arse(
ars
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (vulgar) (anatomy) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. el culo (M) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
I gave him a kick up the arse and told him to get going.Le di una patada en el culo y le dije que se moviera.
2. (colloquial) (idiot) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. el imbécil (M), la imbécil (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
You arse! Why did you go and tell her?¡Imbécil! ¿Por qué se lo dijiste?
b. el pendejo (M), la pendeja (F) (vulgar) (Latin America)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
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.
I got some arse on the phone who refused to help me.Me contestó un pendejo de esos que se niegan a ayudarte.
c. el boludo (M), la boluda (F) (vulgar) (Costa Rica) (South America)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Costa Rica
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
That arse never gets anything right.A ese boludo nunca le sale nada bien.
d. el gilipollas (M), la gilipollas (F) (vulgar) (Spain)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Spain
The silly arse has gone and lost the key.El muy gilipollas ha perdido la llave.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
3. (vulgar) (to fool around; often used with "about" or "around") (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. hacer el imbécil (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
I'm sick and tired of you. You've been arsing around all day long.Estoy harta de ustedes. Han estado haciendo el imbécil todo el santo día.
b. hacer el ganso (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Why don't you just stop arsing around and do something useful for a change?¿Por qué no dejas de hacer el ganso y haces algo útil para variar?
c. hacer el gilipollas (vulgar) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Spain
What are we doing here? Nothing! We're just arsing about. I don't understand why we don't just leave.¿Qué hacemos aquí? ¡Nada! Estamos haciendo el gilipollas. No entiendo por qué no nos vamos.
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