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La jerga de Venezuela Flashcards

1
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Slang (2)

A

La jerga

el argot

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a bastard, badass, dude

male goat

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un cabrón

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A face like ass, someone w/bad attitude

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una cara de culo

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Cocksucker - friendly or insult

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un mamahuevo

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To be broke, to pass the time

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Pelar bolas

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

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Huevón (weon)

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

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un marico

una marica

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A person who is broke, or has no money.

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un/una pelabola

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Of course, definitely

Expressing disappointment, or outrage

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De bolas

Que Bolas

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10
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To shit, to fuck up

“I fucked it up”

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Cagar

“Yo lo cagué” (kah-gay)

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“damn!”, young person

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Un carajo

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A physical beating

c*nt

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Coñazo

el coño

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“shit!”, disagreeable person

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Coño de la Madre

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anus, ass, sex buddy

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El culo

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Talk shit, to bullshit

Bullshit

To masturbate

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Hablar paja

La paja

(from hacer la paja)

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s/thing of little value i.e. ‘crap’

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Huevonada

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Something that’s very annoying

literal: crablouse

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Ladilla

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Bored or fed up

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Ladillado(a)

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Twerking

To twerk

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Perreo

Perrear

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20
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Excellent

Penis

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De Pinga

Una pinga

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21
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a quickie or shag

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Un polvo

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penis, “wow!”

“wow!” from Maracaibo region

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Verga

Vergacion

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

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Volverse un culo

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

Slug

Slime (from a slug), drool

To drool

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Baboso,a

Una babosa

La baba

Babear

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Flat hotplate/grill for cooking arepas

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el budare

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26
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large, noisy gathering of people

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un bululú

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

A

Bajale Dos

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Beer

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la birra

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29
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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
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a baguette

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la canilla

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31
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white/blonde person of EU descent

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catire (m.) catira (f.)

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32
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Mockery / bullying

To make fun

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El chalequeo

Chalequear

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Thing, stuff, kitchen utensils & crockery

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El coroto

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Agreeing i.e. “OK, go on then”

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Dale pues (dal-eh pway)

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To board

To cancel plans previously agreed, to ditch (Vz)

A

Embarcar

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36
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A flakey person

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un embarcador

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To beat up, attack

To work very hard & dedicated way (Vz)

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Fajar

Fajarse

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38
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To rob, steal

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Atracar

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39
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“thingy-ma-jig”.

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Una vaina

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40
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A bastard; disliked person

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Un desgraciado/a

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41
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Hey! (2)

A

Epa

Epale

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42
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Whatshisname’

also ‘tart’/’whore’

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Fulana/o

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43
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A guy

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Un gafo

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44
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A lick arse

A

Un jalabolas

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45
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A state of drunk

I got so drunk I was seeing double

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Una pea

“Me eché una pea que parecian dos

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46
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To irritate someone

That kid pisses me off

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Sacarle la Piedra

Ese chamo me saca la piedra

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47
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A banana

Watermelon

A

Un cambur

Una patilla

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48
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Of poor quality, bad or disappointing

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Chimbo

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49
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Hungover

A hangover

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Enratonado

Un Ratón

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50
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Cool, or excellent (used to express positive judgement on something)

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Fino

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51
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To make problems; to tell someone off

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Formar Peo

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52
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Venezuelan sauce made from aguacate

Corn on the cob

Small Venezuelan peppers

A

Guasacaca

Jojoto

El ají dulce

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53
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Venezuelan cowboy

Grasslands of the country’s interior

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Llanero

Los llanos

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54
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A thug, or gangster.

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Malandro

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55
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A person who is either poorly dressed, takes little care of their personal appearance, or is odd.

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Mamarracho

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56
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A person who is sexually unfaithful in their relationships.

A horn

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Un montacachos

el cacho

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57
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Someone who rides a motorbike

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Un motorizado

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58
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The Venezuelan national dish
Black beans
Shredded meat
Sliced Plantain

A

Pabellón Criollo
Caraotas
Carne Mechada
Tajadas

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59
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Heavy rain

Stick

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Palo de Agua

Un palo

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60
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A friend, or mate.

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Una pana

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61
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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.

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Pasar Buscando – verb

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

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62
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Scrambled eggs mixed with onion and tomato.

Cocaine.

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Perico

63
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A drinking straw.

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Pitillo

64
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Speed-bump.

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Policia Acostado

65
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‘impressive! ‘excellent!’

A

Que Nota!

66
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Spanish Flan. Different from the Mexican word.

A

Quesillo

67
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Posh, or pertaining to a high social class or level of wealth.

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Sifrino/a

68
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A bucket.

A

Un tobo

69
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Vagina

A

Una totona

70
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Una totona

A

Vagina

71
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Un tobo

A

A bucket

72
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Sifrino/a

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

73
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Que Nota!

A

‘impressive! ‘excellent!’

74
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Un policia acostado

A

a speed bump

75
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Un pitillo

una patilla

A

a straw

a watermelon

76
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Pasar Buscando

A

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

77
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Una pana

A

a mate, friend

78
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Mamarracho

A

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

79
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Malandro

A

A thug, or gangster

80
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Llanero

A

Venezuelan cowboy

81
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Jojoto

A

corn on the cob

82
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Formar Peo

A

To make problems; to tell someone off

83
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Fino

A

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

84
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Enratonado

A

Hungover

85
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Chimbo

A

Of poor quality, bad or disappointing

86
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Bad or disappointing

A

Chimbo

87
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Of poor quality

A

Chimbo

88
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Sacarle la Piedra

A

To irritate someone

89
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Una pea

A

A state of drunk

90
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Un jalabolas

A

A lick arse

91
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el cacho

A

the horn

92
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Un montacachos

A

sexually unfaithful

93
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Mamarracho

A

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

94
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Malandro

A

A thug, or gangster.

95
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Un gafo

A

a guy

96
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Fulana/o

A

Whatshisname’

also ‘tart’/’whore’

97
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‘tart’/’whore’

A

un fulana/o

98
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Epa

A

Hey!

99
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Un desgraciado/a

A

A bastard; disliked person

100
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Atracar

A

To rob, steal

101
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Fajar

Fajarse

A

To beat up, attack

To work very hard & dedicated way (Vz)

102
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un embarcador

A

a flakey person

103
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Embarcar (2)

A

To cancel plans previously agreed, to ditch (Vz)

To board

104
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Dale pues

A

Agreeing i.e. “OK, go on then”

105
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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
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Bajale Dos

A

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

110
Q

Chill out, or ‘relax!’

A

Bajale Dos

111
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Baboso

A

creep, slimy man

112
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Volverse un culo

A

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

113
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To become confused or confounded by something

A

Volverse un culo

114
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Verga (2)

A

penis, “wow!”

115
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“wow!”

A

Verga

116
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Un polvo

A

a quickie

117
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Perreo

A

Twerking

118
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Ladillado(a)

A

Bored or fed up

119
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Fed up

A

Ladillado(a)

120
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Una ladilla

A

Something that’s very annoying

121
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Crab lice

A

ladilla

122
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Huevonada

A

s/thing of little value i.e. ‘crap’

123
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Crap

A

Huevonada

124
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La paja

A

Bullshit

125
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Coño de la Madre

A

“shit!”, disagreeable person

126
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shit! Fuck!

A

Coño de la Madre

127
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Disagreeable person, a c*nt

A

un coño de la Madre

128
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Coñazo

A

a beating

129
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Un carajo

A

“damn!”, young person

130
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“damn!”

A

carajo

131
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young person

A

Un carajo

132
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Cagar (2)

A

to shit,

to fuck up

133
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De bolas

A

Of course, definitely

134
Q

Que bolas

A

Expressing disappointment, or outrage

135
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Pelabolo/a

A

A person who is broke, or has no money.

136
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Huevón (weon)

A

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

137
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Pelar bolas

A

To be broke, pass the time

138
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un mamahuevo

A

Cocksucker - friendly or insult

139
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una cara de culo

A

A face like ass, someone w/bad attitude

140
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Someone w/bad attitude

A

una cara de culo

141
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Retarded

A

retrasado

142
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retrasado

A

Retarded

143
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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
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Un niche

A

An individual with no style or class.

Or adjective.

146
Q

Low class, low style

A

Un niche, niche

147
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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
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un carajito

A

a kid

149
Q

a kid

A

un carajito

150
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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

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