What is the translation of "Cuando te estás muriendo de hambre y alguien trata de ser gracioso contigo." in English?

The phrase "Cuando te estás muriendo de hambre y alguien trata de ser gracioso contigo." translates colloquially to: "When you're starving and someone tries to be funny with you."

What does the word "Cuando" mean in this context?

In this phrase, "Cuando" means: when — temporal conjunction introducing a clause

What does the word "te" mean in this context?

In this phrase, "te" means: you (reflexive/indirect object pronoun, informal singular)

What does the word "estás" mean in this context?

In this phrase, "estás" means: you are — present tense of 'estar', used for temporary states like hunger

What does the word "muriendo" mean in this context?

In this phrase, "muriendo" means: dying — gerund of 'morir'; here idiomatic: 'starving' or 'dying of hunger'

What does the word "de" mean in this context?

In this phrase, "de" means: of — indicates cause or reason (here: cause of dying)

What does the word "hambre" mean in this context?

In this phrase, "hambre" means: hunger — feminine noun; 'tener hambre' = to be hungry, but here used idiomatically in 'muriendo de hambre'

What does the word "y" mean in this context?

In this phrase, "y" means: and — coordinating conjunction

What does the word "alguien" mean in this context?

In this phrase, "alguien" means: someone — indefinite pronoun, third-person singular

What does the word "trata" mean in this context?

In this phrase, "trata" means: tries — third-person singular present of 'tratar', as in 'tratar de + infinitive'

What does the word "de" mean in this context?

In this phrase, "de" means: to — part of the verb phrase 'tratar de' meaning 'to try to'

What does the word "ser" mean in this context?

In this phrase, "ser" means: to be — infinitive, linking verb before adjective

What does the word "gracioso" mean in this context?

In this phrase, "gracioso" means: funny — masculine singular adjective agreeing with 'alguien' (gender-neutral but defaults to masculine)

What does the word "contigo" mean in this context?

In this phrase, "contigo" means: with you — compound preposition (con + ti), informal singular

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