goner

el hombre muerto

goner(

nuhr

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(someone or something ruined)

a. el hombre muerto

(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).

(M)

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

If my mom sees me drinking her rum, I'm a goner.Si mi mamá me ve bebiendo su ron, soy hombre muerto.

b. en las últimas

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(phrase)

The boxer went down hard, and everyone knew he was a goner for that match.El boxeador se desplomó, y todos supieron que estaba en las últimas para esa pelea.

2. (almost dead person)

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

Thank God you're ok! When we saw you fall of the roof, we thought you were a goner for sure.¡Gracias a Dios que estás bien! Cuando te vimos caer del techo pensamos que seguro te nos ibas.

When I saw the seriousness on the doctor's face when he gave me the diagnosis, I knew I was a goner.Cuando vi la cara de gravedad del doctor al darme el diagnóstico, supe que estaba en las últimas.

goner

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (colloquial)

I thought she was a gonerla vi con un pie en la tumba

I'm a goner if she finds outsi se entera, me mata

goner [ˈɡɒnəʳ]

noun

he's a goner está en las últimas; se nos va

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