Skip to content

Tag: perfección

Definitions tagged perfección in the street dictionary.

frotar la lámpara

To suddenly perform a stroke of genius that leaves everyone stunned. (This expression relies on the fact that in Spanish, the word genio means both genie and genius).

The guy frotó la lámpara, dribbled past them, and ended up scoring the goal.

Automatically translated from Spanish

Argentinaby DiegoEFE

Buscarle el pelo al huevo

To look for flaws where they do not exist, or to be excessively nitpicky and difficult. (The phrase refers to the impossibility of finding hair on an egg.)

You are always being difficult. Either they are excuses or you are trying to buscarle el pelo al huevo all the time.

Automatically translated from Spanish

Argentinaby DiegoEFE

pinturita

An expression used to describe something beautiful, tidy, flawless, or perfect (literally little painting, implying it is as pretty as a picture).

Look how the bookshelf turned out with the new furniture: a pinturita!

Automatically translated from Spanish

Argentinaby DiegoEFE