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What does «el lío» mean in Dominican Spanish?
el lío
trouble, a mess
| Meaning | trouble, a mess |
|---|---|
| Standard Spanish | el problema, el pleito |
| Register | Colloquial |
«Comida buena, bebida fría y cero lío.»
Good food, cold drinks and zero trouble.
Any trouble: a fight, a mix-up, a complication. «Cero lío» is the whole plan for a good day.
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- allá tú — suit yourself
- anda pal diablo — get out of here!
- bacano / vacano — awesome, cool
- chopo / chopa — tacky, low-class
- dizque / dique — supposedly
- el disparate — nonsense, junk
- el reguero — a mess
- hablador / habladora — a big talker
- jévi — cool, nice
- mi amor / mi vida — sweetie (to strangers)
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