Definitions tagged dificultad in the street dictionary.
A synonym for a problem, issue, or drama. It is very common to use this word instead of saying you have a problem.
I have a rollo with the math teacher, I do not understand his class. / I had a rollo with my boyfriend and we are not speaking.
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To get in over your head or look for big trouble for no reason. It means making your life way more complicated than it needs to be by getting involved in a mess you could have avoided. (A vara is an old unit of measurement, making an eleven-vara shirt impossibly large and difficult to handle).
I think he se metió en camisa de once varas by agreeing to get married.
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Used to describe a situation that is very difficult or a goal that feels nearly impossible to achieve.
Traveling is cuesta arriba these days. / This job is becoming more and more cuesta arriba.
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A person or institution that is easy to defeat and, as a result, becomes a laughingstock or a constant target for teasing. (In Argentina, this often refers to a rival team that is so easy to beat it becomes the butt of every joke).
- We always win every derby against them. They are a descanso.
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To dump a messy or difficult task on someone else when it was originally your responsibility. (Literally meaning to throw a corpse, it implies saddling another person with a major problem or liability.)
He left me all the files unfinished. He tiró un muerto.
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To go through a rough patch or experience a period of severe hardship. It describes being significantly affected or struggling due to difficult circumstances (A paramo is a cold, desolate plateau, symbolizing a lack of resources and comfort).
A: How have things been, Ruben? B: Bad, buddy. Since I lost my job I have been Pasar páramo, with a ton of debt on top of me.
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A term based on the Hispanic equivalent of the boogeyman, used to describe a person who is very ugly or physically unattractive. It is also used to refer to a formidable opponent or a daunting obstacle that is almost impossible to overcome. (El Cuco is a mythical creature traditionally used to scare children).
Example 1: My mother-in-law is a cuco right after she wakes up. Example 2: Barcelona is the cuco of the Champions League.
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A critical moment or an awkward, embarrassing situation where someone is in a tight spot.
On the very day of my thesis defense, I found myself in the predicamento of not remembering absolutely anything.
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To be in serious trouble or facing a mess that is very hard to fix (the expression suggests being cooked, like a roast in an oven, meaning you are finished or have no way out).
- My wife kicked me out, I got fired, and on top of that, I broke my leg. - Man, you are estás al horno!
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A popular saying used when a situation is about to get difficult, intense, or chaotic, signaling that you better get ready for what is coming. (Alpargatas are traditional rustic footwear, and joropo is a fast and energetic traditional folk dance from the plains region).
Son, póngase las alpargatas que lo que viene es joropo.
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This phrase is used to describe someone who is in a very difficult, critical, or hopeless situation, similar to being toast or cooked.
Yesterday I got a seizure notice, I am already estoy frito.
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A situation that is extremely confusing, messy, or difficult to handle. It is the colloquial pronunciation of enredado, meaning tangled or knotted.
I did not do that because I saw it was too enredao. | I am really enredao with this homework.
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To go through a very difficult time or a rough patch, most often referring to financial struggle.
He got fired, that is why he is 'pasando la cruda' : Ever since his girlfriend left him, he has been really down. You can tell he is 'pasando la cruda'.
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A massive problem, a total clusterfuck, or a huge chaotic scene. It refers to a situation that has spiraled out of control, often involving loud arguing or general disorder.
When those two argue it is always a verguero | I do not want to know about that, I always end up caught in a trepaquesube
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A milder, less offensive version of the word shit. It is used as a euphemism to indicate being fed up or to describe a nasty fall or physical blow.
I am up to the ñecks with so many problems | He fell down the stairs and beat the ñecks out of himself.
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A chaotic mess or a highly problematic situation that is hard to resolve. (The phrase refers to the nonsensical mixing of these two foods, representing confusion or a complicated problem).
'Look at the arroz con mango that broke out when Maria saw her husband with his mistress' or 'Ugh, I do not want to know anything about that arroz con mango.'
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A real mess, a complicated problem, or a sticky situation.
I have got a massive Embrollo and I do not know what to do!
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To have a job or to work; a difficult situation or a real grind.
I am camellando as a taxi driver, what a camello to solve that problem.
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Used to describe something that is very difficult, complicated, or sketchy. It literally means hairy, suggesting a situation is tough or thorny to handle.
That exam is really peluo: No way, I am not risking that, it is way too peluo.
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Used when a plan is abruptly blocked by a powerful, traditional institution that claims a superior right to interfere. It refers to the Catholic Church's historical role in Spain of stopping progress for the sake of it (the phrase is a famous quote from Don Quixote used today to describe hitting an unbeatable bureaucratic or systemic wall).
Con la iglesia hemos topado; I do not think we will be able to do it.
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Something very easy to do or a situation that turned out to be effortless: a piece of cake.
That homework was a manguangua. Those exams are total manguangua.
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