In Colombia, someone who kills the party or atmosphere with their dull, boring, or negative attitude. The muertero arrives and the atmosphere immediately drops.

To wash the dishes and kitchen utensils in Colombia and Ecuador — the household chore nobody wants to do. There's always a mountain of dishes waiting for you after every meal like divine punishment.

To do your homework, to complete the school assignments given to you for home. It is the activity every kid in Latin America dreaded, the thing standing between you and playing outside. "Hacer la tarea" defines the afternoons of millions of students across the Spanish speaking world.

A lift or having someone drive you somewhere. It's an anglicism borrowed straight from English that's become completely natural in everyday Latin American Spanish.