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la monserga
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (colloquial) (sermon) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. lecture
Mi padre me soltó ayer una monserga con que soy demasiado joven para tener novio.My father gave me a lecture yesterday about my being too young to have a boyfriend.
2. (colloquial) (gibberish) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. drivel
Déjate de monsergas. Si no tienes trabajo es porque eres un vago y prefieres pasarte el día sin hacer nada.Don't talk drivel. If you don't have a job it's because you're lazy and you'd rather spend the day doing nothing.
b. nonsense
El gobierno está haciendo lo que puede. - Eso son monsergas. El gobierno no está haciendo nada en absoluto.The government is doing what it can. - That's nonsense. The government is doing nothing at all.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
No me vengas con monsergas. Si no me ayudas, no es porque no puedas, sino porque no quieres.I don't want to hear your excuses. If you don't help me, it's not because you can't, but because you don't want to.
Lo que tendrías que hacer es dejarte de monsergas y arreglar tu cuarto.What you should do is cut the crap and clean up your room.
3. (colloquial) (annoyance) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. nuisance
Es una monserga tener que levantarse tan temprano todos los días. No puedo salir nunca por la noche.It's a nuisance to have to get up so early every day. I can never go out at night.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Mi madre siempre me está dando la monserga para que me case.My mother is always going on at me for me to get married.
Deja de darme la monserga. Ya te he dicho que no te voy a comprar un perro.Stop pestering me. I told you I'm not buying you a dog.
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