October 11, 2008

No son enchiladas

Meaning: It’s no piece of cake!

Example: ¡Déjame ayudarte! Crear un nuevo programa no son enchiladas.
(Let me help you! Creating a new program
is no piece of cake.)

October 10, 2008

oveja negra

Meaning: black sheep

Example: Mi hermano es ratero;
es la ojeva negra de la familia.
(My brother is a thief; he’s the
black sheep of the family.)

October 9, 2008

ratero

Meaning: Thief

Example: Cuidado con ese vato.
Es un ratero. (Be careful with
that guy. He’s a thief.)

October 8, 2008

estar chingado

Meaning: to be screwed

Example: [Ramón] Puse todo mi dinero
en la bolsa. (I put all my money in
the stock market.)
[Lola] Estás chingado, guey. (You’re fucked up, man.)

October 7, 2008

irse con la fina

Meaning: to get faked out

Example: Le dije que el carro lo
usaba mi abuelita sólo para ir
a la misa, y se fue con la fina.
(I told her that my grandmother
only used the car to go to church,
and she believed it.)

October 6, 2008

llorón

Meaning: crybaby

Example: ¡No seas llorón!
(Don’t be a crybaby!)

October 5, 2008

sacarse de onda

Meaning: not to know what to do

Example: Cuando le despidieron,
Gaby se sacó de onda. (When they
fired her, Gaby didn’t know what
to do.)