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D.G.I.: The fearful
"Dirección General Impositiva", state agency in charge of collecting taxes
(equivalent to the IRS)
Dado vuelta: Be
under the effects of an hallucinogenic substance, or very drunk
Dale: OK; Come on
Damajuana: Big
bottle (5 liters capacity), with handles to take it
Dar bola: Pay
attention, take notice of (slang)
Dar manija:
Negatively instigate
Darle a la matraca:
Have sexual intercourse
Darle masita a
alguien: Have sexual intercourse with someone
Dárselas de...:
Boast
Darse máquina:
Brood too much about a problem
¡De acá!: Vulgar
exclamation meaning "Never!!", about something unacceptable. It is accompanied
by grabbing one’s testicles with the hand or hands
De arriba: For free
De balde: In vain
De cajón: Evident,
obvious
De carambola: Luckily. See "carambola"
De chiripa: By sheer
luck
De cuarta: Of low
quality
De culo: Luckily.
Vulgar expression
De garrón: Obtain
something without paying for it
De golpe: Suddenly
De goma, hacer de:
To destroy, to harm or injure greatly
De gorra: For free
De madera: With no
skills or experience
De morondanga: Low
quality
De onda: Youthful
term. 1) For free; 2) As a good intended favour
De pedo: By chance.
Vulgar expression
De posta: From
reliable sources
De prepo: Perforce,
of necessity
De primera: 1) Of
good quality; 2) In soccer, to kick the ball as it comes, without aiming first
De pronto: Suddenly
De taquito: Easily
De una: Immediately
De upa: For free
Debutar: Have sex
for the first time
Dejar de seña: To
stand someone up. (See "seña")
Dejar plantado: To
stand someone up
Del tomate: Crazy,
nuts (person)
Departamento: Flat
Derpa: Bachelor pad
Desafío: Informal
sports gathering in which, as opposed to the "picado", the participants play for
something, even the honour
Desaparecido:
Euphemism for "person executed by paramilitary forces"
Desbolado: Untidy
Desbole: 1)
Confusion, problem; 2) Gorgeous looking person
Descular: Figure out
or understand something difficult
Deschavar: Show up,
demonstrate, make obvious
Deslomarse: Work
very hard
Despacho:
Officer’s office
Despelote: 1)
Disorder, chaos, scandal; 2) Gorgeous looking person
Despiole: Confusion,
problem
Destartalado:
Rickety, ruined
Desvirgar: Deflower
Diego: Bribe. It is
a variation of the word "diez" (ten), referring to the 10% percentage usual for
this kind of illegal agreements
Divino: Beautiful
Dormir a alguien:
Harm or deceive someone
Dormitorio: Bedroom
Dulce de leche:
Argentina’s greatest invention. Similar to toffee, it is called "dulce de
cajeta" or "manjar blanco" in some Latin
American
countries
Duquesa: Number two
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