Qué racha.............
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What does this mean? If racha means spell, string, gust of wind, then I don't get it. Gracias.
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updated Oct 22, 2010
posted by jeezzle
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Streak, as in "streak of luck". Usually bad.
updated Oct 22, 2010
posted by Gekkosan
Could you give a sentence there just so I can savour it? If I was playing snooker with somebody and the messed up a shot could I say in sympathy Que racha mas malo? - lagartijaverde, Oct 22, 2010
Sure: ¡Qué mala racha me ha tocado! - What a bad streak of luck I've had. "Dos goles de Geijo rompen la buena racha del Salamanca" - Two goals from Geijo break Salamanca's good streak. - Gekkosan, Oct 22, 2010
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El equipo ha ganado una racha de 10 juegos. The team has won 10 straight.
updated Oct 22, 2010
posted by Bob-Dressler2
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Be careful how you pronounce it, though. In Argentina racha and raja sound very similar but mean very, very different things. Your phrase with the wrong pronunciation would definitely raise eyebrows.
updated Oct 22, 2010
posted by KevinB
interesting...since in Mexico "rajas" are slices of chiles - mountaingirl123, Oct 22, 2010
Yes. And Americans think "fanny" is an innocuous term. Don't use it in Australia. :-) - KevinB, Oct 22, 2010
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qué racha...
it's a series of events... it can be of either good or bad nature...
¡qué buena racha!... To have a run of good luck
qué racha... by itself... can be...
I'm having good luck, or bad luck... depending on how is said...
updated Oct 22, 2010
posted by Tonyriva
