Definitions tagged lucha in the street dictionary.
A popular entertainment spectacle in Bolivia where indigenous women, or cholas, compete in professional wrestling matches while wearing their traditional dress (the pollera is a voluminous, multilayered skirt that is a hallmark of Andean indigenous identity).
If you make it to La Paz, you have to go see the CHOLITAS CHACASCANI show.
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An expression describing an all-out conflict where no mercy is shown and someone gives their absolute maximum without considering the consequences.
I do not care at all. We are entering a guerra sin cuartel. It is either him or me. But both of us do not fit in the same place.
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Milicia refers to the art of conducting war and disciplining soldiers, the military profession, or a collective body of troops and combatants.
To wage milicia.
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milicia refers to the art of warfare and military discipline, the military profession or service, or a collective group of troops or armed forces.
waging war or the struggle within the same country
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Professional wrestling or catch wrestling, usually referring to the theatrical, staged style (a phonetic Spanish adaptation of the English phrase catch as catch can).
Martin Karadagian was a luchador de cachacascán, they called him the Armenian world champion (referring to the creator and star of the most iconic professional wrestling show in Argentina).
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A nickname for the Super Smash Bros. video game series (piña is Dominican slang for a physical fight or brawl).
Let's have a little Mario piña tournament this Sunday.
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To get worked up, take something to heart, or be stubborn about a situation. It also describes being anxious or overwhelmed when there is too much to do and not enough time. The phrase is often used to tell someone to calm down or not to sweat the small stuff (This expression is very common in Dominican Spanish communities in the United States).
Leave it like that, do not cojer lucha.
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A pair of masked professional wrestlers who were icons in the Dominican Republic during the 80s and 90s. Originally in the stable of the villain Relampago Hernandez, they later joined the hero Jack Veneno. Their entrance song was La Tierra Temblo by Sergio Vargas. One member has died, while the other, Bronco Mayor, still wrestles in Puerto Rico without a mask. (Jack Veneno and Relampago Hernandez were the two most famous figures in Dominican wrestling history.)
Make waaaaaaaaaay!
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A hellish place where you have to sweat your balls off just to graduate and get pissed as hell at the damn registrar staff who are good for nothing (UASD is the public university in the Dominican Republic, known for its difficult bureaucracy).
Everyone at the UASD registrar office should be fired.
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Used to describe a situation that is incredibly difficult or involves a lot of hardship and sacrifice. It implies going through an uphill battle or a long, painful struggle to get something done (The phrase was famously used in a song by Juan Luis Guerra to describe the lack of resources in the public health system).
I went through the niagara en bicicleta studying at the UASD but I finally graduated (UASD refers to the country's main public university).
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