dine-and-dash
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dine-and-dash
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el simpa (M) (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).
Regionalism used in Spain
Yesterday night, a couple sitting at a table next to us made a dine-and-dash at a really expensive restaurant.Ayer por la noche, una pareja que estaba en una mesa junto a la nuestra hizo un simpa en un restaurante carísimo.
b. el pagadiós (M) (River Plate)
(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).
People have to realize that dine-and-dash is plain theft.La gente tiene que entender que el pagadiós es un robo hecho y derecho.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Don't tell me you pulled a dine-and-dash again! Now the waiter will have to pick up your tab!¡No me digas que te fuiste sin pagar otra vez! ¡Ahora el camarero tendrá que pagar tu cuenta!
Mike got caught by the bartender when trying to pull a dine-and-dash.A Mike lo pescó el barman cuando trataba de irse sin pagar.
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
2. (general)
a. irse sin pagar
In this state, it's illegal to make a waiter pay a bill when a customer dines-and-dashes.En este estado, es ilegal hacer que un mozo pague la cuenta cuando un cliente se va sin pagar.
b. hacer un pagadiós (River Plate)
Let's dine-and-dash! - What? Are you crazy?¡Hagamos un pagadiós! - ¿Cómo? ¿Estás loco?
c. hacer un simpa (Spain)
Regionalism used in Spain
Have you ever dined-and-dashed? If you have, did you get away with it, or did you get caught?¿Has hecho alguna vez un simpa? Si así fue, ¿te saliste con la tuya o te pillaron?
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