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TENER LAS BOLAS POR EL PISO And Other Argentine Spanish Expressions With the Verb TENER

Tener las bolas por el piso: Argentine Spanish Expression

Conjugate Argentine Spanish Verbs: TENER

The common verb TENER plays an important role in Argentine Spanish with over 15 variations. Here is how to conjugate it in Argentina using the Vos conjugation so common to the country. After, a list of the various phrases using TENER along with their meanings is included:

Present Tense

Yo - tengo

Vos - tenés

El,Ella - tené

Ud. - tiene

Nosotros - tenemos

Vosotros -tenéis

Ellos, Ellas - tienen

Uds. - tienen

Local Argentina Variations with the Verb TENER

tener arrastre - to be sexually appealing

tener calle, tener asfalto - to have experience in something

tener chucho - to be afraid

tener labia - to be a good talker, have the ability to convince people

tener la manija - to have everything under control

tener orto - to be lucky

tener la posta - to be absolutely sure about something

tener las bolas llenas, tener las bolas por el piso - to be fed up with

tener mala pata - to be unlucky

tener menos calle que Venecia - to be completely unexperienced

tener pila de ganas - to really want to do something


tener un cocodrilo en el bolsillo - to be cheap or stingy

tener un filito - to have a romantic companion, someone to always go out with

tener un metejón - to be in love

tener un pedo bárbaro - to be really drunk

tener una vena - to be frustrated or pissed off

tenerla clara - to know something extremely well

tenerla muerta - completely in love with

Check out these other Argentina Spanish Slang Expressions articles.
 

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