lo que estás oyendo
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USAGE NOTE
This idiom may be literally translated as "what you're hearing."
lo que estás oyendo
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (colloquial) (idiom) (used as a reply to confirm a surprising previous statement)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
a. that's right
¿Te tocó todo este dinero en la lotería? - Lo que estás oyendo.Did you win all this money in the lottery? - That's right.
b. you heard right
Sí, lo que estás oyendo. Micaela quiere dejarlo todo y hacerse monja.Yeah, you heard right. Micaela wants to leave everything and become a nun.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
¿Nos vas a castigar sin salir por eso? - Lo que estás oyendo.Are you grounding us for that? - Yep, I am.
¿Me estás diciendo que ascendieron al incompetente de Linares? - Lo que estás oyendo. Yo tampoco me lo podía creer.Are you telling me they promoted that no-good Linares? - They did. I couldn't believe it either.
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