{"id":8499,"date":"2015-02-28T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-02-28T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=8499"},"modified":"2015-02-22T16:23:04","modified_gmt":"2015-02-22T21:23:04","slug":"13-chilean-expressions-with-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/13-chilean-expressions-with-a\/","title":{"rendered":"13 Chilean Expressions With “A”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ivo, Adir and Adriana back in 1991!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Hello there!<\/em><\/p>\n

I first started to learn Spanish in high school. I have a couple of friends from Chile who got me started. One of them passed away many years ago and whenever I run into some Chilean expressions it reminds me of how great that guy was.<\/p>\n

So this post if for you, Ivo, wherever you are!<\/p>\n

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1. a calz\u00f3n quitado<\/strong> – no holds barred, straight to the point. Sugiero que hablemos a calz\u00f3n quitados. [I suggest we talk honestly and straight to the point.]<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. a concho<\/strong> – all out, all the way, completely. \u00c9l vive a concho y disfruta de todo. [He lives live to the fullest and enjoys everything.]<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. a la coche guagua<\/strong> – free loader. Este tipo siempre anda a la coche gagua. [This guy is such a freeloader.]<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. a la hora del pico<\/strong> – extremely late, really late. \u00c9l siempre llega a la hora del pico a todas partes. [He always arrives real late.]<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. a la hora que se me pare el culo\/hoyo\/poto (<\/strong>mildy vulgar) – whenever the hell I want. Lo voy a hacer a la hora que se me pare el culo. [I’m going to do it whenever the hell I want.]<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. a la pinta<\/strong> – something well done, that fits well. Esta camisa me qued\u00f3 a la pinta. [This shirt fit me nicely.]<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. a la vuelta de la rueda<\/strong> – really slow. Hab\u00eda mucho tr\u00e1nsito y la micro se vino a la vuelta de la rueda. [There was a lot of traffic and the bus came really slowly.]<\/em><\/p>\n

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8. a medio filo<\/strong> – a little drunk, with a little buzz. No estaba totalmente borracho, sino a medio filo. [I wasn’t completely drunk, only a little buzzed.]<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. a patada con los piojos<\/strong> – broke, penniless. El a\u00f1o pasado la plata no me alcanzaba para nada. Andaba a la patada con los piojos. [My money just wasn’t enough last year. I was really really broke.]<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. a poto pelado<\/strong> (mildly vulgar) – naked; without preparation, winging it. Cuando \u00e9ramos ni\u00f1os nuestros padres dejaban que anduvi\u00e9ramos en la casa a poto pelado. [When we were kids our parents let us walk around naked.] – No tengo todo el texto listo, pero voy a mand\u00e1rtelo a poto pelado y despu\u00e9s lo arreglamos. [My text is not complete, but I’ll send it to you and we’ll fix it later.]<\/em><\/p>\n

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11. a poto suelto<\/strong> (mildly vulgar) – sound asleep. Estaba tan cansado que dormi a poto suelto. [I was so tired that I passed out.]<\/em><\/p>\n

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12. a toda raja<\/strong> – awesome, great. La fiesta anoche fue a toda raja. [The party was amazing last night.]<\/em><\/p>\n

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13. a todo chancho<\/strong> – at full blast, all out, all the way. Me encanta escuchar m\u00fasica a todo chancho. [I like to listen to music at full blast.]<\/em><\/p>\n

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Hello there! I first started to learn Spanish in high school. I have a couple of friends from Chile who got me started. One of them passed away many years ago and whenever I run into some Chilean expressions it reminds me of how great that guy was. So this post if for you…<\/p>\n

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