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Old August 27, 2011, 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Caballero View Post
No, I know it's not used that way in English. But according to RAE:
to be like a tren means:
estar como un ~, o como para parar un ~. 1. locs. verbs. coloqs. U. para denotar que una persona es muy atractiva.

http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltCons...US=3&LEMA=tren
I've never heard it in my entire life. Too bad the DRAE doesn't say --as it usually does with colloquial expressions-- where it's used. I know it's not used in Colombia, at least it wasn't when I lived there..

I can't imagine what's so attractive about being like a train..
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