te reventaron
/te ɾebentaɾon/from spelling rules
The English phrase "get rekt" translates to Spanish as te reventaron.
This expression is used to celebrate a decisive or overwhelming victory over someone else. This phrase is used as slang, primarily in gaming contexts, to mock a defeated opponent.
Meaning: Translations (phrase)
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
te reventaron is a slang expression. If you need to express the concept of a resounding defeat in a formal setting, you should use the phrase Recibir una derrota contundente.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form te reventaron uses the third-person plural preterite to express a passive sense of being defeated, which is common in Spanish to avoid saying "I/you did it."
How do you pronounce it?
/te ɾebentaɾon/
Did you know?
- In street slang across some Latin American countries, using reventar toward a person can shift from gaming mockery to a serious threat of physical violence.
- If you are completely stuffed after a massive meal, you might say you are reventando to describe your stomach feeling like it will burst.
- While te reventaron is a digital slang term, its root verb reventar is also used in cooking to describe a technique for bursting or popping ingredients like seeds or skins.
Examples in context
- ¡Wow! En el último nivel del videojuego, quedé completamente destrozado/a.Wow! In the last level of the video game, I got completely destroyed.
- En el juego, te reventaron.In the game, you got rekt.
- No pudiste ganar porque te reventaron.You couldn't win because you got rekt.
- ¡Qué mala suerte! Te reventaron en la última ronda.What bad luck! You got rekt in the last round.
Example conversation
Two friends are playing a competitive video game.
- Elena¡No puedo creer que perdiera así!I can't believe I lost like that!
- AlejandroAcepta la realidad, Alejandro, te reventaron.Accept reality, Alejandro, you got rekt.
- ElenaFue solo suerte, Elena.It was just luck, Elena.
- AlejandroNo fue suerte, simplemente fuiste muy malo.It wasn't luck, you were just very bad.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
