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Learn Spanish gestures part two

Learn Spanish gestures: Learn Spanish gestures part 2: Food part 1
"Cara dura"
"He/she has got a nerve" (or more literally: "How cheeky!")
How to do it: the fingers of one hand are tapped against the cheek; palm can be facing in or out.
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Learn Spanish gestures: Learn Spanish gestures part 2: food part 2
"Me parto de risa"
Literally: "I'm laughing so hard I'm splitting in half". Only used sarcastically.
How to do it: hand is tapped, palm up, against the lower abdomen a few times.
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Learn Spanish gestures: Learn Spanish gestures part 2: Food part 3
"Estás loco"
"You are crazy" (either to the person being addressed or describing someone else)
How to do it: raise two fingers to the temple and rotate the hand around this point.
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Learn Spanish gestures: Learn Spanish gestures part 3: food part 4
"Hasta aquí (de harto)"
"I've had it up to here"
How to do it: the hand is raised to the temple and then quickly jerked away upwards.
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