talego
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el talego(
tah
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leh
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goh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. duffel bag
Tomás se echó el talego al hombro y salió a la calle.Tomas threw his duffel bag over his shoulder and went out on to the street.
3. (slang) (prison) (Spain)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. pen (colloquial) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
Este será mi primer vis a vis desde que entré en el talego.This will be my first conjugal visit since I've been in the pen.
b. slammer (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Si me pilla la pasma, acabaré en el talego.If the cops catch me, I'll end up in the slammer.
c. nick (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Lucas está en el talego por vender maría.Lucas is in the nick for selling pot.
d. jail
Los funcionarios de prisiones de este talego comprueban las celdas cada mañana.The corrections officers at this jail check the cells every morning.
4. (colloquial) (pejorative) (fat person)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
a. fatso (colloquial) (pejorative)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Me tocó un talego en el asiento de al lado y no tuve sitio para moverme en todo el viaje.I had the misfortune to have a fatso on the seat next to me so I didn't have room to move during the entire journey.
5. (slang) (old Spanish bill) (Spain)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. thousand-peseta bill (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
En los 90 con un talego podías comprar muchas cosas y ahora son seis míseros euros no puedes hacer nada.Back in the 90s you could buy lots of things with a thousand-peseta bill, but now it's six measly euros you can do nothing.
b. thousand-peseta note (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Encontré un talego en una cartera que no abría desde el año 2000.I found a thousand-peseta note in a wallet I hadn't opened since 2000.
6. (drugs)
a. small bar
La policía pilló a un hombre vendiendo talegos de hachís en la calle.The police caught a man selling small bars of hash in the street.
7. (clothing)
a. shift dress
Los talegos no permiten libertad de movimiento.Shift dresses don't allow much freedom of movement.
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