Definitions tagged electricidad in the street dictionary.
A surface-mounted plastic or metal conduit used to organize and protect electrical or data cables (a phonetic adaptation of the American brand name Wiremold).
Call the cable guys to check the guayamol. I do not know where the internet guayamol is located.
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A utility pole or telephone pole used to support electrical wires.
I lent him the car and he crashed it into a Palo de luz.
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Electricity or power. A rare phenomenon in Dominican cities that the government charges for despite residents only being lucky enough to see it a few times a week (referring to the country's frequent and long-lasting blackouts).
Folks, the luz is back!
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A rare specimen that is extremely hard to find in Dominican cities. The government bills you for it even though people are lucky to see it even once a week (a sarcastic reference to the frequent, long-lasting power outages in the country).
Dude, the luz is back!
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A technical or vocational high school diploma or a student enrolled in such a program (in the Dominican Republic, this track allows students to graduate with a specialization in a specific trade alongside their general education).
bachiller tecnico in electronics
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Refers to a person who is stupid or who plays dumb. (In the Dominican Republic, the word for yam, ñame, is a common slang term for someone thick-headed or dim-witted.)
He is such a ñame electrico, he never hears what you say.
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A guy who climbs high up a utility pole for a pittance just to smoke crack and then disconnect the power again to hustle for cigarette and rum money (Romo is a common Caribbean term for rum).
Popi a. k. a. Bad Luck: when he is high he climbs up and connects the Elektrico wires with his mouth. Niko: just another crackhead who walks on live wires barefoot.
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A prolonged power outage or blackout. These are a common occurrence in the Dominican Republic and can last for several hours or even days.
Dammit, the power went out again; I bet this is one of those apagones that lasts for a few hours straight.
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