Phrase of the Week
Thursday, December 10th, 2009 Posted in phrase of the week | No Comments »hacer un vaquita:to make a little cow. This phrase would be used to explain putting money into a communal pot.
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Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009 Posted in phrase of the week | No Comments »pancho: an interesting dual definition for a word, pancho means a hot dog (a super pancho is an extra long hot dog) or to be happy in slang terms.
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Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 Posted in phrase of the week | 1 Comment »copado/a: a person with a good vibe, a cool friendly person...can also mean an inanimate object that is of agreeable status. Juan, our vineyard's caretaker...one of the greatest human vibes on the planet. Photo courtesy of A Day in Your Life Photography
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Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 Posted in phrase of the week | No Comments »película: the common meaning is movie or film, but in slang can also mean something or a situation that is problematic, annoying or amusing.
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Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 Posted in phrase of the week | 1 Comment »no le llega agua al tanque: in literal terms means "his water doesn't make it to the tank", which turns into "he's not carrying a full deck of cards", or "he's not all there" in slang speak.
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Thursday, October 29th, 2009 Posted in phrase of the week | No Comments »mala leche: in literal terms means 'bad milk', in colloquial meaning 'bad luck'.
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Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 Posted in phrase of the week | No Comments »¿Qué pito toca? : Literally this means 'What whistle does he play?', but more colloquially it would mean, 'What's his story?', 'What's up with him?', or 'What is he all about?'.
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Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 Posted in phrase of the week | No Comments »pata de lana:wool feet. To sneak away without making a sound.
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Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 Posted in phrase of the week | 1 Comment »Vamos a ver...: This literally means, "We'll see..." but is much more common than its English counterpart. In fact, because Argentina is one of those countries were you just never know, it tends to be used quite frequently.
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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 Posted in phrase of the week | No Comments »fuera de pista:off piste, not groomed. This phrase is used to explain skiing off the piste runs.
