Mexican idiomatic phrases 1 Flashcards

(25 cards)

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un chorro (de)

A

a ton / a lot of

“Tengo un chorro de trabajo esta semana.”

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un buen (de)

A

a lot of

“Hay un buen de comida en la mesa.”

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estar padre

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to be cool / fun

“¡Qué padre está tu casa!”

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órale

A

wow / okay / let’s go

“¡Órale!”

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5
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no manches

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no way! / seriously?

“¿Pasaste el examen? ¡No manches!”

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chido / chida

A

cool / awesome

“Tu playera está bien chida.”

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¡ándale!

A

hurry up / yeah! / go ahead

“¡Ándale!”

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aguanta

A

hold on / wait / hang in there

“Aguanta tantito, ya casi termino.”

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sale

A

okay / deal

“¿Nos vemos mañana? — Sale.”

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echar ganas

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to try hard / put effort

“Tienes que echarle ganas al proyecto.”

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estar cañón

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to be tough / intense

“El examen estuvo cañón.”

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dar el avión

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to ignore someone / pretend to listen

“Me diste el avión otra vez.”

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ser un/a fresa

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to be snobby / posh

“No quiero salir con ese fresa.”

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neta

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really? / honestly

“¿Neta te dijo eso?”

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me late

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I like it / I’m into it

“¿Una película? Me late.”

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16
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¡qué oso!

A

how embarrassing!

- “Me caí enfrente de todos ¡qué oso!”

17
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ni modo

A

oh well / it is what it is

“Se canceló el viaje. Ni modo.”

18
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estar en la onda

A

to be with it / trendy

“Mi abuelita está en la onda.”

19
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tirar la hueva

A

to laze around

“Hoy quiero tirar la hueva todo el día.”

20
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irse de pinta

A

to skip school/work

“Nos fuimos de pinta para ir al cine.”

21
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estar hasta el gorro

A

to be fed up

“Estoy hasta el gorro del tráfico.”

22
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estar bien X

A

to be lame / boring

“Esa película estuvo bien X.”

23
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ponerse las pilas

A

to get it together / step up

“Tienes que ponerte las pilas en el trabajo.”

24
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hacer bolas

A

to get confused

“Me hice bolas con la explicación del profe.”

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¡ya valió!
we’re screwed / it’s ruined | "Se borró el archivo… ¡ya valió!"