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"Suerte" is a noun which is often translated as "luck", and "tripa" is a noun which is often translated as "intestine". Learn more about the difference between "suerte" and "tripa" below.
la suerte(
swehr
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teh
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
la tripa(
tree
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pah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (culinary)
2. (figurative) (courage)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. gut (figurative)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
Emilia me gusta mucho, pero no tengo la tripa para pedirle que salga conmigo.I like Emilia very much, but I don't have the guts to ask her out on a date.
3. (colloquial) (anatomy) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. stomach
Se comió todos los pasteles y ahora dice que le duele la tripa.He ate all of the pastries and now he says he has a stomachache.
b. tummy (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Si quieres rebajar tripa, tienes que dejar de beber alcohol.You need to stop drinking if you want to lose your tummy.
c. belly (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Le dio un puñetazo en la tripa que le hizo retorcerse de dolor.She punched him on his belly making him writhe with pain.
las tripas
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
4. (colloquial) (anatomy)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. guts (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
La bala le entró en el cuerpo y le destrozó las tripas.The bullet entered his body and tore through his guts.
b. innards (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Las tripas del zorro estaban derramadas por la carretera.The fox's innards were spilled across the road.
c. insides (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
El whisky le calentaba las tripas produciéndole una sensación muy agradable.The whisky warmed up his insides giving him a very pleasant feeling.
5. (mechanism)
a. innards
Había desmontado el reloj dejando las tripas a la vista.He had taken the clock apart leaving its innards in full view.
6. (colloquial) (figurative) (heart)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
