Feb 9, 2023 21:24
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Spanish term

Ese se guayo feamente

Spanish to English Other Tourism & Travel
A common phrase/idiom used in Dominican Republic. A tourist might encounter a local using such phrase.
References
guayarse
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Discussion

Cecilia Gowar Feb 10, 2023:
Guayarse has more than one meaning in DR, more context is needed.
philgoddard Feb 10, 2023:
Hi Breselyn Could we have an example, please - we need some context. And what is the tourism connection?
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Proposed translations

16 hrs

he got it wrong in a bad way, he did not do well, the thing went badly for him

por el feamente, se interpreta que es esa acepción

https://www.asale.org/damer/guayar#:~:text=PR; RD, juv; metá...
III. 1. intr. prnl. RD. juv. Equivocarse, fallar una persona. (guallarse).

guallarse.
II. 1. RD. guayarse, equivocarse.


o esta otra
1. Guayarse

Cuando algo no te sale bien o como creías.

más contexto es necesario para proponer con cierta certeza
Peer comment(s):

neutral Cecilia Gowar : It might also mean ¨hurt/scratch yourself¨https://tureng.com/en/spanish-english/guayarse Which is why context is relevant
7 mins
buenas! cuando dice "A common phrase/idiom" parece que se refiere más a ese tipo de fallos o equivocaciones. A saber...
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15 days

“That guy screwed up really bad”

“Guayarse” significa “Equivocarse”, “Cometer un error” o “no tener éxito”
“Guayarse” means “to make a mistake”, “to be wrong” or “to be unsuccessful”.

La traducción de “Ese se guayó feamente” seria “That guy screwed up really bad”
Example sentence:

¡Si ella no estudia para su examen, podría guayarse!

If she doesn\'t study for her exam, she\'s going to be wrong!

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Reference comments

16 hrs
Reference:

guayarse

https://www.asale.org/damer/guayar#:~:text=PR; RD, juv; metá...




https://diccionariolibre.com/definicion/Guayarse/50357

1. Guayarse

Cuando algo no te sale bien o como creías.

También caerse de un motor o bicicleta.


Ejemplo :
Me guaye en el examen.
Me guaye to anoche en el motor.
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