Definitions tagged intranquilo in the street dictionary.
Being extremely nervous or on edge about a situation that could go wrong, especially when you have not fixed the problem yet. A more vulgar and forceful version adds con el ojete (with the asshole), referring to clenching one's buttocks so tightly out of fear that they could snap a metal nail.
Yeah, my car brakes are acting up. I have to take it to the mechanic because it is not right to be driving around cortando clavos con el ojete.
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In colloquial speech, this describes someone who is jumpy, restless, or on edge.
My dad usually gets saltón when we get home after 2 am.
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To be extremely restless or unable to stay still, moving around constantly. (The phrase compares a person to a cockroach with a lit fuse, which would scurry frantically).
You're 'como cucaracha con mecha'.
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