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esmayao. adj. Hungry, peckish. "Dame algo de
comer que vengo esmayaíto". (Give me a bite, I
am very hungry)
esnoclarse. prnl. To break one's neck.
esnortao. adj. Clueless, crazy. Disoriented.
"Cuando llegué a Madrid, como no conocía la
ciudad, estaba completamente esnortao". (When
I came to Madrid, I was disoriented because I
didn't know the city)
espanto. n.m. Spectre, ghost.
espanuá. In the expr. Ser alguien más peligroso
que una espanuá: to be very bad, dangerous,
of delinquent nature.
españá. n.f. Spray of water.
esparragueo. n.m. Going out to the field in search
of asparagus.
esparruar. tr. To spread, disperse. "Comenzó a
esparruar agua y nos puso a todos chorreando".
(He started spraying water and left us dripping)
espatarrarse. prnl. To sit with one's legs spread,
to show defiance.
espaventarse. prnl. To go off, get angry. To take
vigour.
espelotá. adj. n.f. Refers to a woman: clean, hardworking,
willing "Si vas a su casa la encontrarás
más limpia que los chorros del oro; tiene una
mujer mu espelotá".
espetón. n.m. Group of sardines which are
pierced with a stick and roasted.
espetonazo. n.m. Fast and hurried exit. "El gato al
ver al perro pegó un espetonazo y se perdió de
vista". (The cat saw the dog and ran away)
espiritual. adj. Very thin.
espumerío. n.m. Large amount of froth or
bubbles.
esquitaílla. In the expr. Estar a la esquitaílla: To be
on the lookout, waiting for someone to lower his
guard.
estampa. In the expr. Maldita sea tu estampa:
insult.
estirazar. In the expr. Estirazarle las patas al niño:
invitation made by a parent to celebrate the birth
of a son or daughter.
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estirazón. n.m. Stretching (waking up and…).
estomaguera. n.f. Hunger. Flatulence. Bad
feeling in the stomach when one has not eaten
recently. "No he comido desde esta mañana y ya
tengo estomaguera".
explayarse. prnl. To vent, lose one's cool.
explotío. n.m. Explosion, loud noise. "Se oyó
unos explotíos, y eran unos niños tirando
cohetes".
F
faena. In the expr. Tener alguien un rato de faena: To
be addicted to work, finicky.
faltón. adj. Someone who often disrespects
people. "No es mala persona, pero es mu faltón".
(He is not a bad person, but he is disrespectful)
fardo. n.m. Cloth placed under olive trees to collect
the olives that are shaken off with a rod.
farfolla. n.f. Filler. "Él eliminó la farfolla y dejó sólo
lo importante". (He left the unimportant stuff and
went straight to the point).
fario. n.m. In the expr. Tener mal fario: To have bad
luck, to be jinxed.
farruco. adj. Bully, boastful person. "El conductor
se puso farruco y quiso aparcar el coche antes que
yo". (The driver got hardheaded and tried to park
before me)
fatiga. n.f. Shame, shyness. "Entra tú primero que
a mí me da fatiga". (You go in first, I'm too
ashamed to do it)
fatigoso. adj. Shameful.
feuchillo. adj. Ugly, a bit ugly.
fifa. In the expr. Ser alguien un fifa: to be a cad,
dangerous, unworthy of trust.
fifa. n.f. Hoax, deception.
flamazo. n.m. Intense heat. "En Málaga, cuando se
levanta el terral hace un flamazo que no hay quien
lo aguante". (In Malaga, when the land breeze
blows, it causes an intolerable heat)
flamenco. adj. In the expr. Ponerse flamenco: To get
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cocky, (similar to "farruco").
flan. n.m. In the expr. Ponerse o estar como un flan:
to be ashamed or red-faced. Tender. "Le dije unas
cuantas cosillas y enseguida se puso como un
flan". (I said a few things and she got very nervous)
flor de pescado. n.f. Geranium.
florecío. adj. Mouldy or rusty, revived.
fogar. intr. To vent, release stress. "Déjala que
fogue a ver si se tranquiliza". (Let her vent, and
maybe she will calm down)
fogará. n.f. Breakout in the skin. "Como era
alérgico a las medicinas le salió una fogará por
todo el cuerpo". (Since he was allergic to the
medicines, had a breakout)
follón. n.m. Drunkenness.
follonero. adj. One who picks fights, quarrelsome.
formalete. adj. A serious, committed, responsible
individual. "seguro que vas estar contento con él
porque es un tío formalete". (I'm sure you will love
him, because he is very responsible)
frangollón. adj. Said of a person who does things
carelessly and in a hurry.
freír. In the expr. "freír la sangra a alguien": to annoy,
to mortify.
frescachón. adj. Caddish, shameless.
frito. In the expr. Quedarse frito: to be in a deep
sleep.
fuli. In the expr. Darse el fuli: to go, leave, run away.
"En cuanto lo vi venir me di el fuli para no tener que
darle explicaciones". (As soon as I saw him, I left
so as not to explain anything to him)
G
gabelas. En la expr. gabelas. In the expr. Dejarse
de gabelas: to stop giving excuses, saying
rubbish.
gachas. n.f. pl. Praises, comforts, caresses.
gachón! interj. Exclamation used when someone
is "caught in the act". "¡Ay, gachón, que te he
visto". Aha! I caught you!!!
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gafar. tr. To have a negative influence, jinx, spoil.
galafate. n.m. A brutish, stupid, lazy individual.
galguería. n.f. candy, snack. "No comas más
galguerías que se te van a picar los dientes".
(Don't eat any more candy, or your teeth will rot)
galipo. n.m. Spit, expectoration.
gallardona. adj. n.f. Tall, beautiful woman. Brazen
woman, tomboy.
gallote. In the expr. Beber al gallote: To drink by the
gulp, without supporting with the lips.
ganchá. n.f. Excessive benefit from something.
ganchillo. n.m. Small hairpin.
garbañá. n.f. Scratch, clawing, strong pull.
garratufa. n.f. Unintelligible written character.
gatas. In the expr. Andar a gatas: to crawl, walk on
all fours.
gazpachuelo. n.m. Mayonnaise-based soup.
gofifa. n.f. Piece of cloth used to clean floors.
goleor. adj. A person who likes to snoop into
others' lives to gossip about them later.
goliosmear. tr. To snoop or gossip.
golpetazo. n.m. Hit or fall. Strong noise.
gorruño. n.m. Mess, jumble, constriction. "Éste
duerme siempre hecho un gorruño". (He always
sleep curled up)
grandonazo. adj. Large, ramshackle.
guarnío. adj. Tired, weary, exhausted. "He
conducido durante más de trescientos kilómetros
y estoy guarnío". (I have driven for over 300 Km
and I am exhausted)
guarrazo. n.m. Strong fall.
guarreo. n.m. Jest, teasing.
guarrito. n.m. Electric drill.
guarros. In the expr. Perder los guarros: To lose
one's temper, get out of control, go mad.
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