May 10, 2008

para servirle

vocabulary

Meaning: at your service

Example: [You, to the concierge] “Gracias.” [Concierge] “Para servirle.” (“You, to concierge: ‘Thank you.’ Concierge: ‘At your service.’”)

May 9, 2008

Una onza de alegría vale más que una onza de oro.

proverb

Analogous Saying: You can’t buy happiness.

Meaning: An ounce of happiness is worth more than an ounce of gold.

May 8, 2008

tip

anglicism

Meaning: tip

Example: Siempre me da buenos tips de maquillaje. (“She always gives me good makeup tips.”)

May 7, 2008

coyote

slang

Meaning: one who smuggles human beings across the international border

Example: El coyote los abandonó en el desierto. (“The smuggler abandoned them in the desert.”)

May 6, 2008

A cada pájaro le gusta su nido.

proverb

Literal Meaning: Each bird likes its own nest.

Analogous Saying: To each his own.

May 5, 2008

¡Qué viva la fiesta!

expression

Meaning: Party on! Let’s party! Long live the party!

May 4, 2008

fulano de tal

slang

Meaning: John Doe, so-and-so

Example: No es nadie, es un fulano de tal. (


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