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What does «dársela en» mean in Dominican Spanish?
dársela en
to fancy oneself as
| Meaning | to fancy oneself as |
|---|---|
| Standard Spanish | presumir de algo |
| Register | Colloquial |
«Martín se la da en filósofo, siempre habla de figuras griegas.»
Martín fancies himself a philosopher, he's always talking about Greek figures.
To act like something you are not quite. It is the same «dar» as above, turned into a criticism.
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- allá tú — suit yourself
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- bultero / bultera — all talk, a big mouth
- chopo / chopa — tacky, low-class
- don / doña — sir / ma'am
- el disparate — nonsense, junk
- el guaremate — a nobody, a small-time guy
- el lío — trouble, a mess
- el muchacho / la muchacha — guy / girl
- el mujerón — a stunning, serious woman
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