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Tag: destino

Definitions tagged destino in the street dictionary.

El diablo metió la cola

An expression used when bad luck or an unexpected setback ruins a moment of peace or prosperity. It suggests that a malicious twist of fate spoiled a good situation.

We were having a beautiful vacation, but el diablo metió la cola, I twisted my ankle and we had to come back.

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Argentinaby DiegoEFE

Cola

A free ride or lift to a destination, or the butt end of a cigarette. (In Venezuela, this is the standard informal way to ask for a ride).

Leave me the Cola of the cigarette. / Please, give me the Cola to my house.

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Venezuelaby Mariabarros09

La Duarte

The central urban hub in Santo Domingo where buses and vans from every town and city in the country arrive and depart. (This area, centered around Duarte Avenue, is the primary terminal for public transportation connecting the capital to the provinces).

You live in Los Mina, take a bus to La Duarte, and from there take one to San Juan.

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República Dominicanaby Anónimo