Definitions tagged dichos in the street dictionary.
Used to indicate that while performing one task, one should take the opportunity to complete another at the same time. (The word cañazo, a blow with a cane, is added to the phrase de paso, meaning on the way, to provide emphasis and rhythm).
We are going to the vegetable market and, de paso, cañazo, since it is right next door, we will buy the meat for the barbecue at the butcher shop.
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A popular saying meaning that if you stay idle or lose focus, you will be taken advantage of. It implies that in life, only the street-smart come out ahead (the metaphor suggests that a sleeping crocodile is easily caught and turned into a leather handbag).
Come on, eat that last piece of BBQ. Remember, cocodrilo que duerme es cartera.
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It means That is what you think or In your dreams. It is used sarcastically to dismiss someone's assumptions or desires. (The use of vos instead of tu is characteristic of the Zulia region in western Venezuela).
Sure kid, Como quisieras vos. Also: Como quisieras vos, I am not going to fight.
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Describes someone who is generous and shares money or food without hesitation when they have it, but simply cannot give anything when they are empty-handed. (The name Simon is used as a generic placeholder to make the expression rhythmic).
I don't have any cash, you know that cuando simon no tiene simon no da y cuando simon tiene simon da.
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This saying describes a situation where minor setbacks are insignificant because the overall venture is so successful. It is a cynical way to express that losing a battle does not matter when the war is already won, implying the loss is so small it is actually laughable (the house refers to a gambling establishment).
It is used often in gambling, such as when a casino or bookie gladly pays a winner because they know that some small-time player's winnings will never affect the company's total profits: La casa pierde y se rie.
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