Definitions tagged mandado in the street dictionary.
A submissive person who obeys the orders of a partner, boss, or friend without question, even if it involves their own humiliation. (In Bolivia, this is a play on the verb mandar, which means to command, and usually refers to a henpecked man).
My husband is a mandarina, that is why I always send him to buy my makeup when it is raining.
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To run an errand or take care of business. It means completing a task or fulfilling a commitment (the term vuelta refers to a quick trip to handle something).
A: Honey, what time are we going to the movies? B: Tonight, love. Look, I have to hacer unas vueltas for work first.
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An errand, chore, or small task someone is sent to perform (a colloquial shortening of the Spanish word mandado).
Please do that mandao for me.
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A literal instruction to walk in the shade when running an errand while the sun is scorching. (In the Caribbean, this is a common warning to avoid heatstroke or fainting from the intense midday sun).
Grandma: Look, take this rice to the neighbor and 'vete por la sombrita' so you don't pass out from the heat.
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While a BM usually refers to a BMW car, it is also used as a joke meaning Bicicleta de Mandao, which is a basic delivery bicycle (a mandao is a local term for an errand or delivery).
Let me give you a ride on my BM, hop in the basket.
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A man who lets his woman walk all over him or treat him like a doormat. (This is a shortened version of the word gobernado, meaning someone who is controlled or governed by their partner).
Santiago isn't allowed to go out with his friends. That man is a gobernao!
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An errand or a task assigned to someone, usually a subordinate or a child (this is a colloquial contraction of the word mandado).
Go run a mandao for me at the corner store (a colmado is a neighborhood grocery store that is central to Dominican social life).
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