November 3, 2009

loco de remate

Meaning: out of his/her mind

Example: ¿Eres loco de remate? ¡No podemos entrar sin dinero! (Are you out of your mind? We can’t go in without money!)

November 4, 2009

oportunidad

Meaning: down

Example: El mariscal de campo de los Steelers lanzó un pase en cuarta oportunidad. (The Steelers’ quarterback threw a fourth-down pass.)

November 5, 2009

patrocinador

Meaning: sponsor

Example: Coors es un patrocinador oficial de futbol americano (NFL). (Coors is an official sponsor of NFL football.)

November 6, 2009

tiroteo

Meaning: shooting, shoot-out, gun fight

Example: Hubo 12 muertos en un tiroteo en la Base Militar Fort Hood. (Twelve people were killed in a shooting at the Fort Hood Military Base.)

November 7, 2009

tercera y larga

Meaning: third and long

Example: Garrard encontró a Lewis para anotar un touchdown en tercera y larga. (Garrand found Lewis for a touchdown on third and long.)

November 8, 2009

Tanta carne y yo chimuelo

Meaning: So much [juicy] flesh and me, toothless.

November 9, 2009

No rebase.

Meaning: Do not pass.

November 10, 2009

ala cerrada

Meaning: tight end

Example: Antonio Gates es un ala cerrada para los Cargadores de San Diego. (Antonio Gates is a tight end for the San Diego Chargers.)

November 11, 2009

grava suelta

Meaning: loose gravel

November 12, 2009

Está canijo.

Analogous Saying: That’s difficult; It’s messed up.

Example: Si este auto no se mueve antes de las 9, está canija la situación, pues no podemos sacar el nuestro de allí. (If this car isn’t moved before 9, we’re messed up, as we can’t get ours out of there.)

November 13, 2009

tamarindo

Meaning: traffic cop

Example: Le dicen tamarindos por el color de sus uniformes. (They call them tamarinds because of the color of their uniforms.)

November 14, 2009

Remover cielo y tierra

Meaning: To move heaven and earth

Example: Removí cielo y tierra para sacar a mi hija de la carcel. (I moved heaven and earth to get my daughter out of jail.)

November 15, 2009

prepa

Meaning: high school

Example: Mi hija mayor está en la prepa, la más pequeña en la secundaria. (My oldest daughter is in high school, the youngest is in junior high.)

November 16, 2009

emprendedurismo

Meaning: entrepreneurship

Example: El documental Ten9Eight trata de jóvenes a riesgo en las prepas de EUA. (The documentary film Ten9Eight is about youth at risk in US high schools.)

November 17, 2009

traficante

Meaning: trafficker

Example: Pablo tiene tanto dinero porque es un traficante de drogas. (Pablo has so much money because he’s a drug trafficker.)

November 18, 2009

No lo ubico.

Meaning: I can’t place it; I don’t know it.

Example: Ummm, no, no creo que conozco a este restaurant. No lo ubico. (Hmmm, no, I don’t think I know that restaurant. I can’t place it.)

November 19, 2009

puente

Literal Meaning: bridge

Meaning: long weekend

Example: Vamos a Zihua para el Puente del día de la Revolución. (We’re going to Zihua for the Revolution Day long weekend.)

November 20, 2009

huelga de hambre

Meaning: hunger strike

Example: Los electricistas están iniciando una huelga de hambre. (The electricians are starting a hunger strike.)

November 21, 2009

levantón

Meaning: pick-up, kidnapping

Example: Los narcos planearon un levantón de su enemigo. (The drug traffickers planned a pick-up of their enemy.)

November 22, 2009

Caer como anillo al dedo

Literal Meaning: Come like the ring on a finger

Meaning: Just what the doctor ordered; to be a godsend

Example: El vestido que me regaló Memo me cayó como anillo al dedo; me lo pongo para la fiesta del sábado. (The dress Memo gave me was a godsend; I’ll wear it to the party on Saturday.)

November 24, 2009

narco

Literal Meaning: drug trafficker

Example: Los narcos están peleando entre si. (The drug traffickers are fighting among themselves.)

November 25, 2009

futbol americano

Meaning: football

Example: Hay 32 equipos de futbol americano en la Liga Nacional (NFL). Todos son de los Estados Unidos. (There are 32 football teams in the NFL. All are from the United States.)

November 26, 2009

día de acción de gracias

Literal Meaning: day of the act of giving thanks

Meaning: Thanksgiving

Example: El día de acción de gracias en EE.UU. es el cuarto jueves del mes de noviembre. (Thanksgiving in the USA is on the fourth Thursday of November.)

November 27, 2009

goal de campo

Meaning: field goal

Example: Nate Kaeding, de los Cargadores, casi nunca falla al intentar un goal de campo. (Nate Kaeding, of the Chargers, almost never fails when he attempts a field goal.)

November 28, 2009

Precaución: No se deje al alcance de los niños

Meaning: Caution: Keep out of the reach of children

November 29, 2009

hechizado

Meaning: bewitched, under the spell of

Example: Luis está hechizado por la rubia que todos quieren. (Luis is under the spell of the blonde that everyone loves.)

November 30, 2009

costar trabajo

Meaning: it's difficult

Example: Me cuesta trabajo creer que ya no me quieres. (It’s hard for me to believe you don’t love me anymore.)

December 1, 2009

Desconfía de tu mejor amigo como de tu peor enemigo.

Meaning: Distrust your best friend as you would your worst enemy.

December 3, 2009

novato

Meaning: rookie

Example: Ha hecho cosas tremendas para un novato. (He’s done tremendous things for a rookie.)

December 4, 2009

Wau

Meaning: wow

Example: ¡Wau! ¡Te ves requeteguapa! (Wow! You look really really cute!)