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Inglés Regional y Cultural - Inglés Cockney en Rima

Aquí encontrarás jerga del Cockney Rhyming English, con expresiones lúdicas y rimadas originarias del East End de Londres.

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to Adam and Eve

(Cockney rhyming slang) to believe something

Ex: I Adam and Eve she's joking. 
apples and pears

a staircase; a set of steps for going from one floor to another

Ex: She tripped going down the apples and pears. 
barnet {fair|}
barnet (fair)
[Sustantivo]

(Cockney rhyming slang) hair on the head; a person's hairstyle

peinado, cabellera

peinado, cabellera

Ex: I need to trim my barnet this weekend. 

Necesito cortarme la barnet fair este fin de semana.

Barney Rubble
Barney Rubble
[Sustantivo]

(Cockney rhyming slang) trouble; a problematic situation or difficulty

problema, dificultad

problema, dificultad

Ex: She got herself into Barney Rubble at work. 

Ella se metió en Barney Rubble en el trabajo.

bees and honey

(Cockney rhyming slang) cash or currency

Ex: She spent all her bees and honey on clothes. 
boat race
boat race
[Sustantivo]

(Cockney rhyming slang) the face

cara, jeta

cara, jeta

Ex: She washed her boat race before going out. 

Ella lavó su boat race antes de salir.

boracic
boracic
[Adjetivo]

(Cockney rhyming slang) having little or no money

sin un duro, pelado

sin un duro, pelado

Ex: We're a bit boracic until payday. 

Estamos un poco sin blanca hasta el día de pago.

brown bread
brown bread
[Adjetivo]

(Cockney rhyming slang) no longer alive

pan marrón, muerto

pan marrón, muerto

Ex: That old car is brown bread. 

Ese viejo coche es brown bread.

bubble
bubble
[Sustantivo]

(Cockney rhyming slang) a problematic situation or difficulty

lío, aprieto

lío, aprieto

Ex: She got herself into bubble with her manager. 
butcher's {hook|}
butcher's (hook)
[Sustantivo]

(Cockney rhyming slang) a look or glance

una mirada, un vistazo

una mirada, un vistazo

Ex: She had a butcher's look at the menu. 

Ella echó un vistazo al menú.

cobblers
cobblers
[Sustantivo]

(Cockney rhyming slang) something that is untrue, silly, or ridiculous

tonterías, patrañas

tonterías, patrañas

Ex: Don't listen to him; it's all cobblers. 

No le escuches; todo son tonterías.

cream crackered
cream crackered
[Adjetivo]

(Cockney rhyming slang) exhausted or extremely tired

agotado, rendido

agotado, rendido

Ex: He was cream crackered by the time he got home. 

Estaba cream crackered cuando llegó a casa.

dog and bone

(Cockney rhyming slang) a telephone or phone

Ex: I left a message on her dog and bone. 
elephant's trunk

(Cockney rhyming slang) intoxicated from alcohol

borracho como un elefante, ebrio como un elefante

borracho como un elefante, ebrio como un elefante

Ex: She got elephant's trunk at the wedding. 

Ella tuvo la trompa de elefante en la boda.

frog and toad

(Cockney rhyming slang) a road or street

Ex: There's a café at the end of this frog and toad. 
to [go] Pete Tong

(Cockney rhyming slang) to go wrong or badly

Ex: The car repair went Pete Tong, unfortunately. 
Gregory Peck
Gregory Peck
[Sustantivo]

(Cockney rhyming slang) neck; the part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders

cuello, nuca

cuello, nuca

Ex: She wore a scarf around her Gregory Peck. 

Ella llevaba una bufanda alrededor de su Gregory Peck.

to half-inch

(Cockney rhyming slang) to steal or pinch something

afanar, birlar

afanar, birlar

Ex: They half-inched a bike from outside the station. 

Birlaron una bicicleta desde afuera de la estación.

Hampstead Heath
Hampstead Heath
[Sustantivo]

(Cockney rhyming slang) teeth

Dientes de Hampstead Heath, Muelas de Hampstead Heath

Dientes de Hampstead Heath, Muelas de Hampstead Heath

Ex: She flashed her white Hampstead Heath. 

Ella mostró sus Hampstead Heath blancos.

Hank Marvin
Hank Marvin
[Adjetivo]

(Cockney rhyming slang) extremely hungry; starving

muerto de hambre, famélico

muerto de hambre, famélico

Ex: We were all Hank Marvin on the hike. 

Todos estábamos Hank Marvin en la caminata.

on {one's} Jack Jones

(Cockney rhyming slang) by oneself, without company

Ex: She was sitting there on her Jack Jones. 
jam jar
jam jar
[Sustantivo]

(Cockney rhyming slang) a car; an automobile

coche, carro

coche, carro

Ex: She polished her jam jar on Sunday. 

Ella pulió su tarro de mermelada el domingo.

loaf {of bread|}
loaf (of bread)
[Sustantivo]

(Cockney rhyming slang) the head, or by extension, the brain

cabeza, seso

cabeza, seso

Ex: He took a ball right to the loaf of bread. 

Recibió una pelota justo en la hogaza de pan.

mince pie
mince pie
[Sustantivo]

(Cockney rhyming slang) an eye, mostly used in the plural

ojo, mirar

ojo, mirar

Ex: Wipe the sleep from your mince pies. 

Limpia el sueño de tus mince pies.

trouble and strife
trouble and strife
[Sustantivo]

(Cockney rhyming slang) wife; a man's spouse

esposa, mujer

esposa, mujer

Ex: My trouble and strife loves that restaurant. 

Mi trouble and strife ama ese restaurante.

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