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February 1, 2009 | Bajarle el cielo y las estrellas
| | expression Literal Meaning: To bring down the sky and the stars for someone Meaning: To give you the moon and the stars Example: ¿Así me tratas cuando te he bajado el cielo y las estrellas? (This is how you treat me when I’ve given you the moon and the stars?) |
February 2, 2009 | Del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho.
| | proverb Literal Meaning: Between "said" and "done" there’s a large space. Meaning: Easier said than done. |
February 4, 2009 | Con dinero baila el perro.
| | proverb Literal Meaning: With money, the dog dances. Meaning: Money makes the world go 'round. |
February 5, 2009 | cañonazo
| | slang Literal Meaning: cannon shot Meaning: super big bribe Example: No pudo resistir el cañonazo
de 500,000 varos. (He couldn’t resist
a huge bribe of 500,000 pesos.) |
February 6, 2009 | a pincel
| | slang Literal Meaning: by paintbrush Meaning: on foot Example: No quiero tomar un taxi; vamos a pincel. (I don’t want to take a taxi, let’s walk.) |
February 7, 2009 | hasta la bai bai
| | expression Literal Meaning: until the bye bye Meaning: See you later. Example: Nos vemos al ratón. (I’ll see you in a while.) Magda: ¡Hasta la bai bai! (Catch ya later!) |
February 8, 2009 | chance que sí, chance que no
| | expression Meaning: maybe, maybe not Example: ¿Vas a ir mañana? (Are you going to go tomorrow?) Chance que sí, chance que no. (Maybe, maybe not.) |
February 9, 2009 | Zapatero, a tus zapatos.
| | proverb Literal Meaning: Shoemaker, to your shoes Meaning: Do what you know. |
February 10, 2009 | ¡Sopas!
| | slang Literal Meaning: soups! Meaning: Oh, my! Example: [The cat tries to jump to the window ledge but falls in the bathtub, you say] ¡Sopas! (Oh, my!) |
February 11, 2009 | bache
| | vocabulary Meaning: pothole Example: ¡Cuidado con el bache!
(Watch out for the pothole!) |
February 12, 2009 | vicioso
| | vocabulary Meaning: full of vices Example: A Juana le gusta fumar y tomar. Es muy viciosa. (Juana likes to smoke and drink. She has lots of vices.) |
February 13, 2009 | Espero te sirva.
| | expression Meaning: I hope it helps. Example: Te mandé la info que tengo. (I sent you the info I have.) Espero te sirva. (Hope that helps.) |
February 15, 2009 | Quien con niños se acueste, cagado se amanece.
| | proverb Literal Meaning: He who lies down with children wakes up covered in shit. Analogous Saying: If you lie down with dogs, you’ll get up with fleas. |
February 16, 2009 | El tiempo es oro.
| | proverb Literal Meaning: Time is gold. Meaning: Time is money. |
February 17, 2009 | el mero mero petatero
| | slang Literal Meaning: the main main petate (fiber mat) maker Meaning: the head honcho, big cheese Example: Ahí va el mero mero petatero del club. Vamos a saludarlo. (There goes the club’s head honcho. Let’s go say hello.) |
February 18, 2009 | la rebancha
| | slang Meaning: payback Example: ¡Voy a tomarme la rebancha! (I'm going to get my revenge.) |
February 19, 2009 | los pro y contra
| | vocabulary Meaning: pros and cons Example: No me decido. Tiene sus pro y contra. I can't decide; there are pros and cons.) |
February 20, 2009 | arma de doble fila
| | expression Meaning: double-edged sword Example: Tiene sus pro y contra; es un arma de doble filo. There are pros and cons; it's a double-edged sword.) |
February 22, 2009 | No me avientes el muerto.
| | saying Literal Meaning: Don't toss me the dead guy. Meaning: Don’t look at me. Example: ¿Quién lo va a hacer? No me avientes el muerto. A mi me has dado casi todas las tareas. (Who’s going to do it? Don’t look at me. You’ve given me most of the tasks.) |
February 23, 2009 | bisagra
| | slang Literal Meaning: hinge Meaning: armpit Example: ¡Vete a bañar, cabrón! Te apestan las bisagras. (Go take a shower, asshole. Your pits stink.) |
February 24, 2009 | las patrullas
| | slang Literal Meaning: officers on the beat Meaning: feet Example: Quítate las calcetines, mi amor, y lávate las patrullas. Apestan. (Take off your socks, my love, and wash your feet. They stink.) |
February 25, 2009 | ponerse la pilas
| | expression Literal Meaning: put on the batteries Meaning: get it together, get going Example: ¡Ponte las pilas! ¡Tenemos que ir ya! (Get going! We have to leave now!) |
February 26, 2009 | Salir de Guatemala y entrar en Guatepeor
| | saying Literal Meaning: To leave Guate-mala (bad) and enter Guate-peor (worse) Meaning: Out of the frying pan and into the fire Example: Cambié de trabajo pues mi jefe era terrible. Pero de Guatemala a Guatepeor. (I changed jobs because my boss was horrible. But, out of the frying pan and into the fire.) |
February 28, 2009 | El sol es la cobija del pobre.
| | Proverb Meaning: The sun is the blanket of the poor. |
March 1, 2009 | pirata
| | Anglicism Meaning: pirate Example: No compres esa película pirata. (Don’t buy that pirate movie.) |
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Si estás colérico, cuenta hasta diez antes de hablar; si muy colérico, hasta cien.proverbExample: If angry, count to 10 before speaking; if very angry, to 100.
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