to sell somebody out
echar un camarón
to take a nap
echar un ring
to make a telephone call
echarle bolas
to work hard for something
echarle pichón
to work on something
echarse palos
to drink beer, scotch, or any liquor
el mío
friend, pal, chum
embasurarse
to eat snacks and therefore not have an appetite for a full meal
empatarse
to start a relationship
empatucar
to make a mess with a sticky substance
empepado
to be infatuated, deeply in love with somebody and to be hopeful about that feeling
emperifollarse
to dress up with fancy clothes and accessories
encamburarse
to get a job from the government
culebrón
a Mexican-like soap opera, the plot tends to be long and sometimes ridiculous
culillúo
coward, chicken
curucutear
to rummage
dale play
go ahead, do it, start!
dar la letra
to give orders or commands
dar un parado
to put someone in his place
darse bomba
to spend too much time dressing up
date
yes, go ahead
de anteojito
obvious
de este color
big in size; when people say that something is “de este color” they make a gesture with their hands indicating that the object is big.
de vainita
almost
del carajo
great, excellent
dormilona
sleeping camisole
echar carro
to loaf around, to do anything instead of working (on a project or in a company, for you boss, etc.)
conejo
a naive person that is not aware of the bad things that may happen to him/her
coño de madrada
a bad action toward somebody
copeyano
a follower of the political party COPEY