chispa

only used in te ... chispa

3,001–5,000 #4,505

Also a form of

Meanings

verb

  1. only used in te ... chispa, syntactic variant of chíspate, second-person singular imperative of chisparse

adjective

  1. Colombia, Mexico, colloquial, invariable funny
  2. El Salvador, colloquial, invariable smart; intelligent

noun, feminine

  1. spark (small particle of glowing matter)
  2. spark (small burst of electrical discharge)
  3. chip
  4. sprinkle
  5. colloquial drunkenness, intoxication (state of being intoxicated with alcohol)

In sentences

Tomás tiene chispa. Tom is witty. #5057196

Las chispas saltan. Sparks fly. #13484978

Él tiene mucha chispa. He is full of go. #1617324

No tiene chispa de tonto. He's not at all stupid. #2258632

Cuando se lo dije echó chispas. When I told him that, he got furious. #2259899

Jane estaba que echaba chispas. Jane was fuming. #13718149

La toma de corriente está soltando chispas. There are sparks flying out of the electric socket. #5303282

Sacó una chispa del pedernal. He struck a spark from the flint. #11032960