La jerga de Venezuela Flashcards
(154 cards)
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Slang (2)
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La jerga
el argot
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a bastard, badass, dude
male goat
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un cabrón
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A face like ass, someone w/bad attitude
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una cara de culo
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Cocksucker - friendly or insult
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un mamahuevo
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To be broke, to pass the time
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Pelar bolas
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Term for close friend / insult (like “motherfucker”)
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Huevón (weon)
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Term for a close friend or acquaintance (also gay / fag)
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un marico
una marica
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A person who is broke, or has no money.
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un/una pelabola
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Of course, definitely
Expressing disappointment, or outrage
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De bolas
Que Bolas
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To shit, to fuck up
“I fucked it up”
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Cagar
“Yo lo cagué” (kah-gay)
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“damn!”, young person
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Un carajo
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A physical beating
c*nt
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Coñazo
el coño
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“shit!”, disagreeable person
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Coño de la Madre
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anus, ass, sex buddy
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El culo
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Talk shit, to bullshit
Bullshit
To masturbate
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Hablar paja
La paja
(from hacer la paja)
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s/thing of little value i.e. ‘crap’
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Huevonada
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Something that’s very annoying
literal: crablouse
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Ladilla
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Bored or fed up
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Ladillado(a)
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Twerking
To twerk
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Perreo
Perrear
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Excellent
Penis
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De Pinga
Una pinga
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a quickie or shag
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Un polvo
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penis, “wow!”
“wow!” from Maracaibo region
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Verga
Vergacion
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To become confused or confounded by something (“become an ass”)
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Volverse un culo
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Slimy (e.g. a slimy, creepy man, oozy substance)
Slug
Slime (from a slug), drool
To drool
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Baboso,a
Una babosa
La baba
Babear
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Flat hotplate/grill for cooking arepas
el budare
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large, noisy gathering of people
un bululú
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Chill out, or ‘relax!’. i.e. ‘Take it down two notches.’.
Bajale Dos
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Beer
la birra
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Really, a lot of
I really like this song
I have a lot of things to do this weekend.
Burda
Me gusta burda esta canción.
Tengo burda de cosas que hacer este fin de semana.
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a baguette
la canilla
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white/blonde person of EU descent
catire (m.) catira (f.)
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Mockery / bullying
To make fun
El chalequeo
Chalequear
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Thing, stuff, kitchen utensils & crockery
El coroto
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Agreeing i.e. "OK, go on then"
Dale pues (dal-eh pway)
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To board
To cancel plans previously agreed, to ditch (Vz)
Embarcar
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A flakey person
un embarcador
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To beat up, attack
To work very hard & dedicated way (Vz)
Fajar
Fajarse
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To rob, steal
Atracar
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“thingy-ma-jig”.
Una vaina
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A bastard; disliked person
Un desgraciado/a
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Hey! (2)
Epa
Epale
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Whatshisname’
| also 'tart'/'whore'
Fulana/o
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A guy
Un gafo
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A lick arse
Un jalabolas
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A state of drunk
I got so drunk I was seeing double
Una pea
“Me eché una pea que parecian dos
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To irritate someone
That kid pisses me off
Sacarle la Piedra
Ese chamo me saca la piedra
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A banana
Watermelon
Un cambur
Una patilla
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Of poor quality, bad or disappointing
Chimbo
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Hungover
A hangover
Enratonado
Un Ratón
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Cool, or excellent (used to express positive judgement on something)
Fino
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To make problems; to tell someone off
Formar Peo
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Venezuelan sauce made from aguacate
Corn on the cob
Small Venezuelan peppers
Guasacaca
Jojoto
El ají dulce
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Venezuelan cowboy
Grasslands of the country’s interior
Llanero
Los llanos
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A thug, or gangster.
Malandro
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A person who is either poorly dressed, takes little care of their personal appearance, or is odd.
Mamarracho
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A person who is sexually unfaithful in their relationships.
A horn
Un montacachos
el cacho
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Someone who rides a motorbike
Un motorizado
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The Venezuelan national dish
Black beans
Shredded meat
Sliced Plantain
Pabellón Criollo
Caraotas
Carne Mechada
Tajadas
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Heavy rain
Stick
Palo de Agua
Un palo
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A friend, or mate.
Una pana
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To pick someone up and give them a ride using your own vehicle. e.g. -
How will you get to the Cinema? - They’re going to pick me up.
Pasar Buscando – verb
“Como llegaras al cine?” -”Me van a pasar buscando”
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Scrambled eggs mixed with onion and tomato.
Cocaine.
Perico
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A drinking straw.
Pitillo
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Speed-bump.
Policia Acostado
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'impressive! 'excellent!'
Que Nota!
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Spanish Flan. Different from the Mexican word.
Quesillo
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Posh, or pertaining to a high social class or level of wealth.
Sifrino/a
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A bucket.
Un tobo
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Vagina
Una totona
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Una totona
Vagina
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Un tobo
A bucket
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Sifrino/a
Posh, or pertaining to a high social class or level of wealth.
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Que Nota!
'impressive! 'excellent!'
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Un policia acostado
a speed bump
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Un pitillo
una patilla
a straw
a watermelon
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Pasar Buscando
To pick someone up and give them a ride using your own vehicle
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Una pana
a mate, friend
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Mamarracho
A person who is either poorly dressed, takes little care of their personal appearance, or is odd.
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Malandro
A thug, or gangster
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Llanero
Venezuelan cowboy
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Jojoto
corn on the cob
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Formar Peo
To make problems; to tell someone off
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Fino
Cool, or excellent (used to express positive judgement on something)
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Enratonado
Hungover
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Chimbo
Of poor quality, bad or disappointing
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Bad or disappointing
Chimbo
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Of poor quality
Chimbo
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Sacarle la Piedra
To irritate someone
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Una pea
A state of drunk
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Un jalabolas
A lick arse
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el cacho
the horn
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Un montacachos
sexually unfaithful
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Mamarracho
A person who is either poorly dressed, takes little care of their personal appearance, or is odd.
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Malandro
A thug, or gangster.
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Un gafo
a guy
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Fulana/o
Whatshisname’
| also 'tart'/'whore'
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'tart'/'whore'
un fulana/o
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Epa
Hey!
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Un desgraciado/a
A bastard; disliked person
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Atracar
To rob, steal
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Fajar
Fajarse
To beat up, attack
To work very hard & dedicated way (Vz)
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un embarcador
a flakey person
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Embarcar (2)
To cancel plans previously agreed, to ditch (Vz)
To board
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Dale pues
Agreeing i.e. "OK, go on then"
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El coroto
Thing, stuff, kitchen utensils & crockery
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catire (m.) catira (f.)
white/blonde person of EU descent
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la canilla
a baguette
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Burda
Really, a lot of
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Bajale Dos
Chill out, or ‘relax!’. i.e. ‘Take it down two notches.’.
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Chill out, or ‘relax!’
Bajale Dos
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Baboso
creep, slimy man
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Volverse un culo
To become confused or confounded by something ("become an ass")
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To become confused or confounded by something
Volverse un culo
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Verga (2)
penis, "wow!"
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"wow!"
Verga
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Un polvo
a quickie
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Perreo
Twerking
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Ladillado(a)
Bored or fed up
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Fed up
Ladillado(a)
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Una ladilla
Something that's very annoying
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Crab lice
ladilla
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Huevonada
s/thing of little value i.e. 'crap'
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Crap
Huevonada
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La paja
Bullshit
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Coño de la Madre
"shit!", disagreeable person
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shit! Fuck!
Coño de la Madre
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Disagreeable person, a c*nt
un coño de la Madre
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Coñazo
a beating
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Un carajo
"damn!", young person
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"damn!"
carajo
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young person
Un carajo
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Cagar (2)
to shit,
| to fuck up
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De bolas
Of course, definitely
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Que bolas
Expressing disappointment, or outrage
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Pelabolo/a
A person who is broke, or has no money.
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Huevón (weon)
Term for close friend / insult (like "motherfucker")
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Pelar bolas
To be broke, pass the time
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un mamahuevo
Cocksucker - friendly or insult
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una cara de culo
A face like ass, someone w/bad attitude
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Someone w/bad attitude
una cara de culo
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Retarded
retrasado
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retrasado
Retarded
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Echarle pichón
Echarle bola
Both: Make an effort to achieve a goal. To do things with enthusiasm and courage.
Pichón: pol
Bola: vul
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Make an effort to achieve a goal.
1. Polite
2. Vul
I put an effort into my job this morning
A young pigeon
Echarle pichón
Echarle bola
Le eché pichón/bola en mi trabajo esta mañana.
Un pichón
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Un niche
An individual with no style or class.
Or adjective.
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Low class, low style
Un niche, niche
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Arrecho, a (3)
1. adj Angry or infuriated (Vz)
2. Wow! Fascinating (Qué arrecha! Qué concierto arrecho!)
3. adj Horny (in Colombian Spanish)
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un carajito
a kid
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a kid
un carajito
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Una alcabala
A checkpoint
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A checkpoint
Una alcabala
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Bribe (Vz)
Bribe (3)
To bribe (2)
Checkpoint
A possessive woman
La matraca
Una coima (COY-ma)
El soborno
La mordida
Sobornar
Coimear
Una alcabala
Una cuaima (KWAY-ma)
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A lump
Have a tough time
Una roncha
Pasar una roncha
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Asshole
Un pelotudo
