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chinga
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la chinga(
cheen
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gah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. cigarette butt
Pedro echó la chinga del cigarro en una maceta.Pedro threw his cigarette butt into a flowerpot.
b. cigarette stub
El viejo tiró la chinga del cigarro al suelo y escupió.The old man threw his cigarette stub on the floor and spat.
c. cigarette end
Me quemé la camisa nueva con la chinga del cigarro.I burned my new shirt on a cigarette end.
2. (vulgar) (thrashing) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Mexico
b. hiding
Recibí muchas chingas en el colegio cuando era pequeño.When I was a kid, I was often given a hiding at school.
Cuando supieron lo que habíamos hecho, nos dieron una chinga nuestros padres.When they found out what we'd done, our parents gave us a hiding.
3. (vulgar) (nuisance) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. pain in the butt (vulgar)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Fue una chinga tener que lavar todo a mano.It was a pain in the butt to have to wash everything by hand.
b. nightmare (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Tener una discoteca debajo de casa es una chinga.Having a discotheque under my home is a nightmare.
4. (drunkenness) (Caribbean) (Venezuela)
Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
Regionalism used in Venezuela
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Tenía una chinga tal que apenas podía mantenerse en pie.He was so drunk he could hardly even stand.
Mi hermana se agarró una chinga impresionante en la fiesta.My sister got incredibly drunk at the party.
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