me la pela: meaning & examples

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Language: Spanish

Meanings:

  • 1.

    SpainLatin America (various)vulgarcolloquialinformal
    • Literal translation 'it peels it for me,' not used in a literal sense and generally meaningless outside the idiom.

    Examples

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    • El origen de esta frase es confuso, pero literalmente significa que algo se pela para mí: me la pela.

      The origin of this phrase is confusing, but literally it means something peels for me: me la pela.

    • Aunque suena extraño, me la pela no se usa en sentido literal, sino como expresión coloquial.

      Although it sounds strange, me la pela is not used literally but as a colloquial expression.

    • El dicho me la pela no tiene un significado literal coherente fuera de su uso idiomático.

      The saying me la pela has no coherent literal meaning outside its idiomatic use.

    • Cuando escuché me la pela, pensé en su significado literal, pero luego comprendí que no se usa así.

      When I heard me la pela, I thought of its literal meaning, but then I understood it is not used that way.

  • 2.

    SpainLatin America (various)vulgarcolloquialinformal
    • Figurative expression of indifference meaning 'I don't care,' 'it does not matter to me,' or 'I couldn't care less.'

    Examples

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    • Puedes decirme lo que quieras, pero me la pela totalmente, no me importa tu opinión.

      You can say whatever you want, but I don't care at all, your opinion doesn't matter to me.

    • Si no vienes a la fiesta, me la pela, yo voy a divertirme igual.

      If you don't come to the party, I couldn't care less; I'm going to have fun anyway.

    • Me la pela lo que piensen los demás, voy a hacer lo que creo correcto.

      I don't care what others think, I'm going to do what I believe is right.

Examples:

  • ES: Quiéres decir por qué me la pela Trabajar con amateurs? Algo así.
    EN: You mean, why does it run me wrong to be working with amateurs?
  • ES: -Pues sí, mira, a mí, me la pela.
    EN: Yes, nothing to fuck.
  • ES: Marcos, me la pela los días que queden o lo que intente hacemos ese hijo de la gran puta.
    EN: I do not care days remain. This is what is this son of a bitch ...
  • ES: Pero me la pela.
    EN: But I'm not sweating it.
  • ES: Imperios yea tomato tomaaa me la pela
    EN: Empires yea tomato tomaaa I don't care
  • ES: Pense que querrias saber por que has sido traido aqui en realidad me la pela
    EN: I suppose you're wondering why you've been brought here today no not really
  • ES: Trabajar aquí o no, me la pela.
    EN: Work here or don't, 'cause it's no sweat off my balls.
  • ES: Puedes llamarlo Vladimir, me la pela, siempre que lo trates bien.
    EN: You can call him fucking Vladimir, for all I care as long as you treat him right.
  • ES: A mí me la pela lo que diga mi padre, lo que me da palo es clasificar comida
    EN: What can? Are you okay?
  • ES: El lugar, sin Abder, me la pela.
    EN: Forget the drugs! I want Abder.
  • ES: Díselo si quieres, me la pela.
    EN: You can tell him if you want. I don't give a shit.
  • ES: ¡Que me la pela esa tía! Esto es un mercado libre y esa tía está el agujero. Escúchame.
    EN: And get ready, we may have to ask the chief to bring more condoms.
  • ES: Y si estás vivo es porque Sole lo impidió, pero lo que es a mí, que estés vivo o no, me la pela.
    EN: The only reason you're alive is because Sole put a stop to it, but personally, I don't give a shit whether you live or die.
  • ES: A mí Europa me la pela.
    EN: Europe can basically lick my balls.
  • ES: Vale, pero que me la pela. Porque estoy hasta las narices de tener que defender lo que digo.
    EN: I have a bad attitude, because I'm tired of defending myself.
  • ES: Si me pasa algo a mí me la pela porque es mi puto problema.
    EN: Samu, if something happens to me, I don't care, it's my fucking problem.
  • ES: Su política de empresa me la pela.
    EN: Well, your company policy can kiss my ass.
  • ES: Pero con 25 años, pensé: "Debo llenar una hora, me la pela".
    EN: But back then, I was 25. I was like, "I've got to fill this hour, I don't give a shit!"
  • ES: Venga, al final y al cabo,a mí Warren Cave me la pela.
    EN: You know, at the end of the day,I don't give a shit about Warren Cave.
  • ES: La cárcel me la pela.
    EN: Prison ain't shit to me.

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