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De volada
immediately / overflown
immediately / right away
Canary
Informante / Canario
Informante
Trullo
Spy / Prison
Cell or prison
Dabs
Fingerprints / Legal documentation
Fingerprints (Brit/ informal)
They were there, leaving their dabs all over the table and on, among other things, a bottle of gin.
Estar en la olla
To come down with sth / To be in a bad situation
To be in a bad situation / To have obstacles and problems in one's life
Arma pastelera
Dummy firegun / Pastry weapon/ Baking gun
Dummy or imitation firegun
Bacon
Policía / Fiscal / Arrepentido
Policía (US)
To cook
Falsificar / Apostar de manera ilegal
Falsificar
They had been cooking the books to create the appearance of earnings that really didn’t exist.
fish
Bicho raro / Interno recién ingresado (en prisión)
Inmates refer to newly incarcerated people as "fish."
Gatillo fácil
easy-trigger/ pull-the-trigger / trigger-happy
Trigger-happy
Rififí
Posh-looking visitor/ Mafia member / Burglary
Breaking and entering throught a hole made on the ceiling or roof, burglary
Graft
Soborno / Injerto / Guarda de la celda
Soborno (bribery)
Huercos
Children / Policemen / Judges
Children
Mordida
Bribe / Bite / prison snacks
Bribe
Black Maria
Tráfico de estupefacientes / Camioneta policial /
Tráfico de bebidas alcohólicas
Camioneta policial
Dee wee
Conducción imprudente / Conducir bajos los efectos del alcohol / Conductor que se da a la fuga
Driving while intoxicated -- Conducir bajo los efectos del alcohol
(HIT-AND-RUN DRIVER)
Poner bolas
To be brave / To pay attention / To break out of jail
To pay attention
Chicharra
Telephone/ Tracking device / A gossiper
Tracking device / GPS tracker
Wolf tickets
Prison sports facility/ Baseball tickets / Empty threats
Tough talk; threat(s) or boast(s), especially if empty and/or if made to intimidate someone.
Hood
Barrio / Matón / Pabellón / Interno / Fuga
Matón / Delincuente violento