Argentina
All expressions
Argentina
All expressions
To bring up past grievances or mistakes as a way to criticize or blame someone. This phrase is often used when someone is holding onto past resentments or using them as a way to get revenge.
To goof off, waste time, or act in a silly and pointless way without any purpose. In Argentina, pavear is that mode of existing where nothing productive happens — you're just drifting, clowning, and not engaging with anything real.
To put on airs, show off, or pretend to be wealthy and important without actually having the means to back it up. Garbear is performing a lifestyle — designer clothes on a renter's budget, expensive tastes on a minimum wage.
An annoyance, bore, or persistent nuisance. Dar lata is to be relentlessly bothersome — the kind of person or errand that drains your energy and patience with repetitive, pointless pestering.
A brute, someone clumsy and rough who handles everything without finesse or care. A caballo doesn't mean to cause damage — they just lack any delicacy in what they do, from driving to conversation to physical tasks.