Chile
All expressions
Chile
All expressions
To be stingy, give very little, or skimp on something in Chile and Bolivia. A pichicatero is that person who gives you the absolute minimum and makes you feel like you're asking for too much.
The standard word for someone who's had too much alcohol and it shows. Although every country has their own slang, borracho is the one every Spanish speaker understands no matter where they're from.
Drunk or under the influence of alcohol. A more formal or euphemistic way of saying someone's had too much, used especially in Peru, Colombia, and Chile when you don't want to say borracho directly.
The goal or goalmouth in soccer in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay where the goalkeeper stands to defend with everything. The sacred space strikers want to breach and the keeper protects with their life.
A stroke of luck or something that turned out well by pure chance, without any skill or planning involved. When something happens de chiripa, the universe randomly decided to do you a favor.