Spill the tea
- Word for word
Derrama el té (spill the tea)- What it really means
- Tell me the gossip
- In a sentence
- “Okay, spill the tea! What happened at the party?”
- Natural Spanish
- “¡Venga, cuéntame el chisme! ¿Qué pasó en la fiesta?” Meaning Match 92
American slang translators get wrong
No cap, American slang breaks word-for-word translators. Here are everyday US phrases that come out wrong when you translate them literally into Spanish, with what they really mean.
It slaps
- Word for word
Esta canción abofetea (this song slaps)- What it really means
- It's really good
- In a sentence
- “This song slaps. I've had it on repeat all day.”
- Natural Spanish
- “Esta canción está brutal. La he tenido en repetición todo el día.” Meaning Match 92
I'm down
- Word for word
Estoy abajo (I'm downstairs/down)- What it really means
- I'm in, count me in
- In a sentence
- “Pizza and a movie tonight? I'm down.”
- Natural Spanish
- “¿Pizza y una película esta noche? Me apunto.” Meaning Match 92
Hit me up
- Word for word
Golpéame (hit me)- What it really means
- Text or call me
- In a sentence
- “Hit me up when you're free this weekend.”
- Natural Spanish
- “Avísame cuando estés libre este fin de semana.” Meaning Match 92
Under the weather
- Word for word
Bajo el clima (under the weather)- What it really means
- A little sick
- In a sentence
- “I'm feeling a bit under the weather today.”
- Natural Spanish
- “Me siento un poco mal hoy.” Meaning Match 92
Throw shade
- Word for word
Lanzar sombra (throw shade)- What it really means
- Subtly insulting someone
- In a sentence
- “Wait, are you throwing shade at me right now?”
- Natural Spanish
- “Espera, ¿me estás tirando indirectas ahora mismo?” Meaning Match 92
Lowkey
- Word for word
Clave baja (low key)- What it really means
- Kind of, secretly
- In a sentence
- “I'm lowkey obsessed with this show.”
- Natural Spanish
- “Estoy secretamente obsesionado con este programa.” Meaning Match 92
The GOAT
- Word for word
La cabra (the goat)- What it really means
- The greatest of all time
- In a sentence
- “Honestly, my grandma is the GOAT at making tamales.”
- Natural Spanish
- “La verdad, mi abuela es la mejor haciendo tamales.” Meaning Match 92
Why word-for-word translation fails here
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