A

Neta. (Te estoy diciendo la neta)

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7
Q

problema ( b..)(jerga)

A

Bronca. (tengo muchas broncas)

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8
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guy, girl (not tipo, chica)

ch..

A

chavo/a

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9
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great, fantástico! (frase, NO con dar)

a t..

A

a toda madre!

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10
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Do you understand (> w/ jovenes,segun Griselda)? (tu) (c…)

A

Captas?

Me captas?

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11
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México, vulgar (expresión de reclamo) vulg what the shit interj
O, what’s up?
que p..

A

pedo interj

¡Qué pedo güey! Yo confiaba en ti y me traicionaste.

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12
Q

a substitute for NO HAY BRONCA, no problem.

“what’s your fucking problem?”

A

NO HAY PEDO

CUAL ES TU PINCHE PEDO

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13
Q

there’s a lot of traffic (chingar)

A

there is a lot of something…HAY UN CHINGO DE TRAFICO

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14
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– from describing something positively – – to negatively –

  1. CHINGAR (vulgar) – Much like English’s beloved f-word, CHINGAR has a wide range of uses
A

que CHINGON! = que padre
hay un chingo de trafico = neutral (a lot of)
CHINGADO/A—muy mal

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15
Q

oh crap, menos ofensivo
oh crap, I forgot
(uta..)

A

uta de madre se me olvidó

mejor que puta?

16
Q

the bum, beggar (limozna)

A

el mendigo

Ese señor ha sido mendigo desde que yo era pequeño.

17
Q

México, coloquial (verdad) truth n
(colloquial) gospel n
That’s the truth! I never lie to you.

A

neta nf
Note: 1. Se usa especialmente entre los jóvenes.
¡Es la neta!; yo nunca te miento.

18
Q

beer = cerveza

A

CHELA

19
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adj	ofensivo, México (poca cosa)  (p…)	crappy adj
 	  (poor quality)	lousy adj
 	  (small quantity)	measly adj
 	damned adj
 	  (person, cruel)	mean adj
 	  (person, cheap)	tight-fisted adj
 	ofensivo, México (maldito)	damn, damned, God-damned adj
 	  fucking adj (p..)
A

pinche
Esa casa está muy pinche, pensé que vivía mejor.
pinche adj ofensivo, México (feo)
El abandono es un sentimiento muy pinche. (abandonment)
pinche adj

20
Q

“of course!” – a very useful expression. but vulgar
(a h..)

I am feeling lazy.

A

¡A HUEVO!

Another variation is TENGO HUEVA,

21
Q

are you playing a trick on me? (t…) (frase)

A

Me estas tomando el pelo¿ (comUn segUn M.E.)

22
Q

Malú got a great idea (prender) (frase) (s…l…)

A

A Malú se le prendiO el foco. (accidental)

23
Q

She understood/realized. (veinte) = se dio cuenta

A

A ella le cayO el veinte (20 centavos cayO en el teléfono de moneda).

24
Q

ya me cayO el veinte= ya me dio cuenta (dicho) ( y..)

A

ya saliO el peine

25
Q

to get your act together

A

ponerse las pilas

26
Q

each to his own (dicho)

cada..

A

cada chango a su mecate (rope) C segUn Maria Elena

27
Q

do you have a skeleton in your closet?

A

tienes cola que te pisan?