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January 25, 2007
For The Non-Spanglish Speaker...
Courtesy of CasaCub.org...
Cuban Dictionary
Translations:
English to Spanish, & back to English
Bosguagon n. the Volkswagen Beetle
He's got a crush.
El tiene un coco.
"He's got a coconut."
He's confused.
El tiene los cables cruza'os.
"His cables are crossed."
That rocks!
!Boto la casa por la ventana!
"He threw the house out the window!"
He's a pretty boy.
Es una postalita.
"He's a postcard."
It's a big problem.
Eso ni lo brinca un chivo.
"Not even a goat can jump it".
He takes good care of himself.
Se da lija.
"He sandpapers himself."
He died.
Canto el manicero.
"He sang the peanut vendor."
She's cute.
Que mona.
"She's a monkey."
He's a good guy.
Es un pan.
"He's a piece of bread."
He plays dumb.
Se hace la mosquita muerta.
"He plays the dead fly."
He's trouble.
Es la pata 'el diablo.
"He's the leg of the devil."
Come in, come in and have a seat.
Entre, entre y tome una silla.
"Between, between and drink a chair."
Just in case.
Por si las moscas.
"For if the flies."
I overdid it.
Se me fue la mano.
"My hand left me."
I'm going to slap you.
Te voy a entrar a galleta limpia
"I'm gonna enter you to clean crackers."
He's spreading a rumor.
Esta corriendo la bola.
"He's running the ball."
Links
marque n. a supermarket
groceri n. grocery store or supermarket
Articles / Articúlos
Guendis n. Wendy's fast-food restaurant
Berguerquin n. Burger King
Macdonal n. McDonnald's
Pisa Ho n. Pizza Hut
Sebenileben n. 7-Eleven convenience store
guarejaus n. warehouse
pisicorre n. station wagon
paraguero n. inept motorist
saguecera n. Miami's southwest residential areas
jandi n. a parking space reserved for the handicapped
tique n. ticket
transporteichon n. barely adequate automobile
La Vaquita n. the closest Farm Stores to your house
dauntaun n. urban downtown area
llompear v. the act of connecting two vehicles' power sources together with jumper cables in order to induce recharging of one of the vehicle's batteries
un su n. a legal suit
yin n. a pair of jeans
blumer n. women's underwear; panties
pantijo n. panty hose
tenis n. athletic shoes; sneakers
chor n. pair of shorts
yaqui n. a jacket or windbreaker
Guachinton n. Washington D.C.
Mallamibish n. Miami Beach
printear v. to print; use of a computer printer
faxear v. to fax
taipear v. to type
incontas adj. Income Tax
bisne n. a business or business endeavor
escochteip n. Scotch Tape
liquiando v. a leak
efichiensi n. efficiency housing
Fa n. Fab laundry detergent
lonchando v. having lunch
cachú n. tomato ketchup
quaquer n. Quaker Oats brand cereal
quei n. a cake
pitipua n. green peas
jambergue n. a hamburger
beico n. bacon
shicle n. chewing gum
cuqui n. a cookie
jotdo n. a frankfurter
sanguishe n. a sandwich
estop n. stop sign
guau adj. wow
un chou v. to make a scene in public
japiverdei n. a birthday
embarkation n. failure to adhere to a previous commitment or
agreement
flonquear v. to fail an examination or course
Tricotri n. Halloween
meri crisma merry christmas
japi nu yier happy new year
Now you know why we say that some things are:
1) NON-TRANSFERRABLE &
2) WHY YOU ALWAYS LOSE SOMETHING IN THE TRANSLATION.
Posted by dvaldesd at January 25, 2007 12:14 PM