estar en candela
🇨🇺 Spanish slang from Cuba
What does “estar en candela” mean?
to be rough, in trouble
Example
“La cosa está en candela.”
Things are really rough.
Good to know
'Candela' = fire.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
😮 Reactions
The textbook way to say it: estar en problemas
💀 How other countries say “we're screwed, in deep trouble”
- 🇦🇷 estar al hornoArgentina
- 🇲🇽 ¡Ya valió!Mexico
- 🇨🇴 pailaColombia
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- estar quemaoto be worn out; or a bit crazy
- estar metidoto be in love, hooked on someone
- aserebuddy, bro
- ¿Qué bolá?What's up?
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- Bailando · Enrique IglesiasLevel A2
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