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Spanish to English Slang Translation Glossary

Spanish term English translation
gente sin complejos people with no/without hang-ups / well-adjusted people
gigantescas mordidas huge/gigantic/enormous bribes
gilipollas asshole
gitano sly / wily / cajolery / cajoling
groncho trashy, low-class, scummy, disadvantaged (more polite)
guagua ..there's something fishy about../stinks...
guardabosques, cuida overprotective
hablar com ajenas me da miedo I am afraid to talk to strangers
Entered by: Beta Cummins
hacer el 28 do a sexual act, possibly jack off
hacer las vueltas I haven't been able to take care of my passport or visa yet
hacer manitas to hold hands
Entered by: Rebecca Hendry
hacer pedo I'll go with you so you don't screw it up..
hacer poste, hacerle poste a alguien (México) the pole // poleing // to ram someone\'s private parts or genitals against a pole (a form of bullying or hazing or a prank—see explanation and refs)
hacerle a alguien una jugada por atras to stab somebody in the back
hacerse el bobo play dumb or turn a blind eye
Entered by: patinba
hacerse un mundo por una pavada make a mountain out of a molehill
haciendo el paro doing a favor
Hazme un tirulo (see explanaion below) tooter
hinchársele los huevos to get the itch [to do it] // to [just] feel like it
Entered by: Marcelo González
hombres que hablan como gallos y gallinas men who play pitcher and catcher (bisexual)
impugnar el voto to nullify one\'s vote
irse al humo con alguien fuming/steamed
jalar un montón take a heavy drag
Entered by: Marie Wilson
jarto sick of... , "up to here", can't take it any longer
joder to fuck | to bother someone
Juan el Esparto John the Hippie / Hippy John
jugar a dos puntas two-timing / two-time someone
kifi kef (kif)
la buena onda good vibes
la cabrona the old girl
la cuenta no había acabado conmigo the score wasn't settled with me
la de él (in this context) and his [name] too
la Ley de Hidalgo (baboso el que deje algo) If you\'re not fast, you\'re last
la loma de la mierda the back of beyond / the ass-end of nowhere
la moto the motorcycle
la neta estaba bien prensadota en esa madre the truth is I was really mixed up in that shit
Entered by: Jessica Klingberg
La pescadilla que se muerde la cola Like a dog chasing its own tail
la resaca [Venezuela] regret
lancha typo =lauchas =mice
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher
las recochas que armábamos por las noches ...we used to have so much fun every night
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