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USAGE NOTE
This idiom may be literally translated as "leaps you'd take."
brincos dieras
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (colloquial) (idiom) (informal) (used to express skepticism about something; second person singular) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. dream on (colloquial) (idiom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
¿Que quieres jubilarte a los sesenta años? ¡Brincos dieras, cuate!You intend to retire at sixty? Dream on, pal!
b. you wish (colloquial) (idiom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
¿Esperas que haga buen clima en Escocia? Brincos dieras. Yo que tú metería pura ropa calientita en la maletaDo you expect to have good weather in Scotland? You wish. I'd just pack warm clothes if I were you.
c. in your dreams (colloquial) (idiom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
No creo que vaya a reprobar ninguna materia este año. - Brincos dieras. ¡Si apenas tocas un libro!I don't think I'm going to flunk any classes this year. - In your dreams. You've hardly touched a book!
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