Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

ajúa

English translation:

yahoo/yeehaw/yippee!

Added to glossary by Edward Tully
Feb 3, 2007 10:17
17 yrs ago
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Spanish term

ajúa

Spanish to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
1 - people sitting in the bar are cheering for the poet to read them one of his pieces:
"the men around beat the table with their glasses, shouting, "Ajúa! Qué vivan las viejas!"

2-
2 young men are leaving for a dance downtown. An elder, Ben, chuckles and says to one of them, "You have to treat ladies right..."
Al (the young) shouts, "Ajúa!"
"Vayan con Dios." Ben gave them his blessing.

the original text is english, with mexicanos speaking in between.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 yahoo/yeehaw/yippee!

Proposed translations

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yahoo/yeehaw/yippee!

your choice, depending on the context...perhaps yahoo!
Could you ask for more? AJUA! Maya (ahhhhh -- who -- ahhhhhh ma-ya). ahhhhh = relaxing who = you ah= relaxing. Ajua translate to Yahoo!, Yippee!, Yeehaw! ...
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Peer comment(s):

agree Sp-EnTranslator : Yeehaw, Yeehaa, my first thought, too. Yet, the original was English, and it's going back to English again, which makes me wonder whether the "original" ¡Ajúa! was in Spanish also...pretty much a charade type of thing!
1 hr
thank you Claudia :-)
agree Henry Hinds
2 hrs
thank you Henry - have a good weekend!
agree Claudia Vera
7 hrs
thanks a lot!
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