ni loco: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- Literally: not even crazy; denying that one is insane.
Examples
BetaNi loco aceptaría una oferta tan peligrosa sin pensarlo bien.
Not even crazy would I accept such a dangerous offer without thinking it over.
¿Quieres que me arriesgue a eso? Ni loco, prefiero quedarme tranquilo.
You want me to risk that? No way, I'd rather stay calm.
Ni loco me metería en ese lío sin tener un plan claro.
Not even crazy would I get into that mess without a clear plan.
Aunque me pagaran mucho, ni loco trabajaría en ese lugar tan tóxico.
Even if they paid me a lot, not even crazy would I work in such a toxic place.
- Figuratively: emphatic refusal or impossibility; 'no way' or 'I would never' (used to stress that the speaker would not do or accept something under any circumstances).
Examples
Beta¿Quieres que le preste dinero? Ni loco, sé que no me lo va a devolver.
You want me to lend him money? No way, I know he won't pay me back.
Ni loco aceptaría ese trabajo, las condiciones son pésimas y el sueldo es bajo.
I would never accept that job; the conditions are terrible and the salary is low.
Cuando me preguntaron si quería ir a la fiesta con ellos, les dije ni loco, prefiero quedarme en casa.
When they asked me if I wanted to go to the party with them, I said no way, I’d rather stay home.
Examples:
- ES: Pero a esta isla no vuelvo ni loco.EN: But this is one island I'm giving back to the Japs.
- ES: - ¡No te vuelto a traer ni loco!EN: - I'll never take you along again!
- ES: Yo, a casa, no vuelvo ni loco.EN: I'm not going back home, for sure!
- ES: Ni malvado ni loco.EN: Neither wicked nor insane.
- ES: Yo trataré de ayudarle si usted puede convencerme de que no está ni ebrio ni loco.EN: I shall try to prevent it if I know that you're neither drunk nor insane.
- ES: Es extraño, pero él no parecía fanático ni loco.EN: It's strange, but he fan or not seem crazy.
- ES: No ganarías esa apuesta ni loco.EN: That's a thousand-to-one shot.
- ES: Oh, ni loco, coco.EN: Come on out. Oh, no way, Jose.
- ES: Pero yo no voy ni loco.EN: I absolutely do not go.
- ES: Con úlceras, ni loco.EN: Are you kidding?
- ES: Pegajosa, pero ni loco.EN: Sticky, but no banana.
- ES: ¡Qué gracioso! A ti, ni loco.EN: I'd never let you fuck me!
- ES: ¡Ja! ¡No quedaría contigo ni loco, albino friki!EN: If you were a sucker, you'd be a sourball, you albino geek!
- ES: Y si quedan contigo para recuperar el bolso no vayas ni loco.EN: If they ask you to meet them with the bag, don't go!
- ES: Yo ni loco querría salir contigo.EN: I sure as hell wouldn't want to date you.
- ES: No me quedo aquí ni loco.EN: I'm not gonna stay here. No! No way!
- ES: Te aseguro que ni loco pienso volver a prisión.EN: I don't know about you, Harry, I sure as hell don't feel like going back to jail.
- ES: No lo hará ni loco.EN: Oh, God, you can stay longer than that.
- ES: No, ni loco.EN: - Oh, c'mon. No way.
- ES: ¡No pasaría la noche allí ni loco!EN: 170)}That's what makes it funny... 170)}...
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