February 5, 2008

Quién con niños se acuesta, cagado se amanece.

saying

Literal Meaning: He who lies down with children wakes up covered in poop.

Analogous Saying: If you lie down with dogs, you’ll get up with fleas.

February 6, 2008

¡Opa!

expression

Meaning: Oops! Watch out!

February 7, 2008

No se puede satisfacer y agradar a todos.

saying

Literal Meaning: You can’t satisfy and please everyone.

Analogous Saying: You can’t please them all.

February 8, 2008

Me quedé de a seis.

expression

Meaning: I was blown away; I was speechless.

Example: Cuando vi el auto nuevo de mi ex, me quedé de a seis. (“When I saw my ex-wife’s new car, I was blown away.”)

February 9, 2008

El agua no enferma ni embeoda ni endeuda.

saying

Literal Meaning: Water neither makes you sick, nor indebted, nor your wife a widow. In other words ... water is an excellent thing to drink as it doesn’t bring along unwanted consequences.

February 10, 2008

En el país de los ciegos, el tuerto es rey.

proverb

Meaning: In the land of the blind, the one-eyed person is king. (We’ll let you figure this one out!)

February 11, 2008

Como agua para chocolate

expression

Literal Meaning: Like water for chocolate

Meaning: This phrase can mean totally pissed off, as in “boiling mad” (the boiling referring to the water boiling when you make hot chocolate) or it can refer to a state of sexual tension and arousal. Since Valentine’s Day is coming up, we’ll go with the latter.


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