ExpressionsMoods & statesTico
To be hungry.
Word for word: To have an edge.
- How to say it
- te·ner fi·lo
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More sayings: Moods & states
- Estar de manteles largosTo be celebrating in style.
- Estar a cacheteTo be going great, in excellent shape.
- Estar de a tiroTo be in great shape; also “totally, completely”.
- Estar como una uvaTo look great, fresh and healthy.
- Estar como una pasaTo look old and wrinkly.
- Estar como usted cuando era pobreA cheeky reply to “¿Cómo está?”: I’m great, like you were before you got rich.