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20 Spanish Expressions for Every Emotion (That Textbooks Never Teach You)
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Add a word/Sounds like "broo" (as in "brew") + "TAHL" (as in "tar")/
Meaning
Something extremely good, impressive, or intense that can't be described with normal words. When the experience is so powerful, so epic, or so perfect that only 'brutal' does it justice.
Examples
“That goal was brutal, out of this world.”
“The party was brutal, we didn't stop dancing.”
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/Sounds like "broo" (as in "brew") + "TAHL" (as in "tar")/
Meaning
Amazing, spectacular, incredible. In Puerto Rico, brutal is the ultimate compliment, the complete opposite of its literal meaning everywhere else. A brutal concert is the best of the year. A brutal meal is delicious. The intensity of the word is exactly what makes it work as high praise.
Examples
“That restaurant is incredible, you have to go.”
“The Bad Bunny concert was absolutely amazing, I'll never forget it.”
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/Sounds like "broo" (as in "brew") + "TAHL" (as in "tar")/
Meaning
Something extremely good, impressive, or intense that can't be described with normal words. When the experience is so powerful, so epic, or so perfect that only 'brutal' does it justice.
Examples
“That goal was brutal, out of this world.”
“The party was brutal, we didn't stop dancing.”
Word family
Regional synonyms
/Sounds like "broo" (as in "brew") + "TAHL" (as in "tar")/
Meaning
Amazing, spectacular, incredible. In Puerto Rico, brutal is the ultimate compliment, the complete opposite of its literal meaning everywhere else. A brutal concert is the best of the year. A brutal meal is delicious. The intensity of the word is exactly what makes it work as high praise.
Examples
“That restaurant is incredible, you have to go.”
“The Bad Bunny concert was absolutely amazing, I'll never forget it.”
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Papelón
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A public embarrassment big enough for everyone to witness and remember. Making a papelón means you messed up in front of an audience: forgot your speech, fell down the stairs at work, or said something completely wrong in a meeting. The shame has witnesses.