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Choni

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Trashy / Ghetto (could describe a person or clothes or object)

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Michelines

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Fat Roll (Love handles, con cariño)

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Canguro

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literally Kangaroo but used as baby-sitter/nanny (niñera/niñero) in esp.

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Maruja

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Housewife (used pejoratively, offensive)

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Callo

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literally callus (on hands), but used as ugly in Spain (offensive). Also used as tripe (el guiso tiene callos, chorizo, morcilla y cebolla)

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Miluerista

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person that makes a salary of $1,000/month in spain. Used as all the millenials that can barely afford anything with this salary

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Botellón

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Street party / block party

Mass outdoor drinking

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Patear

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literally kick, but used when you have been walking a ton, “Me pateé toda la ciudad”

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Bocas

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Bocazas synonym - bigmouth/blabbermouth - says everything they should not say, can’t keep secret, loudmouth

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Pijo

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Spoiled brat / rich kid / dick / preppy / posh / snob
“Los pijos en la escuela se burlan de mi por ser pobre”
“Diego es un pijo”

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Barbas

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What someone is called with a bear “beardy”

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Pirrar

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To be into
“Vaya, veo que te pirran realmente las novelas de suspense”

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Acojonante

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Scary as hell / fucking terrifying!

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Rebotarse

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To get pissed off

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Achucharse

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To cuddle / fondle

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Achuchar

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hug in spain only - could be lover or child

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Guay

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cool / really good
pero… “Si vas de guay” it is to say you are pretending to be cool. “ir de guay” is not good

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Tabarra

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nuisance / pest - Eso es una verdadera tabarra (That’s a real nuisance)

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Hortera

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TACKY / tasteless / unstylish / trashy

Paqui siempre fue un poco extravagante. Le encantaba la ropa hortera o pasada de moda.

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Botar

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La piedra botó contra su casco - The rock bounced off his helmet

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Esta a tomar por saco

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It’s really far

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Estar a dos velas

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Estás solo, no tienes una pareja

Soltero

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Sujetavelas

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The 3rd wheel

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Se te va la pinza

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Estás loca/o

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Eres un matao? Also alobao
What are you doing, are you stupid?
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Me estás dando el coñazo
Mes molestas mucho, you’re annoying me
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Eres la leche
You are the best, you are the shit, you are a genius, the man!
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Me cago en la leche
Me cagó en la leche que no pasé esa prueba Fuck, I can’t believe...
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Flipar
Estoy flipando - es que no te puedes creerlo! Asombrado!
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Chachi
Ayer compré pantalones súper chachi! Cool, nice, something you love Ayer, la fiesta me pasó bien chachi
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Encogido
Not paying for anything, tight fisted, cheap!
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Chulo
Conceited (Creído) Cocky Pimp
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Voy a mi boli
To do whatever you feel like, without caring what others think. Do you own thing
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Comerse el marrón
Take the fall/blame for someone or something else Aunque rompió el vaso a mi hermano, Me comí el marrón
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No me rayes
Dame en paz, don’t annoy/fuck with me
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A tomar por el culo
A la mierda / go to hell or If asking directions and something is really really far away “esa calle está a tomar por culo, no queréis caminar, Buena suerte!
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Partirse el culo
Laughing your ass off, cannot stop laughing, hilarious
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Mala pata
Bad luck
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Ligar Ligón
To go on a lot of dates with success, very flirtatious To flirt Ligón es alguien que tiene mucho éxito en el mundo de las citas, very flirtatious person, good with ladies or dudes, but could also mean a womanizer or manosee
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Liarse con alguien
Sleep with or hook up with someone that you aren’t with or is not your partner (doesn’t have to do with cheating)
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Currar Curro
To work Todo el mundo en España se usa
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Pirarse
To go somewhere / to leave Que te pires Me piro, hasta luego
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Esmallao Estoy esmallao *** sur de España
Starving, cuando tienes mucho hambre
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Sujetavelas
3rd wheel Fui a la cena de sujetavelas
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Colgao
LOCO “Tío, estás colgao”
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Empanao
Distracted “Eres un empanao, deberías atender a estos vídeos porque luego no te enteras de nada
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De Puta madre
Awesome / Fantastic / Great / cool “De Puta madre, tengo un diez en matemáticas!
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Chivarse
To tell / To tell on
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Fifar
To screw/fuck Como te atreviste a fifar a mi hermana?
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Manitas
Handyman
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Restarse
Return (deportes) "El tenista serbio restó el saque del español y se apuntó el tanto." The Serbian Tennis player returned the Spaniard's service and scored a point"
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La manduca
the grub (food) "Si tú te encargas de la manduca para la fiesta, yo me encargaré de las bebidas."
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Estar como gorrino(a) en charco Disfrutar como gorrino(a) en un charco Te lo pasas pipa/chupi/bomba/teta Te lo pasas bien... lo que sea, cualquier cosa
To really enjoy yourself, to have a great time
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Chupi
Great / brilliant La ubicación del hotel es buena y la comida está chupi Las cosas van chupi en la uni (college).
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Somos uña y carne Son como uña y carne Jamón y torcino
BFFs they go everywhere together, 2 peas in a pod
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penúltima
One for the road Road beer
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Pollón
Huge cock (de polla)
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Liarse a hostias Dar de hostias a alguien ¡Hostia! De La Hostia...
Liarse a hostias-to get into a fight Dar de hostias a alg- kick the shit out of someone ¡Hostia!-bloody hell, fuck, damn,christ almighty De la hostia - intensifier - ese inspector de la hostia “that damn/bloody inspector” Había un tráfico de la hostia - that traffic was horrific Que hostia(s)-get away!, never,no way,bollocks “Que hostias quieres”- what the hell do you want? Estar de mala hostia - to be in a shitty mood Tener mala hostia - to have terrible luck Déjate de hostias - stop pissing around No tiene media hostia - he’s useless salió cagando hostias (vulgar), salió echando hostias (vulgar) he shot out like a bat out of hell ser la hostia (vulgar) // see la leche ¡ese tío es la hostia! (con admiración) he’s a hell of a guy! (He’s incredible); (con enfado) what a shit he is!
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Dientes
Los piños
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La cama
Lo piltra
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La gente
La peña
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A tope
3. (coloquial) (de veras) (España) a. seriously Esta zona es seca a tope. No puedes cultivar nada por aquí. — This area is seriously dry. You can't grow anything around here. Seriously

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