Odd Spanish Expressions: Cara de Pez
Fish face sounds like a cruel thing to call someone, but in Spain it can actually be a good thing. If someone has a Cara de pez (fish face) it means they’re impossible to read (the English equivalent would be…
Fish face sounds like a cruel thing to call someone, but in Spain it can actually be a good thing. If someone has a Cara de pez (fish face) it means they’re impossible to read (the English equivalent would be…
When translated, “hacerse el sueco“ means ‘to play Swedish’. But in reality it isn’t meant to be any kind of insult to the Swedish people. Actually, the expression is derived from the Latin word Latin “soccus” which means “log”. So, if you “play…
This is a really fun one because literally translated it makes almost no sense, but it’s actually a really happy and positive thing. “Está que te cagas” literally means “you shit yourself”. But, colloquially it means something like “you’re the…
“…Puta Madre” is one of those expressions that can be used in a wide variety of ways. You can use it when you’re happy, when you’re angry, when you’re excited, when you’re scared, and so on. Directly translated “puta” can…