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"Ojete" is a noun which is often translated as "eyelet", and "ojal" is a noun which is often translated as "buttonhole". Learn more about the difference between "ojete" and "ojal" below.
el ojete(
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heh
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)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (sewing)
a. eyelet
Tenemos que conseguir hilo más fino porque el que compramos no pasa por los ojetes.We'll have to get finer thread because the kind we bought doesn't fit through the eyelets.
a. asshole (vulgar) (United States)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in the United States
¿Por qué no me dijiste que el doctor me iba a meter un dedo en el ojete?Why didn't you tell me the doctor was going to stick a finger in my asshole?
b. arsehole (vulgar) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
De ninguna manera me voy a meter esta pastilla en el ojete.There's no way I'm sticking this pill up my arsehole.
a. ass (vulgar) (United States)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in the United States
Ay, qué ojete tienes. - Cállate, baboso.Wow, that's some ass you've got. - Shut up, creep.
b. arse (vulgar) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Vaya ojete tiene aquella chica.That girl over there has a great arse.
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).
4. (vulgar) (contemptible person) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. asshole (vulgar) (United States)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in the United States
Espero que le hayas dicho a ese ojete que se fuera a la chingada.I hope you told that asshole to go to hell.
b. arsehole (vulgar) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
El ojete de tu vecino me dijo que no pisara el pasto.Your arsehole of a neighbour told me not to walk on his lawn.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
5. (vulgar) (contemptible) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
El hermano de Martín es ojete de carajo.Martin's brother is a low-down asshole.
La señora de al lado es bien ojeta; siempre intenta robar los paquetes que nos llegan.The lady who lives next door has no shame; she's always trying to steal our packages.
el ojal(
oh
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hahl
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (general)
a. buttonhole
Solo me falta coser los ojales de la blusa y ya me la puedo poner.I just need to sew the buttonholes on the blouse and then I can wear it.
