Bob's Burgers S03E01: Spanish study pack

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estar prendidoto be fired up, wild, or in a very good (often reckless) mood

colloquial

Literally 'to be lit/on.' Used to describe someone who is in an energetic, rowdy, or uninhibited state. Common across Latin America in informal speech.

Después del partido, todos estaban prendidos y querían seguir la fiesta.After the game, everyone was fired up and wanted to keep the party going.

irse al demonioto go to hell, to go down the drain (of a situation deteriorating)

colloquial

A fixed expression used to say a place, plan, or situation is falling apart or going badly. Similar in tone to 'irse al diablo.' Mild to moderate intensity.

Si no hacemos algo rápido, el negocio se irá al demonio.If we don't do something fast, the business will go down the drain.

deberle unato owe someone one (a favor)

colloquial

Short for 'deberte una' (to owe you one). A non-compositional social exchange phrase used to acknowledge that the speaker owes a favor. The 'una' refers to an unspecified favor.

Me ayudaste cuando más lo necesitaba, te debo una.You helped me when I needed it most, I owe you one.

pan comidoa piece of cake, easy

colloquial

Literally 'eaten bread.' A fixed idiom meaning something is very easy. Equivalent to 'piece of cake' in English, but the literal words give no hint of this meaning.

El examen estuvo pan comido; terminé en veinte minutos.The exam was a piece of cake; I finished in twenty minutes.

zafoI'm out, I'm not doing that, count me out

colloquial

From 'zafarse' (to wriggle free). Used to opt out of something undesirable. Very common in Mexican and Central American colloquial speech. Non-compositional: the literal meaning of 'zafo' as an adjective means 'rude/crude,' but in this usage it is a first-person declaration of opting out.

¿Limpiar el baño? Yo zafo; que le toque a otro.Clean the bathroom? Count me out; let someone else do it.

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