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Tag: vacio

Definitions tagged vacio in the street dictionary.

Espacio

The physical room or area occupied by an object, or the capacity of a specific location.

There is no espacio to sit down.

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Perúby Anónimo

MUTH´U

Adjective used to describe something that is incomplete, truncated, or missing a piece. (Derived from the Quechua word for something cut short or blunt).

My thesis is muth´u.

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Boliviaby ariadne.sjartha

muerto

Used to describe a place or situation that is extremely boring or lacks any activity, movement, or people. It implies a total lack of life or excitement.

That bar is always muerto. One of these days they are going to close it or The office is muerto when Julio does not go.

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Panamáby Rita.AP

Se corta solo

An expression used to describe meat that is so tender and perfectly cooked it feels like it cuts itself. It is usually used at an Argentine barbecue when the beef is soft enough to be cut without a knife. (Asado and vacio are staple cuts of meat in Argentine culture).

At a BBQ with friends: Man, this is spectacular, it se corta solo.

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Argentinaby DiegoEFE

Me importa un bledo

This expression is used when something matters very little or not at all to the speaker. (A bledo is an amaranth plant historically considered to have no value).

Me importa un bledo what you think of me. You are talking to me when me importa un bledo your comment.

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Venezuelaby Mariabarros09

Gamelote

Nonsense, rubbish, or empty talk that has no value. (Gamelote is a type of coarse fodder grass, implying the conversation is as worthless as common weeds.)

They are always talking pure gamelotes. I am tired of listening to nothing but gamelotes.

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Venezuelaby Mariabarros09

Gustico de la vieja

The ticklish or butterfly sensation in your stomach when a vehicle goes over a sudden dip or down a steep hill, causing a brief moment of weightlessness. (The term comes from a folk story about an old woman who liked this feeling, and is associated with a specific road in Hato Mayor known for its steep drops).

She was bored until the bus went over the little dip and she felt the gustico de la vieja.

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República Dominicanaby Individuo

palmado

Nicaraguan slang used to describe someone who is broke, a business or place that is empty and lacks customers, or to refer to someone dying or being killed.

I will not buy groceries this month, I am palmado. This place is palmado, there is no one here. They palmaron Rafael last night because of a personal grudge.

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Nicaraguaby Anónimo

tres gatos

A popular expression used to indicate that there are very few people at a specific place or event, similar to saying there was hardly anyone or only a handful of people.

I went to Pedro's party and there were only tres gatos. At the ballpark there were only tres gaticos (play is the common term for a baseball field in the Dominican Republic).

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República Dominicanaby Anónimo