mandarse

VPR

1) [enfermo] to get about by o.s., manage unaided

2) [habitaciones] to communicate (con with)

3) LAm

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mándese entrar o pasar — please come in

mandarse cambiar And, Cono Sur —

mandarse mudar — Arg, Uru to up and leave *

¡mándate cambiar! — beat it! *, clear off! *

- mandarse guarda abajo

4) LAm

• mandarse con algn — to be rude to sb, be bossy with sb

5) Caribe, Cono Sur (=irse) to go away, slip away; (=desaparecer) to disappear secretly

6) LAm * [+ comida] to scoff *, polish off *; [+ bebida, trago] to knock back *

7) And * [+ gol] to score; [+ mentira] to come out with

se manda cada discurso — he's such an amazing speaker

se manda unas metidas de pata — he's always putting his foot in his mouth *

8) Méx * (=aprovecharse) to take advantage (of the situation)

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vpr

1. RP, Ven Fam [desplazarse]

se mandó para adentro de su casa he rushed indoors;

se mandó por la escalera he rushed down the stairs

2. RP, Ven Fam [comida, bebida] to polish off;

se mandó dos litros de jugo en un ratito he downed two litres of juice in a flash

3. RP, Ven Fam [expresando asombro]

se mandó una casa de novela he built himself a dream house;

¡qué cena te mandaste! what a dinner you managed to come up with!

4. Comp

RP Fam

mandarse (a) mudar to be off, to walk out;

¡mandate (a) mudar! clear off!;

mandarse la parte to exaggerate, to lay it on thick

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vr Mex: to take liberties, to take advantage