How to Say "dead ringer" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “dead ringer” is “cagado” — C1 level.
English → SpanishC1
adjectiveC1informal
identical appearance
Examples
El niño está cagado a su abuelo.
The boy is the spitting image of his grandfather.
Estás cagado y escupido a tu padre.
You are the dead ringer for your father (literally: shat and spat out).
No lo puedo creer, es que está cagado.
I can't believe it, he looks exactly like him.
The preposition 'a'
When using 'cagado' to mean 'looks like', you usually follow it with the word 'a' before the person you are comparing them to.
Gender agreement
Mistake: “La niña está cagado a su madre.”
Correction: Say 'La niña está cagada'. Even in slang, the word must match the gender of the person you are describing.
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