Buenos Aires 
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Tango
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At night
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At the stadium
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To dance tango It is said that a woman “está planchando” when…
If you hear that someone dances “milonguero”, you think he/she…
The one that dances “milonguero” huggs very tight and uses short steps. When it is said that a man “tiene buena marca”, it is meant that…
If a man “marca bien” it is very easy for the woman to understand what she has to do while dancing. At a table people is talking about the “cabezazo”, you believe they refer to…
“El cabezazo” is an old-fashioned way of inviting someone to dance but it is still used in some milongas. At night… When a porteño (Inhabitant of Buenos Aires) suggests “ir a un boliche”, he is inviting you to…
In Buenos Aires the word “boliche” is used to refer to the discos. Thus “ir al boliche” means going dancing. If someone asks “¿cómo quedamos?” He/She wants to know…
The verb “quedar” is often used to make an appointment or a date. Further example: “Quedamos para mañana a las tres” Some friends invite you to a disco where “hay mucho levante”. They mean that in that place:
“Haber levante” is an expression used to describe that is easy to start a casual relationship with a guy or a girl. You are hanging around at a disco and you hear a girl saying to a guy: “no te zarpes”. You think the guy:
The verb “zarparse” is very often used to describe inappropriate behaviour. You wake up with a “resaca”. That is because…
In Argentina, “resaca” is the slang for “hangover”. At the stadium Which of these football matches is known as the “Superclásico”?
The “Superclásico” is the football match between River Plate and Boca At a football match in Argentina, the most enthusiastic fans watch the game from…
The fans watch the match from the “popular”. They flap colourful flags and they jump and sing throughout the whole match. You want to buy tickets for a match and someone says that if you want to get in, you have to pay “una cometa”. They mean…
“Cometa” is the slang for “coima”. The latter is the equivalent in While fans sing you hear them saying “¡pongan huevo, carajo! They are asking their team to…
The expression “poner huevo” means doing an extra effort to win the match. |
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