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Sale respondón

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Spanish expression meaning you don’t hold back, or you come right out and say what you’re thinking, or follow your gut

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Entrepernar

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To entangle
La temporada de lluvia es la temporada para pasar entrepiernado
Meaning in bed with another

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Hacer cosquillas
Hacerle cosquillas

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To tickle

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eso da cosquillas

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That tickles

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Hormiguear

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To tingle

Siento una sensación de hormigueo en mis manos.

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Are you ticklish?

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eres cosquilluda?

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Una boda

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A wedding

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El pasado las persigue

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the past haunts them

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Pechuga de pollo

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Chicken breast

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Pierna de pollo

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Chicken leg/thigh

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¿Por qué están haciendo cola?

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What are they queuing for?

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Hacer cola

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To line up, to queue

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El suegro
La suegra

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Father in law
Mother in law

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El camote

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Sweet potato/ yam. (Mexico)

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Una sábana

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A sheet (bed/linen)

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La maracuyá

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Passion fruit

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El sobrino / La sobrina

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Nephew / niece

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El nieto / la nieta

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Grandchild

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Un sacerdote

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A priest

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una monja

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A nun

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El alma

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The soul

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Te lo agradezco

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I appreciate it. I appreciate you.

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A gusto

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At ease or comfortable (in response to how was the weather, e.g.)

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El espejo

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The mirror

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Nunca más
Never again
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Por siempre
Forever
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Ya voy
I’m coming (when called to come to dinner e.g)
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ooye que bárbaro!
oh how sexy! used for both men and women, but also to describe things that are well-done.
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miedo pero del rico
afraid in a good way
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estoy deseando ir
I can't wait to go (very excited)
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No me importa nada
I couldn't care less
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Me importa un pito
I don't care (at all) (I don't care a whistle, literally)
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Me estás haciendo sonrojar
You’re making me blush
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Cada cuantos
How often
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Agradable
Pleasant, agreeable, Eg el clima está agradable
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No me molesta para nada
It doesn’t bother me at all
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Cuento con ustedes
I’m counting on you
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Luna menguante vs luna creciente
Waning moon vs waxing moon
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Las estrellas fugaces
Shooting stars
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me importa un bledo
I don’t give a hoot
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Lograr
To achieve Lograste hacer todos tus deberes Did you manage to do or get done, were you able to achieve your chores
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Paila
Colombian specific word that means really bad or terrible. Fui a un concerto y la música fue super paila. Muy malo
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los gastos
Expenses, the bills
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Los cachetitos
Little cheeks (face or butt)
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Dejando las bromas aparte
All jokes aside, all joking aside
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Asustado
Afraid, scared
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Me pone los pelos de punta
It makes my hair stand on end, gives me goosebumps, ie afraid
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Me pone la piel de gallina
It gives me goosebumps lit: skin of a chicken
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Una gallina
A hen, a chicken
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Una gallo
A rooster
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Cuando hay mucho amor de por medio De por medio: involving, or in the mix
When there is love amongst one another
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Sobre el nivel del mar
Above sea level. La ciudad de mexico esta a dos mile metros sobre el nivel Del Mar
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Mande?
A Mexican way of saying what? Or expressing you didn’t hear or understand.
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La vida diaria
Daily life
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Chido o padre
Mexican slang to say good or cool or Nice. Very common. Estar chido o padre
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Llevarse acabo
Expression that means: To take place (las Olimpiadas se llevaron acabo en Mexico: the Olympic Games took place in mexico) Or To carry out (Se llevan acabo pruebas biológicas: biological tests are being carried out) Literally: to carry oneself to the end
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Referirse a algo
To refer to something Me refiero a tu hermano: Im referring to your brother Me refiero al libro : Im referring to the book
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Me refiero a que tú vienes
I’m referring to the fact that you are coming
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Dar la lata a alguien
To nag someone
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Hasta entonces
Until then
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¿Por qué siempre con tanta prisa?
Why always in such a hurry?
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Hazme piojito
Scratch my head /caress my head/hair
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Lo antes possible
As soon as possible.
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Alguna vez has escuchado hablar sobre…?
Have you ever heard of…?
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Con bastante anterioridad
Well before
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Me avisas como sale todo
Let me know how it all goes
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Te lo deletreo
Shall I spell it for you? (Like a name or email, eg)
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Mas te vale!
You better!
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Estoy mareada
I’m dizzy
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