revolcón
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el revolcón
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. tumble
¿Estás bien? - Uf, sí. ¡Menudo revolcón!Are you all right? - Phew, yeah. That was quite a tumble!
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Una vez corrí un encierro en sanfermines y un toro casi me da un revolcón.Once I took part in the running of the bulls in Pamplona, and a bull almost knocked me down.
Pluto se dio un revolcón en la hierba y luego me pidió que le lanzara su pelota.Pluto rolled in the grass and then asked me to play fetch with him.
2. (colloquial) (sexual)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. roll in the hay (colloquial) (old-fashioned)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
Montse y yo nos dimos un revolcón después de la fiesta.Montse and I had a roll in the hay after the party.
c. shag (vulgar) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
¿Nos damos un revolcón? - ¡Ni lo sueñes!Do you want to have a shag? - In your dreams!
3. (colloquial) (defeat)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. thrashing (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Jugamos un partido de básquet contra los de sexto, y nos llevamos un revolcón.We played a basketball game against the sixth graders, and we got a thrashing.
b. beating
No supo contestar a ninguna pregunta de los periodistas en la rueda de prensa. Le dieron un buen revolcón.He couldn't answer any of the reporters' questions at the press conference. They gave him a good beating.
4. (colloquial) (drastic change) (Colombia)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Colombia
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