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estar en onda(
ehs
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tahr
ehn
ohn
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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).
Mi abuela está en onda, pero mi madre es una anticuada.My grandmother is hip, but my mother is very old-fashioned.
b. to be trendy
Esta es una revista para gente que quiere estar en onda.This is a magazine for people who want to be trendy.
2. (colloquial) (to be drugged)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to be high (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Ese tipo está en onda. No debería conducir.That guy is high. He shouldn't be driving.
A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
a. to be into the...thing
Alicia está en onda heavy metal. Solo escucha a Metallica y AC/DC.Alicia is into the heavy metal thing. She only listens to Metallica and AC/DC.
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