The noun “trabajo” means “work” and the verb “trabajar” means “to work.” Both have many idiomatic uses.
Ahorrarse el trabajo – to save oneself the work
Dar trabajo – to be hard to do. Esta tarea me da mucho trabajo – This task is hard to do. Dar trabajo can also mean to give work or a job to someone.
According to Hamel’s Bilingual Dictionary of Mexicanismos (Mexican Spanish) the word chingadera means trash or nonsense. During my youth when I was living and studying in México in the 1960s I became familiar with this term and most of its uses.
(1) Chingadera
Esta tienda vende puras chingaderas. This shop sells nothing but crap or trash.
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The noun “trabajo” means “work” and the verb “trabajar” means “to work.” Both have some special uses.
Ahorrarse el trabajo – to save oneself the work
Dar trabajo – to be hard to do. Esta tarea me da mucho trabajo – This task is hard to do. Dar trabajo can also mean to give work or a job to someone.
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A law-abiding man – hombre de orden
An order of food – una orden de comida
Alphabetical order – orden alfabético
A common place occurrence – estar a la orden del día
An order (books, etc.)- un pedido de + noun
At your command or service – a sus órdenes
Get your life in order – poner su vida
De ninguna manguera como dijo el bombero – This expression means, No way! It literally translates as “No hose said the fireman” It is mocking the real expression, “De ninguna manera” or “No way” and expresses negation.
Nadie en su sano juico lo haría – nobody in their right mind would do it.
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