Spanish: Slang/Colloquialisms/Idioms

From various places. Not literal translations.

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Órale (also all right)

Awesome

Aguas

Watch out

Mande

What did you say

Chale

Give me a break

Sangrón

Stuck up

Fresa

Spoiled brat

Bondi

Bus

Tacho

Taxi

Pilcha

Clothes

Ojo

Be careful

La cana/Los tombos

Police

Trucho/Trucha

Fake

Garca

Cheater

Gas

Camello

Heavy work

Mono

Blonde

Pilas

Be careful

Qué boleta/Qué oso

How embarrassing

Polas

Beers

Calidá/Que chilero

Cool

Mula

Dumb

Pizado

Idiot

Chiveado

Blushed

Chavo/Chava

Teenager

Dale (also do it, go ahead, alright, okay, sure, cool)

Go on

Me vendría bien (also I could do with, I could use)

It would suit me

Pena ajena (also second-hand embarrassment, feeling embarrassed for someone else)

Cringe

Híjole/Madre mía (also oh my gosh)

Yikes

Vaya

Whoa

Uf/Qué asco (also yuck, how disgusting)

Ugh

Ay güey

Oh man

No manches (also no way)

You're kidding

Un chingo/Un montón/Un huevo/Una barbaridad (also a lot)

A ton

Me da igual (also it doesn't matter to me, I don't care)

I don't mind

Corazoncito/Amorcito/Cielo/Gordito(a)/Chiquito(a) (also tiny, little one)

Sweetheart

Qué pesado eres (also you're so annoying)

What a pain you are

Es una locura

That's crazy

Te echo de menos (also miss you, missing you)

I miss you

Mijo/Chamaco (also child, kid)/Bicho (also kid)/Flaquito

Son

Morrita (also little girl)/Flaca

Daughter

Qué onda, te echo una mano

May I help you

Peor que la nada/Peor que nada/Eso está peor que mal (also that's worse than bad)

Worse than nothing

Andar perreando (also have a good time, party/dance without worry, dance provocatively, move carefree, enjoy life)

Play around

A saber (also who knows)/Ni madres que sé/Ni en pedo sé/Ni cachai

Beats me

A regañadientes (also through gritted teeth, reluctantly)/De mala gana (also without motivation, reluctantly)

Unwillingly

Por terquedad

Out of stubbornness

Por puro orgullo

Out of pride

Ni que (also not even if, as if, like, no way, it's not like)

Don't even

No cuentes con ello (also don't bet on it)

Don't count on it

Pa' luego es tarde (also don't wait, do it now, later will be too late, it's already too late)

Later is too late

Es ahora/Ahora toca/Ahorita es/Ahorita es cuando (also now is the time)

Now is the moment

Ahora sí/Esta vez sí (also finally, we did it)

Now that's more like it

Ahora sí que hablamos/Ahora sí que sí/Eso ya es otra cosa

Now we're talking

Y ya (also that's it)/Nomás eso (also just that)

That's all

Te las pasas (also always)

Spend your time

Pelmazo/Pelmaza (also bore, pain in the neck, annoying person, nuisance)

Pest

Lelo/Lela (also fool, idiot, dummy)

Dope

Zonzo/Zonza (also dimwit)

Goof

Tarado/Tarada

Moron

Cabeza hueca

Airhead

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