Definitions tagged imposible in the street dictionary.
Short for a vulgar expression meaning no way in hell or not a chance, used to indicate that something is completely impossible or to flatly refuse to do something.
NICA you are walking all the way to Mallasa. (Mallasa is a neighborhood located far from the center of La Paz).
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A Bolivian expression used to show skepticism or disbelief, equivalent to saying: Yeah, right, or: As if.
-I am going on a trip to France tomorrow. -¿ACASO?
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To have what it takes, to be able to afford something, or to have the capacity to do something. It refers to whether someone's resources, energy, or money are enough to reach a certain goal (the term literally refers to the strength of a hide or leather).
- Are you going on vacation? - No. We just finished painting the house. No nos da el cuero to do both things.
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An expression used to indicate that there is no other option, no way around a situation, or no possible remedy. (It originally comes from 'atutía', a medicinal ointment, meaning that if there was no 'tutía', there was no cure.)
You have to pass the exam because you had time to study. No hay tutía.
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An expression used to say that something will never happen, similar to the English idiom when pigs fly.
Yeah right, it will happen in the Año de la pera. Don't hold your breath waiting for the Año de la pera.
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A phrase used to tell someone they are delusional or that what they are claiming is impossible. It is equivalent to saying: That is what you think, or: In your dreams.
That only exists en tu mente.
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Used to describe someone who is overly demanding or has unrealistic expectations. It refers to wanting everything and then some, typically asking for something excessive or impossible on top of what is already provided (the phrase literally suggests the impossibility of fitting the sea inside a car).
You want to have y la mar en coche.
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Means being completely broke, penniless, or out of money.
Don't ask me for money, I'm aguja.
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A girl who acts like she is into you but then leaves you hanging or makes you wait around (a baseball reference, literally someone who warms up the pitcher).
That girl is a calientapicher.
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