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"¡Ándale!" is an interjection which is often translated as "Come on!", and "por pendeja" is a phrase which is often translated as "for being a fool". Learn more about the difference between "¡Ándale!" and "por pendeja" below.
¡Ándale!(
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)An interjection is a short utterance that expresses emotion, hesitation, or protest (e.g., Wow!).
por pendeja(
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)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (vulgar) (general) (Latin America)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. for being a fool
Me engañaron por pendeja. No debí fiarme de ellos.They took me in for being a fool. I shouldn't have trusted them.
b. for a fool
¿Cómo me pueden contar una mentira así? ¡Ustedes me toman por pendeja!How can you tell me such a lie? You take me for a fool!
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Tenía que haberle cantado las cuarenta, pero me callé por pendeja.I should have given him a piece of my mind, but I said nothing because I'm an idiot.
Ramón se quedó con tu dinero por pendeja. ¿Por qué no le pediste que te lo devolviera?Ramon kept your money because you're stupid. Why didn't you ask him to return it?
