ExpressionsCareful!Tico
To get sharp, pay attention.
Word for word: To get alive.
- How to say it
- po·ner·se vi·vo
- Try it yourself
- Tap the word to hear it in a Costa Rican voice. Press and hold it to say it and get a score out of 100.
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More sayings: Careful!
- Pelar el ojoTo keep your eyes open, be careful.
- Ser una mosca muertaTo look innocent but not be.
- Por si las moscasJust in case.
- El que se quema con leche, hasta la cuajada sopla.Once bitten, twice shy.
- Más vale prevenir que lamentar.Better safe than sorry.
- Perro que ladra no muerde.Their bark is worse than their bite.