Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Hacer el quite

Hacer el quite (ah•SIR  el•KEE•teh) means 'to step up for someone'. In many situations it is used in a similar way to hacer el paro. If someone te hace el quite, that person helps you out by taking the shot him or herself.  

Example:

Pánfilo: Se me juntaron dos pieles en el reven y mi broder me hizo el quite con una. 
Rómulo: Bájale. Yo te ví en la fiesta y ni quién te pelara. Pinche mitómano.

Panfilo: Two girlfriends were at the party and a bro had to help me out with one of them.
Romulo: Yeah right! I saw you in that party and nobody was with you. You bloody liar. 

Posted by Pablo at 5:14 AM

2 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 24, 2010 at 4:26 PM

    This one must come from bullfighting, doesn't it?

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  2. PabloAugust 25, 2010 at 3:05 PM

    That's right. In bullfighting it means 'to save somebody when that person is about to get hurt by the bull.' Thanks!

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