she's all

es toda

she's all

phrase

1. (followed by an adjective; used to express a permanent quality)

a. es toda

She's all snooty. I don't like her.

Ella es toda fresa. No me cae bien.

b.

no direct translation

Marta's unbelievable. She thinks she's all smart and sophisticated now that she's dating an artist.

Marta me da risa. Ahora se cree muy lista y sofisticada porque está saliendo con un artista.

No one likes Nancy because she's all holier-than-thou about everything.

Nancy no le cae bien a nadie porque siempre anda con ese aire superior.

2. (followed by an adjective; used to express a temporary state)

a. está toda

Look at Jenny. She's all dolled up. Who's she's going out with?

Mira a Jenny. Está toda maquillada y arreglada, ¿con quién va a salir?

b.

no direct translation

Poor Nina. She's all worn out from the trip.

Pobre Nina. Está bien agotada del viaje.

Someone call Jessica a cab. She's all drunk and belligerent.

Que alguien le llame un taxi a Jessica. Está totalmente borracha y agresiva.

3. (she embodies everything)

a. es todo

I'm so happy to be marrying Paulina. She's all a man could dream of.

Estoy tan feliz de casarme con Paulina. Es todo lo que un hombre podría soñar.

4.

(colloquial)

(she communicates)

a.

no direct translation

Humberto tried to explain to Veronica what she was doing wrong, and she's all "I do what I want" and "you can't tell me what to do."

Humberto trató de explicarle a Verónica lo que hacía mal, y ella le respondió tipo "yo hago lo que me da la gana" y "a mí no me manda nadie".

We called out Caroline for hitting on Amanda's boyfriend, and she's all "that's not true, I was just being friendly" and blah blah blah.

Criticamos a Carolina por echarle los perros al novio de Amanda y ella nos salió con el cuento de que "ay, eso no es cierto, solo quería ser amable" y no sé qué cosa más.