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What does «quedarse frisao» mean in Dominican Spanish?
quedarse frisao
to freeze up
| Meaning | to freeze up |
|---|---|
| Standard Spanish | quedarse paralizado |
| Register | Colloquial |
«Me quedé frisao cuando la vi.»
I froze when I saw her.
From English «freeze»: to stand still from shock or surprise.
Related Dominican words
- aficie — a crush, being head over heels
- coger lucha — to stress out
- dar pena — to be embarrassing
- dar rabia — to make you mad
- el galletón — a hard slap
- el quille — the anger, a temper
- estar quillao / estar quillá — to be mad
- jalar — to pull
- la galleta — a slap in the face
- la resaca — a hangover
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