Metele valor
To put more energy, intensity, or effort into a task. It is often used to tell someone to turn up the volume or give something more oomph.
Hey, métele valor to that music, I can't hear a thing.
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Tag: fuerza
Definitions tagged fuerza in the street dictionary.
Panamáñeque
Used to express strength, vigor, or having the drive and spirit to do something. (In the Andean region, it refers to putting grit or heart into an action.)
You have to dance with ñeque.
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Boliviaculitripi
A lack of physical vigor or stamina, used to describe someone who is wimpy or gets tired easily.
A: Oh, I can't carry these bags anymore. B: Wow, son, so young and so culitripi? That's embarrassing.
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luchar a capa y espada
To fight tooth and nail or go all out. To put forth your maximum effort and give everything you have to achieve a specific goal.
- You left it all on the field. You luchaste a capa y espada. Nobody can blame you for anything.
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ArgentinaCojones
Refers to someone being brave or having guts. It is the literal vulgar term for testicles. It is also used to express total indifference, like I do not give a damn, or as an exclamation of disbelief or refusal.
My friend, you really have cojones to face that enemy (culebra refers to a dangerous person or grudge). / My cojones! Rot, you idiot. / If he does not want to come, he should not, who gives a fuck.
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VenezuelaEmbellacarse
To boss up or get fired up: to summon the grit and willpower needed to handle a situation or task. (In Panama, the word bellaco refers to someone tough or formidable, so this verb means tapping into that mindset).
Do you want to lose weight? Embellácate and do the exercises I told you! : He embellacó because his mom told him he could not, so he went and did it.
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A lo mili
Used to describe doing something with reckless energy, against all odds, or with a total lack of preparation. It implies acting on pure nerve or by brute force regardless of the consequences. (The term is short for military, referring to a blunt or forceful approach).
A: You did not study? And how are you going to take the exam? B: Just like that, a lo mili. I do not care if she has a boyfriend, I am going to woo her, a lo mili.
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Dale más duro
A sarcastic expression used to scold someone for slamming a door or handling something too roughly. While it literally translates to hit it harder, the speaker is actually telling the person to be more careful.
Why don't you Dale más duro to the door!
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rolo
A nightstick, baton, or truncheon carried by police officers. (In Venezuela, this is the standard term for this piece of equipment).
The cop has a rolo. Where did you get that rolo?
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Perolon
A beat-up, dilapidated truck used by the metropolitan police (referring to the former law enforcement agency in Caracas that used these aging transport vehicles).
The Perolon is on its last legs. / There they come in the Perolon.
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paco
A slang term for a police officer or security guard.
Here come the pacos. I do not see any paco.
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Casco blanco
A municipal or city police officer (the name refers to the white helmets traditionally worn by local law enforcement in Venezuela).
There is a Casco blanco over there. This is a safe area, there are many Casco blancos around.
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A millón
To do something with great enthusiasm, full intensity, or to the maximum degree.
We have to support him a millón.
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República Dominicanaenergía
The capacity of a body or object to perform work.
Strength, muscular energía. The effectiveness of a medication's energía.
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Méxicodar candela
To ramp up the intensity or put some real power into an action. (In Spain, the term refers to fire or light, used here to mean adding energy or speed to a task.)
we whisk the eggs and le damos candela
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Españaki
A term used in the Dominican Republic to describe boosting one's energy or getting hyped. (The term refers to the concept of inner energy in the anime series Dragon Ball).
A: Bro, I am raising my ki right now. B: Dude, you are obsessed with those cartoons.
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