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Rayo is a Spanish word that has many different meanings and it’s used in many everyday expressions. Let me show you some of them:
| rayos X, rayos equis | ray | X-rays |
| rayo de luz | ray, beam | beam of light |
| rayos del sol | ray | sunrays |
| rayo láser | beam | laser beam |
| rayo de luna | beam | moonbeam |
| cayó un rayo | lightning bolt. Lit: A lightning bold fell. | a bolt of lightning struck |
| los rayos de mi bicicleta | spokes | tire spokes |
| sabe a rayos (MX) | expr: lit: it tastes like rays. | it tastes horrible, foul. |
| huele a rayos (MX) | expr. lit: it smells like rays. | it tastes horrible, foul. |
| ¡rayos! | expr: lit: rays! lightning! | damn! |
| como de rayo | expr: lit: like of ray. | like greased lightning |
| está echando rayos | expr: lit: he’s throwing rays | he is fuming |
| ¡que te parta un rayo! | expr: lit: May lightning strike you! | You can go to hell. |
| ¡qué rayos quieres! | expr: lit: What the lightning do you want. | It’s a euphemism of ¡qué diablos! What the hell do you want! |
All of these expressions are used in Mexico, I know some of them are used in other countries as well.
Le cayó un rayo a la Estatua de la Libertad
rayos láser
rayos de sol
Originally published on 20110817. Latest update 20210309 (spanishNY.com) top
