Miscellaneous Words Flashcards
(69 cards)
1
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Cuando tiempo
A
It’s been a while
2
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La vaina está difícil. Hay que hacer mucha vaina para poder ganarse el ocellito, el dinero
A
Life is difficult. You have to work hard and do a lot of things to make some money
3
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Chin
A
A little bit
4
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Ayantar (Presumir in Spain Spanish)
A
Pretend
5
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Semana Santa
A
Holy Week
6
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Gastos
A
Costs
7
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El viernes tanto
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Good Friday
8
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Demagogo
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Hater
9
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Dique
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Supposedly
10
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Papi Champu
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Cute/Good looking guy
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Jevi
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Nice/Cool
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Chapiador/Chapiadora
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Gold digger
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Diache
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Damn
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Lambon/Lambona
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Freeloader/Suck up
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Tato
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Okay/Cool/It’s all good
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Vaina
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Something/Object/Dang
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Vacana/Vacano
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Cool/Dope
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Disparate
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Useless/Nonsense
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Ticher
A
T-shirt
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Matatan/Matatana
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Boss/Top Dog
21
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En olla
A
To be broke
22
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Chulo/Chula
A
Cute guy/girl
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Tiguere/Tiguera
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Gangsta/Thug
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Dame dato
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Give me the details
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Carajo
Dang/Crap/Hell
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Pana
Friends/Homies
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Coño
Damn/Sh*t
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Jablador/Jabladora
A liar
29
Que lo wha
What’s up?
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Incendio/Incendia
It’s lit [Lit. Fire]
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Polochir
Polo Shirt
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Jarto/Jarta (Yo estoy jarto/jarta contigo)
To be full/To be fed up (I’m fed up with you)
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Aficiao/Aficia
To be obsessed (Lit. Short of breath)
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Chillaxing
Relaxing
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Ñapa
A tip
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Mano/Mana
Bro (Close Friend)
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Corito sano
Small gathering/Relaxed hangout
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Cocaleca
Popcorn
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Deguabinao
Tired/Exhausted
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Dar bola
Give someone a ride
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Carajito/Carajita
Kid acting a little crazy
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Piña
Street fight (Lit. Pineapple)
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Zafacón
Trash can
44
Ajumao
Drunk
45
Pique
To be pissed
46
Bultero
A person who brags about themselves
47
Batri
A bad trip (Smoking weed reference)
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Sanba
Sand bag (Referring to someone being a punching bag)
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Víveres [Ej. Yuca]
Provisions (Ex. Yuca/Cassava)
50
Ojo que no ven, corazón que no siente
Something you’re not aware of can’t hurt you emotionally (Lit. Eyes that don’t see, heart that doesn’t feel)
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Berenjena
Eggplant
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Pilas [Ej. Pilas con esa esquina]
Be careful/Watch out (Ex. Watch out for that corner)
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Fula [Ej. Ese carro es bien fula]
Ugly (Ex. That car is really ugly)
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Bregar [Ej. Estoy bregando mucho en mi trabajo]
To work hard (Ex. I’m working hard at my job)
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Mi tiguere
My boyfriend
56
Plátano Power [Ej. Plátano power mi gente]
Used in a positive way to celebrate Dominican identity (Ex. Power to the people of DR)
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Morro/Morra [Ej. Ese morro es muy travieso]
Slang term to refer to a young kid (Ex. That young boy is very mischievous)
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Teriquito {Also engranojado/engranoja’o}
Goosebumps
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Mamey
Fruit also known as sapote
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Calimete
Straw
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Bobo
Pacifier/Problem
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Mascota [Ma’cota] {Cuaderno}
Notebook
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Guagua {Autobús}
Bus
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Basuda
Garbage (Insult)
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Lío [Ej. ¿Qué lío es este?]
Trouble or mess (Ex. What kind of mess is this?)
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Muela [Ej. No te dejes llevar por su muela]
Smooth talking or flirting (Ex. Don’t fall for his smooth talk)
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Ñoñería [Ej. Deja la ñoñería y sal con nosotros]
A “ñoño” is someone who’s overly sensitive or clingy, and “ñoñería” is that overly dramatic, childish attitude (Ex. Stop being such a baby and come with us)
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Popi/Wawawa [Ej. Él es un popi, siempre con ropa de marca]
These terms are opposites: a “popi” is someone posh or upper-class, while a “wawawa” is more street or working class (Ex. He’s so posh, always wearing brand clothes)
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Encojona’o/Encojona’a [Ej. Estoy encojona’a con él porque me dejó plantada]
This one's about being really fired up or mad about something (Ex. I’m mad at him because he stood me up)
