"Lleno de frijoles"

Question

Can you use "lleno de frijoles" to mean a person doesn't know what he is talking about? Like in english he is full of beans.

I don't think so, but await a formal answer. Keep in mind I think your meaning is mainly American English, and in British English it means full of energy, a meaning that can be used in the US. :) - bosquederoble, May 11, 2017

Welcome to the Q&A forum. - rac1, May 11, 2017

"English " needs to be capitalised , It does not mean that here though . - ray76, May 11, 2017

wow I've only heard it for lively and full of energy, but I'm from the UK. Idioms as they often have a cultural part do not usually translate word for word. It is more an idea. - Mardle, May 11, 2017

Answer 1

I don't think "lleno de frijjoles (or simply "frijol")" means anything except in the literal sense. "Full of beans" in Midwestern American English, on the other hand',is a more polite way of saying "Full of 'scatological reference'". It is slang for "He's lying ", "He is a braggart", "He doesn't know what he's talking about". I"m sure there are many more meanings.

Answer 2

I've never heard "full of beans" to mean "full of scat" (lying). I've only heard it used to mean that someone is unusually active or rambunctious, more like "he's full of energy." Think of a small child on a sugar high. I'd say he's full of beans. I've also heard it used to describe someone who is mildly combative or argumentative, like a teenager.