pegarse la cachada - to notice, to realize... like cachaí y cacha, cachada viene de "cachar".
Cuando el cumpleañero entró a su casa, recien se pegó la cachada que le habían preparado una fiesta sorpresa.
With the birthday boy entered his house, he finally realized that his friends had planned a surprise party for him.
other uses:
cachada - caleta, mucho, a ton of
Trajeron una cachada de chela.
Trajeron caleta de chela.
They brought a ton of beer.
Chilenismo, coloquial
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
la cagó
la cagó - basically means "Holy shit", but without the sacredness. It literally means, "It was shat." That's funny.
¿Qué tal el filete?
La cagó; hace tiempo que no como carne tan rica.
How's the steak?
Holy shit; it's been a while since I've eaten meat this tasty.
Here are a few other uses of the multi-faceted verb "cagar".
la cagaste - You fucked it up. "La cagaste" can also mean "Wow. You did something awesome" depending on the tone of the speaker.
Se las caga - He fucks up. He's awesome. (Also depends on your tone.)
Se lo cagó en tres tiempos - He really burned him (like when you are making jokes). Or, he beat the shit out of him.
una persona cagada - is a stingy person, also called "mano de guagua"
una persona cagada del mate - is a crazy person
"La cagó" is definitely vulgar. It's probably a Chileanism. I remember in Argentina, they didn't understand me when I used the term. jejeje. Perhaps I'll blog about this episode.
¿Qué tal el filete?
La cagó; hace tiempo que no como carne tan rica.
How's the steak?
Holy shit; it's been a while since I've eaten meat this tasty.
Here are a few other uses of the multi-faceted verb "cagar".
la cagaste - You fucked it up. "La cagaste" can also mean "Wow. You did something awesome" depending on the tone of the speaker.
Se las caga - He fucks up. He's awesome. (Also depends on your tone.)
Se lo cagó en tres tiempos - He really burned him (like when you are making jokes). Or, he beat the shit out of him.
una persona cagada - is a stingy person, also called "mano de guagua"
una persona cagada del mate - is a crazy person
"La cagó" is definitely vulgar. It's probably a Chileanism. I remember in Argentina, they didn't understand me when I used the term. jejeje. Perhaps I'll blog about this episode.
Monday, July 7, 2008
apechugar
apechugar - in the DRAE, this is defined as "to suffer the consequences", but in the contexts I've heard it used, I would translate it as "to take the bull by the horns". Although I'm interested what other people think...maybe I've added an optimist slant to this one.
Basically when something bad happens and life gets complicated, I've heard this advice several times (directed either at me or people I know):
No queda otra que apechugar no más y salir adelante.
Nothing left to do but take the bull by the horns and come out ahead.
This is used in Chile a lot, but since it's in the Diccionario de la Real Academia Española (DRAE), I'm safe to say it's an expression used in Spain as well, and who knows where else.
But I really like the expression, because pechuga means breast, so I get this mental picture of someone with their chest out taking on whatever it is they must do, which makes me think of Chilean culture and probably Latin American culture...some day I hope to be able to elaborate on this feeling/image I have, but I don't find the words to express this right now.
Basically when something bad happens and life gets complicated, I've heard this advice several times (directed either at me or people I know):
No queda otra que apechugar no más y salir adelante.
Nothing left to do but take the bull by the horns and come out ahead.
This is used in Chile a lot, but since it's in the Diccionario de la Real Academia Española (DRAE), I'm safe to say it's an expression used in Spain as well, and who knows where else.
But I really like the expression, because pechuga means breast, so I get this mental picture of someone with their chest out taking on whatever it is they must do, which makes me think of Chilean culture and probably Latin American culture...some day I hope to be able to elaborate on this feeling/image I have, but I don't find the words to express this right now.
Estar más cocido que botón de oro.
"Estaba más cocido que botón de oro." This means "He was REALLY drunk."
Literally it means he was more sewn/drunk than a button made of gold. Another pun. "Cocido" means drunk in Chilensis. But it also means sewn. Now gold buttons are sewn on to jackets very well so they won't be lost. So if someone is "más cocido que botón de oro", that means he's very drunk. I don't think it works to say "she's very drunk", because it would have to be "más cocida que botón de oro", which, gramatically, doesn't work.
Chilenismo? Yo cacho.
Literally it means he was more sewn/drunk than a button made of gold. Another pun. "Cocido" means drunk in Chilensis. But it also means sewn. Now gold buttons are sewn on to jackets very well so they won't be lost. So if someone is "más cocido que botón de oro", that means he's very drunk. I don't think it works to say "she's very drunk", because it would have to be "más cocida que botón de oro", which, gramatically, doesn't work.
Chilenismo? Yo cacho.
Friday, July 4, 2008
Sabes más que un pescado frito.
Sabes más que un pescado frito. This one's a pun I learned from some Venezuelan friends. Literally it means "You taste better than fried fish." But it's a pun because if you "sabes más que", that means "you know more than..", so the listener is expecting you to say something like "you know more than ... us, so-and-so, Einstein, etc. But then when you end the phrase with "pescado frito", the meaning of "sabes" changes to "you taste". Because "saber" is to know or to taste. It has two meanings.
coloquial, perhaps a Venezuelan idiom?, I'm not sure.
coloquial, perhaps a Venezuelan idiom?, I'm not sure.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
jote
jote
1) viene de la palabra zopilote (vulture). It's a dude who behaves a bit like a vulture. He circles and circles the chics he likes, dejandolas chata de este weón pavo, who's not brave or smart enough to accept rejection. He's totally annoying and this type of guy is best to be avoided. En Venezuela, este personaje se llama "zamura" - sinónimo de vulture.
2) a guy who throws flirtatious/sexual comments at women
3) anyone who's annoying, weon jugoso
4) un combinado de vino y coca-cola. En Galicia este trago se llama calimocha.
jotear - the action the a jote takes.
Este weón lleva toda la noche joteandome. No estoy ni allí, me tiene enferma.
This dude has been bothering me all night. I'm not interested, I'm sick of him.
Chilenismo, coloquial
1) viene de la palabra zopilote (vulture). It's a dude who behaves a bit like a vulture. He circles and circles the chics he likes, dejandolas chata de este weón pavo, who's not brave or smart enough to accept rejection. He's totally annoying and this type of guy is best to be avoided. En Venezuela, este personaje se llama "zamura" - sinónimo de vulture.
2) a guy who throws flirtatious/sexual comments at women
3) anyone who's annoying, weon jugoso
4) un combinado de vino y coca-cola. En Galicia este trago se llama calimocha.
jotear - the action the a jote takes.
Este weón lleva toda la noche joteandome. No estoy ni allí, me tiene enferma.
This dude has been bothering me all night. I'm not interested, I'm sick of him.
Chilenismo, coloquial
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
güitrear
güitrear - pronounced wee-tray-ahr, means to vomit.
Perhaps the term comes from the word buitre (vulture)? Me da la impresión.
Seba: ¿Donde está Diego?
Juan: Güitreando en el water.
Where's Diego?
Blowing chunks in the toilet.
Chilenismo, coloquial, disgusting
Perhaps the term comes from the word buitre (vulture)? Me da la impresión.
Seba: ¿Donde está Diego?
Juan: Güitreando en el water.
Where's Diego?
Blowing chunks in the toilet.
Chilenismo, coloquial, disgusting
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