qué rollo
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qué rollo(
keh
rroh
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yoh
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (colloquial) (what a tedious person or thing) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. what a bore
¡Qué rollo de tía! Pensaba que no se iba nunca.What a bore that woman is! I thought she'd never leave.
b. what a pain
Vente derecho de la escuela porque vamos a cenar a casa de la tía Petra. - ¡Qué rollo!Come straight back from school because we're going to auntie's Petra for dinner. - What a pain!
c. what a drag (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¡Qué rollo de clase! Creí que me dormía.What a drag that class has been! I thought I'd fall asleep.
d. what a boring
¡Qué rollo de película! ¿No hay otra que podamos ver?What a boring movie! Isn't there any other we could be watching instead?
2. (colloquial) (what an inconvenience) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. what a nuisance
Qué rollo es tener que ir hasta allí todos los días, y luego tener que volver.What a nuisance it is having to go there every day, and then having to come back.
b. what a pain
Qué rollo tener que memorizar todas esas fechas para el examen de historia.What a pain it is to have to memorize all those dates for the history exam.
3. (colloquial) (what a talker) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. what a chatterbox (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Qué rollo tienes, parece que te han dado cuerda.What a chatterbox you are; one would think you'd been wound up.
4. (colloquial) (what a lecture or story) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. what a story
Qué rollo nos ha soltado. Y ni siquiera sé a cuento de qué venía.What a story that was. And I thought it was totally irrelevant.
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