Tener la vela
To be kept waiting for someone for an excessively long time.
- Come on, man, hurry up. We have been here for two hours, teniéndote la vela.
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Tag: paciencia
Definitions tagged paciencia in the street dictionary.
Argentinano hacer olas
To keep things calm and avoid drawing attention to yourself. To lay low or stay quiet while waiting for a specific opportunity to arise.
Don't no hacer olas because my appointment could be announced at any moment.
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A la jaiba
An exclamation used to express surprise, admiration, or impatience. (Jaiba literally means crab and is used here as a milder euphemism for stronger Venezuelan profanity).
I can't believe it, A la jaiba! Get a move on, A la jaiba!
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VenezuelaToy Quito
A slang expression used to say you are fed up, annoyed, or done with a situation or person (it is a contraction of estoy quitado, meaning I am removed or I quit).
A: Yo man, tell me, what did that kid from 10th street do to you? B: No man, TOY QUITO, he started some bullshit he shouldn't have, he took advantage of me.
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República DominicanaQuicio
To annoy someone so much that they lose their patience or fly off the handle. It describes reaching a breaking point where a person gets a sudden burst of anger or intense frustration.
1. Damn dude, you drive me out of my Quicio! 2. I have a friend who drives me out of my Quicio.
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Encojonao
A guy who is extremely pissed off or fuming about a situation. (This is a vulgar term derived from the word for testicles, used to describe intense anger.)
When someone is really Encojonao because of something that happened.
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