A few years ago I compiled a long list of American football vocabulary in Spanish for those who have to watch the games in Spanish.  Just do a search and the article will appear. While watching a game yesterday I came up with a whole new list of terms which I will share with you.

• Balón suelto – fumble
• Casco – helmet
• Castigo – penaltly
• Cuatro para afuera – four downs and out
• Darle vuelta al partido – to turn around a game
• Defensa or defensiva – defense
• Dos puntos – a safety
• Estar

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• Cada quien jala para su saco – people look out for their own interests
• El Buenpa – short for Buen Pastor which is a local jail for woman.
• Empezar con la zurda – to start off  on the wrong foot
• Echarle el pico a alguien – to squeal  or tell on someone
• Estar

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Ave de corral – chicken or fowl
Carne de gallina – goose pimples. Se me puso carne de gallina – I got goose bumps.
Cuerpo de gallina – a woman with a body like a hen because she doesn’t have hips (insult).
El útimo en llegar es culo de gallina – The equivalent of “last one there read more

Al pie de la letra – to the letter, literally
De su puño y letra – in your own handwriting
Despacito con buena letra – slowly, easy does it or gently
Filosofía y Letras – humanities
Letra – lyrics
La letra con sangre entra – spare the rod and read more

Accidente – accident
Autopista or pista – highway
Brincarse un alto – to jump a stop sign
Cambiar de carril – to change lanes
Carril – lane
Carril de asenso – passing lane
Ceder el paso – yield the right of way
Chaleco – vest
Choque – a car crash
Choque frontal – a head read more