dimes y diretes

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdimes i diˈɾetes/ [ˌd̪i.mes i ð̞iˈɾe.t̪es]
• Syllabification: di‧mes y di‧re‧tes

Noun

dimes y diretes f pl (plural only)

1. (idiomatic) squabbling, crossed words
2. (idiomatic) he said, she said

Further reading

• “dimes y diretes”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025