Definitions tagged proyecto in the street dictionary.
Used when something is just about to start, a new event is about to occur, a baby is due, or a goal is nearly reached. (The phrase refers to the exact moment cooked sugar reaches the caramel stage, meaning it is at its peak or just right).
My graduation is a punto de caramelo. / That lovely belly is a punto de caramelo.
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To carry out a project entirely on your own, with limited resources and almost no help. It is a humorous way to refer to people who lack professional or financial backing (it plays on the Spanish idiom 'a costilla de,' meaning at one's own expense, by making it sound like a low-budget record label).
The insurance did not cover the accident and I had to fix the car a Costilla Records.
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To ruin or shut down someone's plans before they can even put them into action. (In Dominican cockfighting culture, roosters are carried to matches in sacks; killing the bird while it is still in the bag means the fight is over before it started).
He wanted to take her to Manresa but his mother-in-law mató el gallo en la funda by tagging along.
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This phrase is used for someone who is being naive or has unrealistic expectations, similar to saying, dream on or in your dreams. (It refers to the title of a 1925 book by Dominican author Abigail Mejia).
They say that in five years there won't be any more blackouts: Sueña Pilarín!
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