Spanish

The English phrase “coconut oil” is aceite de coco in Spanish.

The Spanish phrase for a growth spurt is estirón. Estirón is used to describe a sudden growth in one’s body.

In Costa Rica yam is ñame, a starchy root that is boiled or used in soups. The word is the same in most of Latin America.

The English word ‘director’ is translated into Spanish as director. The term director refers to someone who directs.

The English phrase two fifty five is expressed in Spanish as dos cincuenta y cinco.

The English phrase “big guy” can be translated into Spanish as grandullón.

In Spanish, valve lifters is translated as taqués.

The English phrase “surface water” is translated into Spanish as agua superficial. The term refers to water collecting on the ground or in a body of water.

The phrase “say it to my face” in Spanish is translated as dímelo a la cara.

The English phrase “hi mother” is translated into Spanish as hola, mamá.