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What does «ponerse bravo» mean in Dominican Spanish?
ponerse bravo
to get angry
| Meaning | to get angry |
|---|---|
| Standard Spanish | enfadarse |
| Register | Colloquial |
«No te pongas bravo, era una broma.»
Don't get mad, it was a joke.
An important false friend: in the DR «bravo» means angry, not brave. «Está bravo conmigo» = he is annoyed with me.
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 quille — the anger, a temper
- estar quillao / estar quillá — to be mad
- quillarse — to get pissed off
- ¡ay, Dios mío! — oh my God!
- boche — a public telling-off
- coger un pique — to get annoyed
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