jeta

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jeta
feminine noun
1mug, face (informal) (cara)
  • romperle la jeta a alguien -> to smash somebody's face in
  • tener (mucha) jeta -> to be a cheeky bugger (peninsular Spanish)
masculine or feminine noun
2cheeky bugger (peninsular Spanish)
  • ser un jeta -> to be a cheeky bugger

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jeta [hey’-tah]
noun
1Thick, heavy lips; blobber-lip. (f)
2A hog’s snout; (Cono Sur) To kick the bucket (morir). (f)
3Frown (ceño). (f)
4Cheek (descaro), nerve. (f)
  • Lo hace por la jeta -> he gets away with it by sheer cheek

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jeta
sustantivo:femenino
1 (familiar) (cara) face; mug; (familiar) dial; (familiar)
te romperé la jeta I'll smash your face in; (muy_familiar)
estirar la jeta (S. Cone) (muy_familiar) to kick the bucket; (familiar)
2 (hocico) [de animal] snout; [de persona] (familiar) gob; (familiar)
3 (familiar) (ceño) frown; scowl
poner jeta to frown; scowl
4 (familiar) (descaro) cheek; (familiar) nerve; (familiar)
¡qué jeta tienes! you've got a nerve!; (familiar) se quedó con mi libro por la jeta the cheeky thing kept my book
sustantivo:masculino_y_femenino
ser un(a) jeta (familiar) to have a nerve; (familiar) have a cheek; (familiar)

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