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Home » Cuba Spanish Slang Expressions » Page 4

formar arroz con mango

to create chaos, confusion

formar un titingó

to make trouble, even fighting

estar mamey

1) to be good, great, well done 2) when a women is beautiful or sexy 3) when a person conducts him or herself in a pleasant manner

estar salao

to have bad luck

estar salío del plato

to be infatuated with, sexually pursuing someone

estar volao

1) to be upset 2) to be hungry

este huevo quiere sal

when a person is trying to attract to another person to have a affectionate or sexual relationship

esto es un paquete

1) a problem 2) a lie

explotar como cafunga

1) to scream or fight 2) to lose your job for not doing it properly

explotar como un siquitraque

to explode in anger

estar de madre

to behave incorrectly, even hostile

estar de pinga

to be annoying, behave incorrectly

estar de truco

to behave incorrectly, even hostile

estar despingado

1) to be in poor physical shape 2) to be tired and beat up

estar embaracutey

to be pregnant

estar embarcao

to have a problem without a solution, as for example, economic problems

estar en carne

to be broke

estar en la fúacata

to be broke

estar en talla

1) to behave exactly as expected in a difficult situation 2) to be perfect, complete, in great condition

estar escapao

to be the best quality or newest fashion

estar listo pa’ la pelea

to be ready for the fight

estar a dieta

to not have sex in a long time

estar a toda lecha

to be well off

estar achantao

being quiet, doing nothing

estar al cantío de un gallo

to be close to the current location

estar atrás del palo y pidiendo el último

to be the last person to know something

estar comiendo de lo que pica el pollo

to act like a fool

estar de chúpame y déjame y cabo

to be a complex situation

entre col y col, lechuga

after a bad thing, something good happens

éramos pocos y parió Catana

when you already have a problem, and something else shows up, making things worse

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