What does venga in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word venga in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use venga in Spanish.

The word venga in Spanish means come on!, you don´t say, come, return, be, suit, come, come, have been [+ gerund], get, not do any harm, be, avenge, get even, get revenge on , take revenge on, however you like, be a blessing in disguise, wherever it comes from, come from wherever it may. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word venga

come on!

interjección (ES (para apremiar)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
¡Venga, que se nos hace tarde!
Come on! We are going to be late.

you don´t say

interjección (ES (expresa incredulidad)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
¡Venga! No me lo creo.
You don't say! I can't believe it.

come

verbo intransitivo (llegar donde está quien habla)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Los abuelos vendrán esta tarde a visitarnos. El director vino tarde.
Our grandparents are coming to visit us this afternoon. The director came late.

return

verbo intransitivo (regresar)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Los pescadores vinieron de madrugada con una gran pesca.
The fisherman returned early in the morning with a large catch.

be

verbo intransitivo (figurar, salir)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
El artículo que te dije viene en la página 20.
The article I told you about is on page 20.

suit

(ajustarse, adaptarse)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ese color le viene al salón.
That color suits the room.

come

verbo pronominal (suceder de repente)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Estaban pavimentando la calle y se vinieron las lluvias.
They were surfacing the road and the rain came.

come

verbo pronominal (AmL: vulgar (llegar al orgasmo) (orgasm)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Mi novio me contó que anoche tuvo un sueño erótico y se vino mientras dormía.
My boyfriend told me that he had an erotic dream last night and came in his sleep.

have been [+ gerund]

verbo intransitivo (expresa acción continua)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Hace dos semanas venimos trabajando en el nuevo proyecto.
We have been working on the new project for two weeks.

get

(informal (ocurrirle, sucederle) (illness)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
A mi vecino le vino un cáncer fulminante que acabó con su vida.
My neighbor got a sudden cancer that killed him.

not do any harm

(informal (sentarle de cierta manera) (be beneficial)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Un poco de cariño no le viene mal a nadie. La nueva situación en la que se encontraba la empresa le venía muy bien a la competencia.
The new situation the company found itself in suited the competition very well.

be

(equivaler aproximadamente a algo)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Las palabras del senador vienen a ser un insulto para los empresarios.
The senator's words are an insult to business people.

avenge

verbo transitivo (devolver un daño)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El muchacho, harto de las burlas, vengó los insultos que había recibido todos esos años.
The boy, fed up with the taunts, avenged the insults he had received all those years.

get even

verbo pronominal (tomar venganza) (informal)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
Esto no se queda así; ya van a ver que voy a vengarme.
It's not over: I'll get even, you'll see.

get revenge on , take revenge on

(devolverle un daño)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El protagonista se venga de los asesinos de sus hijos matándolos uno a uno.
The protagonist gets (or: takes) revenge on his son's murderers, killing them one by one.

however you like

locución adverbial (coloquial (como desee)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Dile que puede gastarse su dinero como le venga en gana. ¡Sigue las instrucciones! No puedes hacer las cosas como te venga en gana.

be a blessing in disguise

expresión (se puede extraer algo bueno)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
No hay mal que por bien no venga, la ruina lo motivó a multiplicar su fortuna.
Every cloud has a silver lining: the bankruptcy motivated him to multiply his fortune.

wherever it comes from, come from wherever it may

expresión (sin importar procedencia)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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