Does aguas mean watch out?

Question

I have a Spanish lesson disk that says look / watch out = cuidado / águale / aguas

I can't see what either water or the verb aguar has to do with look out or watch out.

Answer 1

Hi, well this is certainly a weird translation, however quite to the point.

If somebody throws water out of the window, like the Romans used to, not precisely water either, , they used to shout:

¡Agua va!

In English: Watch out!

• :) - Jeremias Sep 22, 2011
• lol...bedpans - qfreed Sep 22, 2011
• I read about that. Funny. I thought it was only in Mexico. - pesta Sep 22, 2011
• :) - LuisCacheux Sep 22, 2011
• priceless! - patch Sep 22, 2011

Answer 2

In Mexico it definitely means watch out. I'm not sure about other countries. I laughed when I saw this because it made think of a video I saw where someone was driving and yelling out the window "aguas cabr@n", lol.

You can also say "ojo" or "cuidado". "ojo" might be a Mexican thing as well.

Answer 3

cuidar can also have the context of to take care of (vigilar); or pay attention to so the second one may have some misspelling of guardar or some verb concerning the other contexts than "Be careful".

Answer 4

I've heard that in Venezuela they say pila(s) for danger or watch out.

Apparently it means put your batteries in, get ready to move or something along those lines.