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pétalo

English translation: balls

01:59 Mar 29, 2004
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / dominican slang
Spanish term or phrase: pétalo
Slang from (I believe) the Dominican Republic.

Two men speaking. From a phone conversation. Previously established that the man being addressed is planning to tail (follow) another group of men.

"Si esta noche no encuentras los pétalos esos, llámame como a las 11 p.m."
Paul Weideman
Local time: 01:46
English translation:balls
Explanation:
It is slang for balls meaning to have the guts to do something.
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senin
Local time: 09:46
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Thanks for your input; I'm not sure this is right though w/o more info.
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pétalo
balls


Explanation:
It is slang for balls meaning to have the guts to do something.

senin
Local time: 09:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Grading comment
Thanks for your input; I'm not sure this is right though w/o more info.
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