/Sounds like "GREE" + "pah" (as in "papa")/
A bad flu or heavy cold in Mexico and Colombia with the full package of symptoms. When you get a gripa, it's coughing, runny nose, fever, body aches, and feeling like you got hit by a truck.
"I've got a gripa so bad I can barely breathe."
"The gripa knocked me out for the whole week."
/Sounds like "GREE" + "pah" (as in "papa")/
A bad flu or heavy cold in Mexico and Colombia with the full package of symptoms. When you get a gripa, it's coughing, runny nose, fever, body aches, and feeling like you got hit by a truck.
"I've got a gripa so bad I can barely breathe."
"The gripa knocked me out for the whole week."
Agarrar en curva
Tomar a alguien completamente desprevenido con una pregunta, situación o acción inesperada en México. Es cuando te agarran sin preparación alguna y no sabes ni qué contestar ni cómo reaccionar.