A favor, a kind act, or help given at exactly the right moment. In Mexico, asking for an 'aliviane' is asking someone to come through for you — a ride to the airport, covering for you at work, lending you money when you're short. When someone gives you an aliviane, you remember it.

A proverb that says if you leave your place, someone else will take it. If you're not present, you can't claim your spot, highlighting the importance of being proactive and present in life.

To bother, pester, ruin something, or mess things up. Fregar spans the spectrum from mild annoyance to serious damage — it can describe a nagging coworker or a crashed computer with the exact same word.

A stupid mistake, dumb move, or blunder that anyone could have avoided. In Mexico, a 'tarugada' is what happens when you didn't think before acting — sending a message to the wrong person, breaking the thing you were trying to fix, saying exactly the wrong thing.