October 1, 2009

portal de entrada

Meaning: homepage

Example: Mi portal de entrada es www.mexicoguru.com porque lo veo todos los días. (My homepage is www.mexicoguru.com because I look at it every day.)

October 2, 2009

miti miti

Meaning: fifty fifty

Example: Este postre es divino. Pero porque te quiero, lo vamos a dividir miti miti. (This dessert is divine. But since I love you, we’ll split it fifty fifty.)

October 3, 2009

spray

Meaning: spray

Example: No quiero el fijador de pelo gel. Busco el spray. (I don’t want the hair gel; I’m looking for the spray.)

October 4, 2009

¡Cielos!

Literal Meaning: Skies!

Meaning: Dear me!

Example: ¡Cielos! ¡Cómo has crecido, corazón! (Dear me! How you’ve grown, sweetheart!)

October 5, 2009

tal por cual

Meaning: slut, loose woman

Example: No te preocupes por lo que diga esa tal por cual. (Don’t worry about what that slut says.)

October 6, 2009

dedicarse cuerpo y alma

Meaning: dedicate body and soul

Example: Mi tía se ha dedicado cuerpo y alma a Dios; su hija, a sus vicios. (My aunt has dedicated herself body and soul to God; her daughter, to her vices.)

October 7, 2009

mierda

Meaning: shit

Example: Estás loco, guey. No voy a comprar ese carro de mierda. (You’re crazy, dude. I’m not going to buy that piece of shit car.)

October 8, 2009

zoquete

Meaning: dimwit

Example: Mejor pregúntaselo a mi papá. Este profesor es un zoquete. (You’d be better off asking my dad. That teacher is a dimwit.)

October 9, 2009

tarugo/a

Meaning: blockhead

Example: No tiene la menor idea de lo que hace. Es una taruga. (She has no idea what she’s doing. She’s a blockhead.)

October 10, 2009

fisgón

Meaning: peeping Tom

Example: Pon atención, escuché que anda un fisgón por aquí. (Be on the lookout, I heard there’s a Peeping Tom hanging around here.)

October 11, 2009

tlaconete con sal

Literal Meaning: salted slug

Meaning: wiggling like a worm

Example: ¿Por qué estás tan inquieta hoy? Pareces tlaconete con sal. (Why are you so jittery today? You’re wiggling like a worm.)

October 12, 2009

baby shower

Meaning: baby shower

Example: Te invito a mi baby shower este sábado. (You’re invited to my baby shower this Saturday.)

October 13, 2009

gente adinerada

Meaning: wealthy people

Example: La gente adinerada se ha ido a vivir en Paris y Biarritz. (The wealthy people have gone to live in Paris and Biarritz.)

October 14, 2009

cuadrangular

Meaning: home run

Example: Pepe hizo tres cuadrangulares ayer. (Pepe hit three home runs yesterday.)

October 15, 2009

penalty

Meaning: penalty

Example: Hay un penalty, o infracción, en el campo. (There's a flag on the field.)

October 16, 2009

hacer sus necesidades

Meaning: do his business

Example: Saqué a pasear a mi perro para hacer sus necesidades. (I took my dog for a walk to do his business.)

October 17, 2009

cueste lo que cueste

Meaning: whatever the cost

Example: Me tienen que finalizar los planes hoy, cueste lo que cueste. (They have to finish the plans today, whatever the cost.)

October 18, 2009

uno x uno

Meaning: one by one

Example: Es esta esquina los autos paran, luego pasan uno por uno. (At this corner the cars stop, and then proceed one by one.)

October 19, 2009

Acércate al amor y a la cocina con desenfreno imprudente.

Meaning: Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.

October 20, 2009

un elefante, dos elefante …

Meaning: one chimpanzee, two chimpanzee

Example: Para contar los segundos, di “un elefante, dos elefante”, y así sucesivamente. (To count seconds, say “one chimpanzee, two chimpanzee,” as so on.

October 21, 2009

mandar saludos

Meaning: send greetings, say hello

Example: Favor de decirle a su madre que le mando saludos. (Please tell your mother I said hello.)

October 22, 2009

El consejo no es bien recibido donde no es pedido.

Literal Meaning: Advice isn’t well received when it isn’t asked for.

Analogous Saying: Offer advice only when asked.

October 23, 2009

mariscal de campo

Literal Meaning: field marshal

Meaning: quarterback

Example: Philip Rivers es mi mariscal de campo favorito. (Philip Rivers is my favorite quarterback.)

October 24, 2009

canija

Meaning: little devil, rascal

Example: ¡Qué canija mi perrita. Ella siempre lleva mis calcetines a su cama! (My dog is such a devil; she always takes my socks to her bed!)

October 25, 2009

chino

Meaning: curly

Example: Mi hermano Tomás tiene el cabello chino. (My brother Tomás has curly hair.)

October 26, 2009

tranquilidad de conciencia

Meaning: a clear conscience

Example: No tengo por qué pedirle perdón. Tengo tranquilidad de conciencia. (I have no reason to ask her forgiveness. I have a clear conscience.)

October 27, 2009

No es nada del otro mundo.

Literal Meaning: It’s nothing from another world.

Meaning: It’s nothing special.

Example: No volveré a este restaurante. Es muy caro y la comida no es nada del otro mundo. (I won’t return to this restaurant. The food is expensive, and nothing special.)

October 28, 2009

Caerle a uno como un balde de agua fría

Meaning: To hit a person like a bucket of cold water

Example: El chisme que mi ex se casó con un pintor francés mi cayó como un balde de agua fría. (The gossip that my ex married a French painter hit me like a bucket of cold water.)

October 29, 2009

No hay problema.

Meaning: No problem.

Example: Pedro: ¿Me puedes ayudar a mover este mueble mañana? (Can you help me move this piece of furniture tomorrow?) Lola: No hay problema. (No problem.)

October 30, 2009

seres queridos

Meaning: loved ones

Example: Hay que proteger a nuestros seres queridos. (We’ve got to protect our loved ones.)