Oasis S01E02: Spanish study pack

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tío / tíamate / dude / girl (informal address)

colloquial

Used constantly between friends of any gender as a filler address term, similar to 'mate' or 'dude'. No family relationship implied.

Tía, no te creerías lo que me acaba de pasar en el metro.Girl, you would not believe what just happened to me on the tube.

pirarseto clear off / to get out of here

colloquial

Informal verb for leaving abruptly or sneaking away. Common among younger speakers.

En cuanto acabó la reunión, nos piramos sin esperar al café.As soon as the meeting ended, we cleared off without waiting for coffee.

chavalkid / lad / young guy

colloquial

Refers to a young man or boy, often with a slightly patronising or affectionate tone from an older speaker. Can also be used among peers.

El chaval tiene talento, pero le falta experiencia para ese puesto.The lad has talent, but he lacks experience for that position.

cachondo / cachondaturned on / in the mood (sexually); also: funny (different context)

vulgar

In this episode it appears in the sexual sense. In other contexts 'es un cachondo' can mean 'he's a laugh', so context is crucial.

Bájale el volumen a la película, que mis padres están al lado y se van a dar cuenta.Turn the film volume down, my parents are next door and they'll notice.

espesoslow on the uptake / thick / dense

colloquial

Literally 'thick/dense' (a liquid). Applied to a person it means they are slow to understand something, similar to 'dense' in English.

No te pongas espeso, que te lo he explicado tres veces ya.Don't be dense. I've explained it to you three times already.

por mal pensadoshame on you for thinking that / for having a dirty/suspicious mind

colloquial

Fixed phrase used to gently reproach someone for assuming the worst or reading something uncharitably. Playful rather than harsh.

Pensabas que me había comido tu yogur, ¿verdad? Por mal pensado, era el mío.You thought I'd eaten your yoghurt, didn't you? Shame on you for thinking that, it was mine.

todo diosabsolutely everyone / the whole world

colloquial

Emphatic way of saying 'everyone without exception'. Used for exaggeration or to underline that something will be widely known.

Como llegues tarde a tu propia boda, todo dios se va a enterar.If you arrive late to your own wedding, absolutely everyone will find out.

de tal palo, tal astillalike father, like son / the apple doesn't fall far from the tree

colloquial

Fixed proverb used to remark that a child resembles a parent in behaviour or character, usually said pointedly.

Su hija también montó su propio negocio antes de los treinta. De tal palo, tal astilla.His daughter also started her own business before she turned thirty. Like father, like son.

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