to leave
durofrío
homemade popsicle
echar un patín
to run as fast as you can
echar una surna
a nap
el culo del mundo
Timbuktu, the end of the world
el horno no está para galleticas
things are really bad right now
él no dispara un chícharo
he does nothing
embalao
in a hurry
embarajar
dissimulate
embarcar
not showing up
empinar chiringa
1) to fly a kite 2) to waste time
de a viaje
do something quickly and only once
de carretilla
by heart, by memory
de pascuas a San Juan
almost never, very seldom
descarga
1) small party, 2) when you have been criticized by another person
descargar
1) to have occasional sex 2) to argue with or criticize someone
desconchunflado
extremely tired
desguabinarse
to suffer pain or bone fractures because of an accident or fall.
desmaya eso
an order to finish something, forget about talking, get back to work
destemplanza
a mysterious fever, just high enough to miss school or work
dichavao
yes, of course, you bet
dolorosa
the bill at a restaurant
durar como merengue en la puerta de una escuela
gone in a flash, literally “to last as long as candy at a school’s door”
culillo
to be afraid of something or someone, to be worried about the consequences of a specific event
curralo
work
cutaras
sandals, flip flops
dar cabilla
to fuck
dar chucho
mocking of a person
dar la punzada del güajiro
brain freeze
dar muela
to woo someone