Slang / Phrases
MexicoColombia
Qué oso
How embarrassing! A little moment that makes you wish the floor would swallow you.
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01How embarrassing! What a cringe moment.
A bear that means embarrassment is a tiny language surprise worth remembering.
Hear it in everyday life
Saludé a un desconocido. Qué oso.
I waved at a stranger. How embarrassing.
Qué oso, tenía el micrófono encendido.
How embarrassing, my microphone was on.
Me equivoqué de nombre. Qué oso.
I got the name wrong. How embarrassing.
Make it yours
Say: “I waved at a stranger. How embarrassing.”