Mexican Idioms Flashcards by john smith | Brainscape

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manos de mantquilla

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hands of butter, butterfingers

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a pincel

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by paintbrush, on foot

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a poco

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a little, really?

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a todo dar

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far out, fabulous, great

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abogado sangrén

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blood-sucking lawyer

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acaramelado

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snuggled-up (huggy-kissy)

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acelerado

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speeded up, hyper, hectic

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acostarse con

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to sleep with

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agarrar en curva

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to catch on a curve, to catch off-guard

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agringarse

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to become like a gringo, to act like a gringo

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alucinante

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hallucinatory, amazing, mind-bending

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animal

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dude

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antro

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a dance club especially aimed at young people

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apapachar

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to cuddle

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avent�n

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a big toss, a ride, a lift

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aventura

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adventure, affair

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baboso (babosa)

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idiot, dummy

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baj�n

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bummer, dang

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ballena

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whale, liter bottle of beer

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bicho raro

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stange bug, strange duck, weirdo

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bici

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bike

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billete

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bill, cashola

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bisagra

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hinge, armpit

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blanquillos

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white ones, eggs

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borracho

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drunk

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box

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a person from the yucutan (pron. bosh)

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bronca

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hassle, fight, problem

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bruja

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witch, bitch

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brutal

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killer, awesome

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burro

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donkey, jackass

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cabrón

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billy goat, bastard, a-hole (vulgar)

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caca

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poop

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cachanilla

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a person from Baja California

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cachondo

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horny

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cachucha

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baseball cap

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cachuco

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a person from Guatemala

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caer bien

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to like (a person) (as opposed to me gusta)

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cagadero

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sh-hole (vulgar) (usually referring to a dirty place)

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calentada

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heated interrogation

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cal�

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Mexican slang

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calzón chino

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chinese underpants, wedgie

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calzonudo

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pig-headed

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camello

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camel, drug-dealer

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canija

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little devil, rascal

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cañonazo

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cannon shot, very big bribe

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capi

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captain, head-waiter

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carcancha

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jalopy

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catracho

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a person from Honduras

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cazatalentos

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talent hunter, head-hunter

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celoso de su deber

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zealous about his duty, dedicated

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ch�chara

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trinket, knicknack, junk

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chacharear

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to shop for junk

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chafa

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lousy, cheap, crummy, lame

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chafirete

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chauffeur

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chale

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no way, get outta town

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chamaco

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boy, young person, boy child

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chamba

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work

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chambear

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to work

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chamuco

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boogey man

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chancla

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slipper, lesbian

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chango

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monkey, dude

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changuitos

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little monkeys, cross your fingers

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chaparrito

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shorty

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charola

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badge

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chato (chata)

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a person with a small or snub nose, usually used as an affectionate nickname

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chava

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chick, young girl

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chavo

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guy, young boy

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chócalo

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check it out

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chela

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blonde - meaning a beer

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cheve

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beer

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chichis

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boobs

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chido

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cool/awesome

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chilango

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a person from Mexico City

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chingadera

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damn thing