Health Flashcards
(23 cards)
to be poorly (literally to be overripe)
estar pachucho
to be knackered, poorly (literally to have turned to dust)
estar hecho polvo (not to be confued with echar un polvo, which means to have sex
to suffer ailments of old age, but it can also be used in a more general sense to indicate you´re not feeling your best
estar achacoso
He has so many aches and pains and he´s just 25
está muy achacoso con sólo 25 años
a derogative or humorous way to refer to a doctor
el, la matasnos
they´re pills the doctor prescribed me
son las pasrillas que me recetó el matasanos
in great health and full of energy
ester como un cañón
since the operation, he´s as good as new
desde la operación está como un cañón
you can use this expressiont to refer to something that has done you a lot of good
ser mano de santo
aniseed is a miracle cure for the stomach
es anís es mano de santo para el estómago
to be alive and kicking. Instead of kicking In spanish, you wag your tail
estar vivo,a y coleando
to have very good health
sana a,como una manzana
two words to mean head
el tarro, el coco
I have a headache
me duele el tarro
worrying thoughts are eating away at yourbrain
comerse el tarro, el coco
don´t bug me with your tales
no me comas el tarro con tus historias
butt naked
en pelotas, en pelota picada
He opened the door butt naked, can you imagine:
abrió la puerta en pelotas, imagínate!
literally the nose of some animals, but used to indicate that someone is cheeky
la jeta
yet again she hasn´t paid, what a cheek!
y no ha vuento a paga, qué jeta tiene!
legs of an animal, or thing. However, for comic effect it can refer to a person´s legs
las patas
i´ve been walking around all day. My leg´s are broken!
llevo todo el día andando, tengo las patas rotas!
an animal´s belly, used to refer to the well-rounded human variety
la panza
