May 25, 2008

favor de

Meaning: please (It’s usually used at the beginning of a sentence instead of “por favor.” It’s shorthand for “haga el favor de ...”)

Example: Favor de devolver las gallinas que me robaron. (“Kindly return the chickens that you stole from me.”)

May 24, 2008

de pronto

Meaning: unexpectedly, suddenly, without warning

Example: De pronto me empezó a gritar. (“All of a sudden she started yelling at me.”)

May 23, 2008

huevón/huevona

Meaning: lazy, slow, weak-minded, stupid

Example: ¡Apúrate, huevón, o te quedas atrás! (“Hurry up, you dolt, or you’ll be left behind!”)

May 22, 2008

imbécile

Meaning: Derived from a Latin word meaning “weak-minded,” imbécile has a really nice ring to it in Spanish.

Example: ¡Imbécile! Me echaste a perder todo lo que hice hoy. (You idiot, you lost everything I've done today!

May 21, 2008

echar a perder

Meaning: to ruin, to spoil

Example: Echaste a perder la sopa. Tiene demasiado sal. (“You ruined the soup; it has too much salt.”)

May 20, 2008

baboso/a

Meaning: idiot, stupid, dummy. Can be used affectionately as well as critically.

Example: ¡No es así, baboso, intenta otra vez! (Not like that, dum dum, try it again!)

May 19, 2008

El que bien te ama, te hará sufrir.

Meaning: He who really loves you will make you suffer.