Spain
All expressions
Spain
All expressions
To have unresolved emotional issues, traumas, or psychological burdens that affect one's relationships and well-being. It's about carrying emotional baggage, having unprocessed feelings or experiences that weigh you down and impact your interactions with others.
There's no comparison, one option is clearly better than the other, with such a significant difference that it's not even worth debating. The disparity is so large that it makes one choice obviously superior, leaving no room for discussion or argument.
A hard smack with something flat, like an open hand. In some contexts it also means a serious amount of money. In Colombia and Venezuela, platazo covers both the physical hit and the impressive sum — context tells you which.
A tiny bit, a smidge, just a little. In Spain, pelín is the word you use to soften a request or describe minimal quantity — 'un pelín más' means just a touch more, not a full measure.
To get mixed up in something compromising, get your hands dirty, or end up looking bad. In Spain, pringarse means you're now implicated — either physically covered in mess or socially stained by association with a bad situation.