rolando calles
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USAGE NOTE
This phrase may be literally translated as "walking around the streets."
rolando calles(
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)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (colloquial) (in the streets) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. cruising the streets
Las policías andan rolando calles por las noches a ver quién atrapan.The police are cruising the streets at night to see who they can pick up.
2. (colloquial) (figurative) (learning from life experiences) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. of the streets (colloquial) (figurative)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
Gerardo va a la misma escuela que tú, ¿no? - ¿Gerardo? No, güey. Ese va a la escuela Rolando Calles.Gerardo goes to the same school as you, right? - Gerardo? No, dude. That guy goes to the School of the Streets.
b. hard knocks (colloquial) (figurative)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
¿A qué escuela vas? - ¿Yo? Al Instituto Rolando Calles, mi chavo.What school do you go to? - Me? To Hard Knocks Academy, my friend.
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