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la yeta, el yeta
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (colloquial) (ill-fortune) (Bolivia) (Chile) (River Plate)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Bolivia
Regionalism used in Chile
a. bad luck
Fue pura yeta encontrármelo a mi jefe en la calle cuando había llamado para dar aviso de enfermo.It was sheer bad luck to run into my boss in the street when I had called in sick.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
¡Lo lamento tanto! - No tienes por qué. Tuviste yeta.I'm so sorry! - Don't be. You were unlucky.
¡Qué yeta tuvimos! Nos llovió todo el tiempo y no pudimos ir a la playa.We were so unlucky! It rained all the time, and we could never go to the beach.
2. (colloquial) (action that brings ill-fortune) (Bolivia) (Chile) (River Plate)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Bolivia
Regionalism used in Chile
a. bad luck
Es yeta pasar caminando por debajo de una escalera.It's bad luck to walk under a ladder.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
3. (colloquial) (person who brings bad luck) (Bolivia) (Chile) (River Plate)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Bolivia
Regionalism used in Chile
a. jinx
¡Mira quién está ahí! No le hables; es yeta.Look who's here! Don't talk to him! He's a jinx.
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