Death Inc. S02E05: Spanish study pack

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estar verdeto be inexperienced, to be green

colloquial

Used to say someone lacks experience or knowledge in a job or skill. A fixed idiomatic use of 'verde' beyond its literal colour meaning.

Lleva solo dos semanas en el trabajo, todavía está muy verde.She's only been on the job two weeks, she's still very green.

dar un paloto be a big blow, to be really disappointing

colloquial

Used to express that something has been a significant disappointment or setback. 'Palo' literally means stick but here signals emotional impact.

Me ha dado un palo enorme enterarme de que no me dieron el trabajo.It was a huge blow finding out I didn't get the job.

meterse un tiroto do a line (of drugs), to snort

vulgar

Colloquial slang for snorting a line of cocaine. Literally means 'to shoot oneself', but in this context it refers to drug use. Not derivable from literal meaning.

En esa película, el personaje principal se mete un tiro en el baño de la discoteca.In that film, the main character does a line in the nightclub bathroom.

comer el coñoto perform oral sex on a woman (used here as crude flattery)

vulgar

Explicitly sexual and very crude. Included here because it appears in the dialogue and its meaning cannot be guessed from standard vocabulary knowledge alone in context.

Es una expresión muy vulgar que se usa exclusivamente en contextos informales y explícitos.It is a very vulgar expression used exclusively in informal and explicit contexts.

remando a la contragoing against the flow, working against the team

colloquial

Idiomatic expression meaning someone is actively undermining a shared effort or refusing to cooperate. Not derivable from knowing 'remo' (oar) and 'contra' (against) alone.

Siempre que proponemos algo nuevo, él empieza a remar a la contra.Whenever we propose something new, he starts going against the flow.

randomrandom, arbitrary, out of nowhere

colloquial

English loanword fully integrated into informal speech among younger speakers. Used to mean something arbitrary or without clear cause. Pronounced as in English or semi-adapted.

Dejó el trabajo de repente, fue una decisión totalmente random.She quit her job suddenly, it was a totally random decision.

estar en su puntoto be just right, to be perfectly done

Fixed culinary and general expression meaning something has reached the ideal state, whether food, timing, or temperature. Not fully guessable because 'punto' here does not mean 'point' in a spatial or argumentative sense.

La carne estaba en su punto, ni cruda ni demasiado hecha.The meat was just right, neither raw nor overdone.

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