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"Fritos" is a form of "frito", an adjective which is often translated as "fried". "Revueltos" is a form of "revolver", a transitive verb which is often translated as "to stir". Learn more about the difference between "fritos" and "revueltos" below.
frito(
free
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toh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
2. (colloquial) (tired)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
3. (colloquial) (asleep)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
4. (colloquial) (in trouble) (Latin America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. done for (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Después de este error, estamos fritos.After this mistake, we are done for.
5. (colloquial) (dead)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. wasted (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Todos sus enemigos acaban fritos.All his enemies end up wasted.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
6. (culinary)
a. pork soup
El frito es un platillo muy común en Costa Rica.Pork soup is a common dish in Costa Rica.
revolver(
rreh
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bohl
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behr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to mix)
a. to mess up
Los cachorros se metieron al cuarto del niño y revolvieron todos los juguetes.The puppies went into the boy's bedroom and messed up all his toys.
4. (to search)
a. to go through
Los ladrones revolvieron toda la casa en busca de oro.The burglars went through everything in the house looking for gold.
b. to look through
Revolvió todo los papeles para encontrar el contrato.She looked through all of the papers to find the contract.
revolverse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
a. to toss and turn
Se estaba revolviendo toda la noche pensando en el examen.He was tossing and turning all night thinking about the exam.
b. to writhe
El venado se revolvía en agonía después de ser golpeado por el camión.The deer writhed in agony after being hit by the truck.
a. to turn stormy
Justo cuando pensaban que las cosas no podían empeorar, se revolvieron los cielos.Just when they thought things couldn't get any worse, the skies turned stormy.
7. (to attack)
a. to turn on
Los campesinos se revolvieron contra el lord injusto.The peasants turned on the unjust lord.
