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"Cagado" is a form of "cagado", an adjective which is often translated as "gutless". "Acojonado" is a form of "acojonado", an adjective which is often translated as "scared shitless". Learn more about the difference between "cagado" and "acojonado" below.
cagado(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. gutless (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¡Qué hombre tan cagado! ¿Por qué le tiene tanto miedo al compromiso?What a gutless man! Why is he so scared of commitment?
a. scared shitless (vulgar)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Cuando oímos ese alarido en medio de la noche, quedamos todos cagados.When we heard that shriek in the middle of the night, we were all scared shitless.
b. shit scared (vulgar)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
No había estudiado nada y estaba cagada de miedo antes del examen.I hadn't studied at all and I was shit scared before the exam.
4. (vulgar) (very easy) (Colombia)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Colombia
a. fucking joke (vulgar) (noun phrase)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Jorge dijo que el examen de manejar estuvo cagado.Jorge said the driver's test was a fucking joke.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
a. chicken (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
No creo que Ernesto se atreva a lanzarse en paracaídas. ¡Es un cagado!I don't think Ernesto will dare do a parachute jump. He's a chicken!
acojonado(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (colloquial) (vulgar) (anxious) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Spain
a. scared shitless (colloquial) (vulgar)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Estoy acojonado porque si no apruebo este examen no podré entrar en la universidad.I'm scared shitless because if I don't pass this exam I won't get into university.
b. shit scared (colloquial) (vulgar)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Penélope está acojonada porque cree que puede estar embarazada.Penelope is shit scared because she thinks she may be pregnant.
2. (colloquial) (vulgar) (astonished) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Spain
a. amazed
Ese truco de magia me dejó acojonado. ¡Es genial!I was amazed by that magic trick. It's great!
