Chile
All expressions
Chile
All expressions
To pay attention to someone, to take them into account, or to acknowledge what they say. In Chile 'llevarle el apunte' is recognition. If nobody llevas el apunte, you're being completely ignored.
Someone who persistently hits on a person without being wanted and refuses to read the signs. In Chile the jote doesn't realize nobody wants him there. Also the name of the Andean condor-like vulture.
To leave decisively or escape from a situation, in Chile and Argentina, the one who leaves doesn't come back.
A swear word or insult in Chile. Garabatos are the vocabulary of rage, surprise, or extreme emphasis. In Chile, letting loose garabatos means dropping expletives with real feeling behind them.
Intense gossip or talk that tears apart someone's reputation or behavior behind their back. In Chile the pelambre is the conversation that dismantles someone's image while they're nowhere around to defend themselves.