Definitions tagged caerse in the street dictionary.
A regional term from Salamanca for crashing or slamming into something with extreme force. It implies hitting a surface so hard that you are not just stuck to it, but completely flattened or embedded (the term is a play on the word for breaded, implying you are spread out like a cutlet).
I Estampanarse against a wall because my bike brakes failed.
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To slam, crash, or smash into something with enough force that you look like you have been flattened against it, much like a stamp on a piece of paper.
He slipped and se estampó against a lamppost.
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A sarcastic term from Salamanca describing a face-plant or falling nose-first. It humorously frames the accident as a specialized technique of using nasal muscles to break a fall, though it usually results in a bloody broken nose. (Salamanca is a city in Spain).
I did not see the step and I anarigué against the door.
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To wipe out, take a nasty tumble, or have a sudden, spectacular accident. (While in other countries this means to go to hell, in Panama it specifically describes a physical fall).
He got on the ladder to change a lightbulb and "se fue a la porra". Kid, do not run on that wet floor or you are going to "te vas a ir a la porra".
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To take a nasty fall or spill, specifically landing hard on your side or ribs. (In the La Mancha region of Spain, the term describes a clumsy wipeout where you hit the ground with your side).
Yesterday I was riding a horse for the first time and I me pegue una costalá.
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This term is a synonym for slipping or losing one's footing.
He is about to patina, he almost fell down.
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To make out or engage in heavy, passionate kissing.
They are cayéndose a latas in there. Just look at how they se caen a latas.
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To crash, smash down, or tumble suddenly and with great force.
That plane could esporrondingarse.
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To crash, tumble, or fall down in a sudden and completely uncontrolled way (common in the Colombian Caribbean).
Yesterday a plane se esporrondingó, and all of the crew members died.
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The act or result of crashing hard, wiping out, or falling flat on one's face.
A small plane esporrondingó in a vacant lot.
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To take a hard fall, crash, or break apart upon hitting the ground. It also describes a person collapsing or fainting suddenly.
The boy se Esporrondingó. The wind is going to esporrondingar the tree. The lady is going to esporrondingarse because she feels very sick.
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To fail, blow it, or for things to not turn out as expected. It also means to fall off a motorcycle or bike, usually implying you scraped yourself against the pavement (in the Dominican Republic, motorcycle accidents are a common context for this term).
Me guaye on the exam. Me guaye all over last night on the motorcycle.
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1. To wreck or trash an object, leaving it useless. 2. To beat someone up or give them a thrashing. 3. To take a sudden, nasty fall or wipe out.
1. You already desturcaste the computer. 2. The thieves almost desturcan me. 3. I almost desturco off the bike.
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To take a hard fall, get banged up, or get physically wrecked. (The term refers to the soursop fruit, known as guanabana, which gets squashed and loses its shape when it hits the ground.)
1. Damn, dude, the guy fell deguabinao off his motorcycle. 2. Because of you, I deguabiné my leg!
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A spectacular or clumsy fall, typically in public, where the person who fell gets back up instantly and tries to act like nothing happened despite the impact.
- Did you see the coñazo Juan took yesterday? - Yeah dude, he was so embarrassed he was back up in a heartbeat.
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To hurl yourself from a high place, or to wolf down food very quickly.
Jondeate down from there, kid.
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