July 1, 2009

sabelotodo

Meaning: know it all

Example: Esa Juanita es tan preponente. Es un sabelotodo. (That Juanita is so arrogant. She’s a know it all.)

July 2, 2009

precio de lanzamiento

Meaning: introductory offer

Example: ¡No pierde este precio de lanzamiento! (Don’t miss this introductory offer!)

July 3, 2009

Pelado y en la boca

Literal Meaning: Peeled and in the mouth

Meaning: Handed over on a silver platter

Example: Jaime es tan perezoso, todo lo quiere pelado y en la boca. (Jaime is so lazy, he wants everything handed to him on a silver platter.)

July 4, 2009

Hazme reir.

Meaning: Make me laugh.

Example: Estoy deprimida. ¡Hazme reir, porfis! (I’m depressed. Make me laugh, please!)

July 5, 2009

discutir

Meaning: to argue

Example: Discutieron en voz alta; todo el vecendario escuchó. (They were arguing loudly; everyone in the neighborhood heard.)

July 6, 2009

la pobre

Meaning: poor thing

Example: La pobre no sabe lo que dice. (The poor thing doesn’t know what she’s saying.)

July 7, 2009

tarde o temprano

Literal Meaning: late or early

Meaning: sooner or later

Example: Tarde o temprano resolveremos el problema. (Sooner or later we will solve the problem.)

July 8, 2009

echar a patadas

Meaning: to kick someone out

Example: Siliva está super enojada con Jorge. Lo echó a patadas. (Silvia is very angry with Jorge. She kicked him out.)

July 9, 2009

No está en sus cinco sentidos.

Literal Meaning: He’s not in his five senses.

Meaning: He’s not in his right mind.

Example: Ha sufrido un trauma. No está en sus cinco sentidos. (He’s suffered a trauma. He’s not in his right mind.)

July 10, 2009

No te apures.

Meaning: Don’t sweat it.

Example: i no puedes venir, no te apures. (If you can’t come, don’t sweat it.)

July 11, 2009

seguir en pie

Meaning: remain standing

Example: Después de 10 rondas brutales, el boxeador seguía en pie. (After 10 brutal rounds, the boxer was still on his feet.)

July 12, 2009

No te metas en esto.

Meaning: Don’t get involved in this.

Example: No te metas en esto. Es personal. (Don’t get involved in this. It’s personal.)

July 13, 2009

No estoy de humor para sermones.

Meaning: I’m not in the mood for a sermon.

Example: No tem etas. No estoy de humor para tus sermones. Butt out. I’m not in the mood for a sermon.)

July 14, 2009

Que Dios me perdone.

Meaning: May the Lord forgive me.

Example: Que Dios me perdone, tengo que robar para dar de comer a mi familia. (May the Lord forgive me, I have to steal to feed my family.)

July 15, 2009

es más

Meaning: that’s not all, not only that

Example: No sólo toma; es más, se droga todos los días. (That’s not all, in addition to drinking she takes drugs every day.)

July 16, 2009

mano duro

Literal Meaning: hard hand

Meaning: firm hand

Example: Estos chavos están fuera de control. Necesitan una mano duro. (Those kids are out of control. They need a firm hand.)

July 17, 2009

de la crema y la nata

Meaning: the cream of the crop; very distinguished

Example: El senador es de la crema y la nata; no creo que venga a nuestra reunión. (The senator is very distinguished; I doubt that he would come to our gathering.)

July 19, 2009

aguacero

Meaning: downpour

Example: Trae el paraguas. Ahorita viene el aguacero. (Bring the umbrella. A downpour’s on its way.)

July 20, 2009

la gente decente

Literal Meaning: the decent people

Meaning: the right sort of people, the better class of people

Example: No somos elitistas, pero sí queremos una casa donde vive la gente decente. (We’re not elitists, but we do want a house where the better class of people live.)

July 21, 2009

Válgame Dios.

Meaning: heaven help me; oh dear me; goodness gracious

Example: ¡Válgame Dios! ¡Gané la lotería! (Goodness gracious, I won the lottery!)

July 22, 2009

sangrón

Meaning: stuck-up, tight ass, party pooper

Example: Ese idiota sangrón no sabe divertirse. (That dumb tight ass doesn’t know how to have a good time.)

July 23, 2009

abogado sangrón

Meaning: blood-sucking lawyer

Example: No tengo dinero. Todo lo lleva mi abogado sangrón. (I don’t have any money. My blood-sucking lawyer gets it all.)

July 24, 2009

más gastos de envio

Meaning: plus shipping charges

Example: Cuesta sólo $2 más $22 de gastos de envio. (The cost is only $2 plus $22 in shipping charges.)

July 25, 2009

desgraciado

Literal Meaning: disgraced

Meaning: wretch, swine, pig

Example: Ese desgraciado abandonó a su esposa y siete hijos. (That pig abandoned his wife and seven children.)

July 26, 2009

Cada chango a su mecate.

Meaning: To each his own.

Example: ¿Te parece raro que Carlos es bailarín? Pues yo digo, cada chango a su mecate. (Yo think it’s odd that Carlos is a ballet dancer? Well I say, to each his own.)

July 27, 2009

plan maestro

Meaning: master plan

Example: Para tener éxito, siempre seguimos el plan maestro. (In order to succeed we always follow the master plan.)

July 28 2009

genial

Meaning: cool

Example: ¡Genial! ¡Te veo allí! (Cool! I’ll see you there!)

July 29, 2009

en sangre fria

Meaning: in cold blood

Example: Por el dinero lo mató en sangre fría. (She killed him in cold blood, for the money.)

July 30, 2009

vibra

Meaning: vibe

Example: Vámonos de aquí. Hay una mala vibra. (Let’s get out of here. There’s a bad vibe.)

August 1, 2009

piojoso

Meaning: lousy

Example: No quiero que salgas con estos muchachos piojosos. (I don’t want you to go out with those lousy boys.)