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Does aguas mean watch out?

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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.

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updated Sep 22, 2011
posted by theMax

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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, raspberry, they used to shout:

¡Agua va!

In English: Watch out!

updated Sep 22, 2011
posted by 00494d19
:) - Jeremias, Sep 22, 2011
lol...bedpans - 0074b507, Sep 22, 2011
I read about that. Funny. I thought it was only in Mexico. - pesta, Sep 22, 2011
:) - LuisCache, Sep 22, 2011
priceless! - patch, Sep 22, 2011
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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.

updated Sep 22, 2011
posted by rodneyp
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I've heard that in Venezuela they say pila(s) for danger or watch out. smile

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

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updated Sep 22, 2011
edited by Kiwi-Girl
posted by Kiwi-Girl
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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".

updated Sep 22, 2011
posted by 0074b507