la tierra de María Santísima: meaning & examples

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Language: Spanish

Meanings:

  • 1.

    SpainLatin Americacolloquialreligious
    • An exclamatory phrase invoking the Virgin Mary used to express surprise, shock, indignation, or dismay.
    • A mild oath or interjection employed in informal speech to emphasize emotional reaction while invoking a religious figure.

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    • ¡La tierra de María Santísima! No esperaba ver algo tan aterrador en esa fiesta.

      Good heavens! I didn’t expect to see something so terrifying at that party.

    • Cuando se enteró de la noticia, exclamó: ¡La tierra de María Santísima, qué desastre!

      When he heard the news, he exclaimed: Good heavens, what a disaster!

    • ¡La tierra de María Santísima! ¿Cómo pudiste olvidar el informe tan importante?

      Good heavens! How could you forget such an important report?

  • 2.

    SpainLatin Americacolloquialregional
    • A figurative expression referring to a remote, isolated, or obscure place, analogous to 'the middle of nowhere.'

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    • Mi abuelo vive en la tierra de María Santísima, un lugar donde nadie conoce el internet.

      My grandfather lives in the middle of nowhere, a place where no one knows the internet.

    • Nos perdimos durante horas y terminamos en la tierra de María Santísima, sin señal ni carretera.

      We got lost for hours and ended up in the middle of nowhere, with no signal or road.

    • La cabaña está en la tierra de María Santísima, lejos de la ciudad y sin vecinos cerca.

      The cabin is in the middle of nowhere, far from the city and with no neighbors nearby.

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