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chaval
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dude (guy used in Spain)
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chavala
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chic, girl (used in Spain)
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el pasotismo
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the don't-give-a-poo attitude
(not bothered "look at my face? Is this a bother face see cathrine tate on youtube!) |
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pasota
la generción pasota chico pasota |
that don't-care
the generation that doesn't care guy that doesn't care |
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la movida
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the scene, the movement
(as in the chav movement or the indie scene) |
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molar
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to be cool (also molar)
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fuerte
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awesome! cool! (literally strong)
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gilipollas
gili gil |
idiot (vulgar)
twit |
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una gilipollez
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an example of idiocy (vulgar)
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joder
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to annoy, pester (also 'to sleep with' in vulgar terminology)
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la hostia
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slap or punch
in vulgar language (also host) |
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currar
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to work (popular language in Spain) also rip off
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currante
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worker (literally working)
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el curro
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the work
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montarselo
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to manage something/one (literally to it on to oneself)
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el chollo
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luck (or good luck in Spain)
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hacer de canguro
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to babysit (litterally to do like the Kangaroo)
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la pasta
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the money (literally the dough like in English)
John's got a job at the Bakery he needed the dough (not as good when written that one) |
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estar pirao
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to be crazy (used in Spain) This does not include the 'wacky' behavioured individuals its quite dirogatory
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quedarse con
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to fool (to stay with)
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la pijada
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the nonesense
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el rollo
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a redundant bore (imagine a talk that rolls on and on it's un rollo).
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hortera
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terrible, horrible (used in Spain)
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la chupa
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the leather jacket (used in Spain, literally means the suck)
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ser un carroza
ser una carroza |
to be outmoded / out dated (Spain)
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ser una maruja
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to be a nagging wife (Spain)
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estar al loro
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to be alert (Spain)
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la pasma
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the police, the cops (vulgar language like 'pigs' used in Spain)
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el/la guiri
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the tourist (Spain)
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enrollarse
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to turn on (not reffering to sexual arousal simply energetic) (Used in Spain)
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cholar
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to be awesome (Spain)
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vacilar
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to his on (used in Spain)
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chachipiruli
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Hot! (sexy) (used in Spain)
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guay
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awesome, terrific (used in Spain)
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la potra
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the luck (Spain)
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la chorra
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the chance, luck (Spain VULGAR LANGUAGE)
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chungo
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difficult, bad
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la cajatonta
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the idiot-box / the boob-tube (not the woman's top) (caja is a box and tonto mean idiotic. this is a way of saying television whilst implying it's tendancy to reduce intelligence)
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demasié
ese serie de cajatonta es chunga sí, es dimasié |
too much
This tv is rubbish yeah totally |
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el bacata
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Sandwich (could orginiate from a mouth-full or a bite)
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jalar
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to eat (or scoff your face - Spain VULGAR LANGUAGE)
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el cubata
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Cuba libre (coke bacardi available in Spain)
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la litrona
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liter of beer (in bottle - in Spain)
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engancharse
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to get oneself drunk
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el pinchadiscos
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the DJ (Spain)
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