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alza pilili! interj. Indicates exclamation. "¡Alza pilili!
¡Qué peripuesta vienes hoy!" (Wow, you
look good today!)
amachorrá. n. f. Refers to a woman who cannot
bear children. Sterile.
amorrao. adj. Ill-looking, sad, sick, depressed.
"Este niño tiene que tener fiebre; lo encuentro
amorraíllo". (This child must have a fever, he
looks ill)
amotazos. n.m. pl. In the expr. "Dar amotazos".
Going around all day in a motorcycle without and
specific destination.
ancá. prep. Contraction of 'en casa de' (in
______'s house). "Está toda la tarde ancá la
vecina". (He is at the neighbour's house all day)
andarríos. n.m. Homeless person, unemployed,
someone who goes from place to place without
doing anything helpful. "Ni estudia ni trabaja; está
hecho un andarríos". (He doesn't study or work,
he's a sloth.)
año catapún. loc. adv. Very old, from a long time
ago.
año la pera. loc. adv. From a long time ago. "El
coche que tiene es del año la pera". (The car is
very old)
año la riá.loc. adv. Something that happened a
long time ago, something very old. "Eso sucedió
el año la riá y ya nadie se acuerda". (It happened
a long time ago, and no one remembers it)
aolá. interj. I/you wish. "Aolá hubieras llegado
antes". (I wish you would have arrived earlier)
apalancarse. prnl. To become stubborn, insistent
or intransigent. "Se apalancó en el precio y, por
más que le regateé, no quiso rebajarme ni un
céntimo". (He got stubborn about the price, and
no matter how much I negotiated, he didn't
discount one penny.)
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apamplao. adj. Daft, clueless. "Por más que se lo
explico no se entera: está completamente
apamplao". (No matter how much I explain it, he
does not get it: he is completely clueless)
apañao. adj. Attentive, well-mattered, helpful.
"Esta camarera es la mar de apañá; está atenta
a todo". (This waitress is very helpful, she pays
attention to everything)
aparato. n.m. Airplane. "Era la primera vez que
volaba y se asustó cuando subió al aparato". (It
was the first time he flew, and he got scared when
the plane took flight)
aplastarse. prnl. To sit for a long time doing
nothing. "En cuanto llega a la casa se aplasta en
el sillón y no se mueve por nada del mundo".
(When he comes home, he lays on the sofa and
does nothing)
arar. intr. To agree, to make an agreement. "Estos
no aran porque tienen un genio muy diferente".
(They don't agree because they have very
different personalities)
arenca. n.f. Herring that is sold salted and dried,
preserved in barrels.
arrea! interj. Indicates surprise. "¡Arrea! Ya se me
ha hecho tarde otra vez". (Wow, I am late again)
arrearse. prnl. To drink. "Se arreó tres vasos de
vino antes de empezar a comer". (He drank three
glasses of wine before eating)
arrechuche. n.m. Symptoms o fan illness;
temporary malaise. "Está bien de salud, aunque de
vez en cuando le da un arrechuche y se tira dos días
en la cama". (His health is fine, though occasionally
he feels ill and stays in bed for two days)
arriao. adj. Lost, helpless. "Se le averió el coche y
se quedó arriao en medio de la carretera". (His car
broke down and he was left helpless on the street)
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arrimársela. prnl. To deceive, to trick. "En esta
compra nos la han arrimao; hemos pagado el
doble de lo que vale". (We got tricked in this
purchase, we paid almost twice what this is worth)
asaúra. In the expr. Tener malas asaúras: To be a
conniving, scheming, or malicious person. "No te
fíes ni un pelo de éste; se ve a legua que tiene
muy malas asúras". (Don't trust him, he has bad
intentions)
aterminarse. prnl. To decide or dare to do
something. "Es tan tímido que no se atermina a
hablar en público". (He is so shy, he doesn't dare
to speak in public)
aterrizar. intr. To fall on your face. "Tropezó con el
escalón y aterrizó en medio de la calle".(He tripped
on the stairs and fell face-first on the street)
atestarse. prnl. To be stubborn, not yielding an
inch. "Se atestó en que nos quedáramos y no
hubo manera de rechazar la invitación". (He
stubbornly insisted that we stay, and we could not
reject the invitation)
atiborrao. adj. Completely full, stocked. "La
cafetería estaba atiborrá de gente". (The
cafeteria was filled to the brim with people)
atomatao. adj. Dazed, confused, undecided.
"Vámonos a otro sitio porque este camarero está
atomatao". (Let's go somewhere else, this waiter
is dumbfounded)
atracao. adj. Unbearable, insistent, prone to
exaggeration. "Este amigo tuyo es muy atracao;
cuando quiere algo no hay quien le haga cambiar
de opinión". (Your friend is unbearable, when he
wants something, no one can change his mind)
avenate. n.m. Whim, outburst, lapse of madness.
"Le dio el avenate de ir a África y hasta que no lo
consiguió no paró". (He had the whim of going to
Africa, and he stopped at nothing until he
achieved it)
aventao. adj. Crazy or compulsive person. "Todos
los de esa familia están un poco aventaos".
(Everyone in that family is a bit crazy)
azotea. n.f. Head. "No le hagas mucho caso; está
mal de la azotea". (Don't pay much attention to
him, something is wrong with his head)
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babancá. n.f. Nonsense, triviality. "Tan listo como
se hace y no dice más que babancás". (He thinks
he is so smart, but he just speaks nonsense)
bacalá. n. f. In the expr. Meter la bacalá: Deceiving,
hustling. "Con estos garbanzos me han metido la
bacalá; son duros como piedras". (We got hustled
with these chickpeas, they are hard as a stone)
bajini. loc. adv. Por lo bajini: whispered, in a low
voice. "Para que el padre no se enterara me lo
dijo por lo bajini". (He said it whispering, so the
father wouldn't find out)
bajío. n. m. In the expr. Meter el bajío: to bring bad
luck. "Cuando juegue a las cartas no te pongas a
mi lado porque me metes el bajío y pierdo".
(When I play cards, don't sit next to me, because
you give me bad luck and I lose)
barajustón. n.m. Brisk movement that usually
produces a muscle lesion, generally in the waist.
"Al coger la maleta me ha dado un barajustón y
no puedo moverme". (When I picked up the
suitcase, I tore a muscle and now I cannot move)
barquetá. n.f. A large amount of something. "A la
boda ha venido una barquetá de gente". (A
ton of people have come to the wedding)
barrigazo. n.m. A hard fall face-first. "Estaba el
suelo mojado, me resbalé y di un barrigazo". (The
floor was wet, I slipped and fell on my face)
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batiburrillo. n.m. Mess, jumble of disorderly
words or things. "Desde que vives solo, tu casa
es un batiburrillo". (Since you started living alone,
your house is a mess)
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