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Spanish to English Slang Translation Glossary

Spanish term English translation
comisario chief / police chief
Entered by: Marcelo González
como la guayabera left hanging out to dry
como se escucha just as you hear it
con un clip with a paper clip
contaba en su haber on the plus side / to his credit
Contamos con vos We're counting on you
cornuda cuckquean / female cuckold
cortarle el mambo a alguien to cut someone off
Entered by: Marcelo González
Coyotero coyotes / human smugglers
Cuando veas las barbas de tu vecino arder, pon las tuyas en remojo When you see your neighbour's beard burn, soak your own
Entered by: Kate Major Patience
Curar (drugs slang) cut
Entered by: Marialba Baez
Dame los chavos Give me the dough
dando jarabe de pico talking nonsense, wasting time with silly talk
Entered by: Silvia Brandon-Pérez
dar chocolate (mañanero ) to give someone a (morning) drubbing / to throw someone under a bus
Dar morbo Fascinates (me)
Dar palos de ciego to grasp at straws/ to shoot in the dark/to go around in circles
dar tocino pick up the pace
darse lija give yourself / put on airs
darse puños to come to blows
David si no quiere ya le estamos consiguiendo even if David doesn't want it, we\'re already getting it for him. / We're doing it with or without David.
dìa del arquero the day pigs fly
de contera in addition / furthermore
Entered by: Wendy Gosselin
De que lloren en su casa, a que lloren en la mía Better you than me
dejar con las ganas a alguien to leave someone wanting more
Entered by: Marcelo González
del dicho al hecho, hay mucho trecho easier said than done
Dentro de la oportunidad prevista y en atención al documento denominado XXXX Within the prescribed time limit, with reference to the document entitled XXXXX
descatamentados dettached/deployed/stationed
descolgado out of it
Entered by: Susana Magnani
despachar to send off/ send flying
dile q me deje de escribir huevadas entonces mariconsito de mierda almenos pon t tell him/her to stop writing rubbish then, you f****** poof, at least put yourself...
Entered by: Edward Tully
dimelo manito tell me bro'
donde hubo fuego cenizas quedan old flames die hard // where there's smoke, there's fire
Entered by: Marcelo González
echando la ruca having a short nap / a siesta
echandole rollo talking like big shot/like he owns the place
eche ganas con make an effort with
el auto de sombrero car wrapped round a lamp post
el cinco letras motel
El día del níspero when pigs can fly
el futuro es una página en blanco the future is a blank slate
El huerfanito Lonely little taco
Entered by: Edward Tully
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