Friends and Family Flashcards
(19 cards)
mate
tío, tía
hello mate, how´s things?
hola tío, qué tal? *
collegeue, mate, pal *
el, la colega, el la colegui
whats up, mate?*
qué pasa, colega?
mate, pal (less frequent but more streetwise, literally means a tree trunk)
el, la tronco *
chill out mate
tranqui tronco *
the folk, the gang, the posse. A group of friends of people in general
la basca, la peña *
angel came along with the whole gang *
vinieron ángel y toda la basca
there were a load of people in the bar yesterday
ayer había mucha peña en el bar *
the old man, missus
el pariente, la perienta *
my partner
mi pareja
they´re good people. they´re trustworty *
es, son buena gente
he´s a bit of a pain but a good guy
es un poco coñazo** pero buena gente *
legal, but also applied to people it means you can really trust them
legal *
he´s a good bloke
es un tío legal *
in the end she behaved like a top sport
al final se portó como una tía legal
applies to people with a good sense of fun *
ser un cachondo, una cachonda
we did not stop laughing the whole evening, he is bonkers
no paramos de reír en toda la tarde, es que es un cachondo mental
to be horny
estar cachondo, cachonda
