SALSA BRAVA

el chantaje, chantajear

blackmail, to blackmail

No quiero que tengas que recurrir al chantaje.

I don't want you to have to turn to blackmail.

Le dije que contara conmigo.

I told him to count on me.

Agarró la bola.

he grasped the ball

Tiré la bola.

I threw the ball.

No me decepciones.

Don't let me down.

¿Me das un aventón?

Will you give me a ride?

No me digas 'bajo'.

Don't call me'short'.

No quería que se enteraran de que perdimos.

I didn't want them to find out that we lost.

fregarse/ fregarle a alguien

to mess up

meterse en un lío

to get into problems, a difficult situation

pareja de baile

dance partner

buscar (apart from "to look for")

to get

Chaval, chavalo, chavalito

a kid

verse

to look, appear to someone else

papa sin sal

said of someone bland

enano

shorty, little runt (pejorative)

orangután

orangutan

bobo (bobito)

silly, stupid

¿Cómo TE FUE el partido?

How did the game GO (FOR YOU)?

¡El ganador SE LLEVA 5 mil dólares!

The winner TAKES AWAY 5,000 dollars!

¡no te lo pierdas!

Don't miss it!

dejar plantado/a

to stand up, dump

Ella CONTABA CON 54 años de edad.

She WAS 54 years old.

demandar

to sue

Ella tendrá que LLEVAR un yeso por 3 meses.

She will have to WEAR a cast for 3 months.

Ese es un toro BRAVO. ¡Cuidado!

That's a FEROCIOUS bull. Be careful!

El chico se puso BRAVO en la fiesta y su madre tuvo que llevarlo a casa.

The boy became very ILL-TEMPERED at the party, so his mother had to take him home.

La mujer es muy BRAVA- no tiene miedo de nada.

The woman is very BRAVE - she isn't scared of anything.