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While in other countries this word means "insolence", [13] in Puerto Rico it has an entirely different meaning and is used to describe that something is good, fun, funny, great or beautiful. [14] corillo Friend, or group of friends. [9] dura Normally means “hard”, but in Puerto Rican slang means that someone is really good at what they do. [3]
Many Spanish proverbs have a long history of cultural diffusion; there are proverbs, for example, that have their origin traced to Ancient Babylon and that have been transmitted culturally to Spain during the period of classical antiquity; equivalents of the Spanish proverb “En boca cerrada no entran moscas” (Silence is golden, literally "Flies cannot enter a closed mouth") belong to the ...
Having a "senior moment": [17] A temporary mental lapse jokingly attributed to senility or old age. Hipster : A term (often pejorative) referring to young people who are pretentious and heavily focused on keeping up with certain high-end fashion and lifestyle choices.
Spanish – cuando las vacas vuelen ("when cows fly") or cuando los chanchos vuelen ("when pigs fly"). Its most common use is in response to an affirmative statement, for example "I saw Mrs. Smith exercising, I swear!" to which the response given would be something like, "Yeah right, and cows fly".
Spanish street ad in Madrid humorously showing baidefeis instead of the Spanish gratis (free). Baidefeis derives from the English "by the face"; Spanish: por la cara, "free". The adoption of English words is very common in Spain. Fromlostiano is a type of artificial and humorous wordplay that translates Spanish idioms word-for-word into English.
Therefore, it can be said in front of adults, but possibly not children, depending on one's moral compass. Sometimes pinchudo(a) is said instead. [ citation needed ] It also refers to a mean-spirited person or someone who is stingy: "Él es muy pinche."
Pages in category "Spanish-language comedy films" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 206 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Old age is the range of ages for people nearing and surpassing life expectancy.People who are of old age are also referred to as: old people, elderly, elders, senior citizens, seniors or older adults. [1]