estar en la onda
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estar en la onda(
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dah
)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.).
1. (colloquial) (to be modern)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to be hip (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Margarita vive en Nueva York, así que está en la onda.Margarita lives in New York, so she's hip.
b. to be trendy
Mis amigos están en la onda y visten siempre a la última.My friends are very trendy and always wear the latest fashion.
2. (colloquial) (to be informed; often used with "de")
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to be up-to-date
Tendrás que preguntarle a otro. Yo no estoy en la onda de las novedades tecnológicas.You'll have to ask someone else. I'm not up-to-date with the latest technology.
b. to be tuned in
Colin ama España y está en la onda de todo lo que ocurre allí.Colin loves Spain and he's tuned in to anything happening there.
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