And the colloquial word continue to come! Today the simple word leche.
You may know the word as it means ‘milk’, a normal product that you probably drink every day. But Spanish wouldn’t be Spanish if there wasn’t a colloquial meaning behind the word as well. It doesn’t take too much imagination to guess the first colloquial meaning…
…yes, that of ’semen’. Although not used in all parts of the hispanosphere, it can mean ’semen’. More used – but less known to most learners – is that of ‘temper’. In that sense it’s pretty vulgar and mostly used in Spain.
Sentences
Tiene una leche.
He’s got a foul temper.
Hacer algo con mala leche.
To be nasty (or doing something deliberately)
¡Tengo mala leche!
I’m bad-tempered right now!
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Hay un par de usos más de “leche” que quizás conozcas:
Por una parte, leche puede significar “golpe” o “choque”. Por ejemplo:
“Si no te callas te voy a dar [o soltar] una leche” = “te voy a pegar/dar un puñetazo”
“Iba borracho y se dio una leche con el muro” = “chocó con el muro”
Por otra, en las formas “leches” y “la leche” puede usarse como una interjección:
“¡La leche, qué manera de llover!” -> Es coloquial pero menos vulgar que “joder” o “coño”.
“¡Deja ya de gritar, leches!”
Por cierto, hasta donde sé, estos usos sólo corresponden a España.
I also heard “¡Es la leche!” quite some times, I think that menas something like: “Oh yeah!”.
Yes, sort of. It translates more accurately to “Amazing!” or “Awesome!” in a colloquial way. For example:
“¿Has visto el nuevo Ferrari? ¡Es la leche!” = “Have you seen the new Ferrari? It’s awesome!”
Also, there’s another use of “leche” I’ve just remembered. It’s the expression: “¡me cago en la leche!”, which is somewhat similar to “holy crap!”:
“¡Me cago en la leche, están cayendo chuzos de punta!” = “Holy crap, it’s raining dogs and cats!”
Hehe, wanted to say that but couldn’t come up with the right word
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