Definitions tagged incapaz in the street dictionary.
To be unable to handle a responsibility or finish a task because you lack the courage or ability to meet the requirements. It describes a situation where a person is in over their head or cannot fill the shoes required for the job.
Dude, te quedaron los pantalones grandes or what? You did not even finish the construction work. / Girl, this is not working, te quedaron los pantalones grandes, I have to fire you, I am sorry.
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A contraction of Estas en panga. It expresses disapproval toward someone else's behavior or choice, suggesting it is low-quality, lame, or worthless (a panga is a small, basic fishing boat, used here to imply a lack of status or quality).
A: Jose, look at the phone I bought. B: That cheap piece of junk that no one uses anymore? Tas en panga, man.
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It means you are useless or that you do not know how to do things right. It is used as a synonym for being 'en panga' (a Panamanian expression for being incompetent or of low quality).
A: Last night I got a flat tire with my girlfriend in the car and I had to call a tow truck, because I do not know how to change that thing. B: Oh, no, man, Eres un plomo.
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A person who is completely clumsy or useless at sports. The nickname comes from the fact that you cannot play any sport effectively while wearing flip-flops (an ojota is a common rubber sandal).
Hey, ojota, you better just stay and watch while we play soccer.
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An expression used for someone who is useless, incompetent, or lacks talent in a task or sport, suggesting they are as stiff and clumsy as a plank. The variant de madera balsa (balsa wood) is also used to describe someone who is fragile or weak.
That defender is de madera.
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A loser, screw-up, or someone completely incompetent in their duties or life. It refers to a person who fails to succeed or lives in poor conditions specifically because of their own lack of skill or basic usefulness.
What a perrón, he blew all his money at the casino! : There is a guy at the office who is such a perrón that you have to help him use the copier.
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A person who is incompetent or useless at a specific task. It refers to someone who is dead weight and whose presence is more of a hindrance than a help.
My brother is a Bulto when it comes to cooking. | You still haven't learned to drive? What a Bulto!
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