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Spanish to English Slang Translation Glossary

Spanish term English translation
tener talle have the right build
Entered by: Claudia Pesce
Tengo cuerda para rato I can keep going for a while yet
tenia mi trabajo para atras that I had my job back
tenia q ser el mas cabrilla en estos lares....aca estoy en londres con una flaka answer below (pretty nasty stuff)
Tiene cabeza de novia has her head in the clouds /she\'s a daydreamer
Tirandome por los suelos Dragging me through the mud
Entered by: Marie Wilson
tirar cohetes nothing special/nothing to write home about
Entered by: Kimberlee Thorne
tirar indirectas makes subtle advances
tirar plante de culero looks like an ass bandit
Entered by: patinba
tolai idiot
trabajar como chaleco work as bodyguards
trabajar como una hormiguita to work like a busy bee
trabajo como una fiera work like crazy
tramitador broker
traquetear (PR) swindle/hustle/steal
trementos droppings
Entered by: Edward Potter
trementos excrement
Entered by: Edward Potter
tumberos Tombers
un cuadro de cocaina brick of cocaine
un huevo de pasta loads of dough
un mandado (here) errand
un taxi cocodrilo crocodile taxi
Entered by: Yaotl Altan
un tio más cañon a knockout or gorgeous (guy)
un tipo tuerca a petrol head
una raya más another black mark
una vuelta que viene rotando something thas has been going on/rolling for a long time
Van pa' largo they're taking their time
ven a mí que tengo flor ... bring it on...
vengo muy duro I have a hard-on or I have a huge boner
verle la cara a Dios She saw God; she was in seventh heaven; he rocked her world
viajesuki triperoo / tripperoo
vida life
voltear / voltiar wandering around
Entered by: Mario Freitas
voy tirando I get by // I get along (all right) // I´m getting along
Wachis truquis y wachis neris blah blah blah
Entered by: Robert Rutledge
ya después se ponen el nombre ...later on, they'll give themselves a name/they'll choose a name
yo creo que sí / yoqueoquesí yes I think so / yepIguess
Entered by: Fabio Descalzi
yuma(s) Yuman. In Cuba, a nickname for the United States/"Americans"; U.S. Citizens
Entered by: Kimberlee Thorne
\"en una\" on one of those occasions
\"Me encanta estar todo el día al pedo\" I love screwing around all day long.
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