
Another Spanish colloquial expression.
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Another Spanish colloquial expression.
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"Cortar el bacalao" is a Spanish colloquial expression meaning to be in charge. Literally "to cut the cod".
👉 El que corta el bacalao” o “la que corta el bacalao” (as in, “Mi mujer es la que corta el bacalao“) is the person in charge, the person in control over the progress of a situation or a course of action.
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One word, two meanings. "Vela" means either "candle" or "sail". Always remember to check context.
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"Dar la vuelta a la tortilla", literally "to flip the omelette" means to change the situation, to turn things up.
👉 Estoy cansada de la rutina, necesito darle vuelta a la tortilla. / En: I am tired of this routine; I need to change things up.
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Today's word with a double meaning is Río.
Río is the present tense (first person singular - yo) of the verb Reír. 👉 I laugh
Río also means River.
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Double meaning word 👉 Lima.
It means either Lime or File depending on the context. Did you know it?
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One word, two meanings! Always check the context. 😊
Botones 👉 Bellboy
Botones 👉 Buttons
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One word, two meanings.🧐The context matters!
Hoja 👉 Leaf
Hoja 👉 Sheet
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Codo 👉 Elbow
Código 👉 Code
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Carta 👉 Letter
Letra 👉 Letter (in the alphabet)
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Éramos pocos y parió la abuela. Literally, “there were few of us, and Grandma gave birth”. An idiomatic expression to say as if it wasn't enough. Things went from bad to worse. Did you know it?
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Salida 👉 Exit
Éxito 👉 Success
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Paluego: Ironic way of referring to the fact that the food debris between the teeth can be snacked later. 😅 Did you know this Spanish word?
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