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Spanish to English Slang Translation Glossary

Spanish term English translation
patrón / patroncito (slang) boss
pelea de tigre contra burro amarrado fighting with your hands tied, fighting an uneven battle
pelotero; bachatero baseball player/ballplayer; bachata dancer
pendeja no walkover/pushover
pendejo maricón you stupid faggot
perder como en la guerra to get slaughtered
Entered by: Wendy Gosselin
Pese a convalecer de su operación en la rodilla In spite of the fact that he was recovering from knee surgery*
pesqué (in this context? Held her
picúo tacky
pichicatear to skimp on something; to pinch pennies
pilla rascal
pintado to pass unnoticed
piques sanos Healthy rivalry
Entered by: Marisa Blachy
piratas del asfalto truck hijackers
pista (Colombian Spanish) airstrips
Plataforma del Ciudadano Digital Digital Citizen Platform
pollo gordo jackpot / first prize / big fish
POLOLO boyfriend
poner las cosas en su lugar sort things out/sort this matter out
ponerlas en la tabla o pantallas put them on the table/screens
Entered by: Edward Tully
ponerse en eso (Colombia - informal) take care of that; deal with that
popola vagina
Entered by: liz askew
por chulería to do something to show off, he acted like that ´cos he´s a boaster
por las bases (Colombia - informal) at their operational bases
por tarjeta roja red card
porque con mis habichuelas nadie juega nobody messes with my rice and beans
Entered by: Remy Arce
portero (de discoteca) bouncer
Punto [de drogas] drug hot spot
puro pedo bullshit
puta, hijo don't you dare call me a whore, son!
que le vamos a dar piso we\'re gonna whack her / take her out
quedar como la mona make a bad impression, come out badly
quedar rendido a los pies de alguien be at the mercy of...
quien mucho se agacha, el trasero enseña If you act like a doormat, people will walk all over you
rácate kaboom; shazam; voilà; there you go; Bob's your uncle
Reservados private rooms
resolver straighten something out
Entered by: Coral Getino
resortera slingshot
respuestas sin salida questions that can't be answered
resulta con broncas end up brawling
Entered by: Paul Stevens
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