Lánzate

Wed, Jan 20, 2016

Una lanza is a spear. The verb lanzar, launch, appears in a few useful expressions.

Lánzate

Informally, lanzarse works for head out somewhere, especially without delay.

With para, lanzarse works for candidacies: Se lanzó para alcalde. He ran for mayor.

Se me lanzó

Lanzarse is also used for the idea of declaring romantic interest. Se me lanzó. He let me know he's interested, literally, threw himself at me. Lanzado means forward, aggressive. Anda súper lanzado. He is hitting on me, coming on strong.

Pasarse de lanza

Pasarse de lanza means: go too far, be out of line, exceed acceptable boundaries.

Also heard is pasarse de la raya, literally, cross the line.

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