puercada
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la puercada
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (colloquial) (ill act) (Andes) (Caribbean) (Central America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
a. dirty trick
John me jugó una puercada y jamás se lo voy a perdonar.John played a dirty trick on me, and I'm never going to forgive him.
2. (colloquial) (obsenity) (Andes) (Caribbean) (Central America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
a. dirty word
¡Deja de decir puercada al frente de las niñas!Stop saying dirty words in front of the girls!
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
La charla de vestuario me parece una puercada.I find locker room talk disgusting.
Cuando Carlos se emborracha, siempre termina diciendo un montón de puercadas.When Carlos gets drunk, he always ends up saying super-filthy things.
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