Venezuela
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Venezuela
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A scatterbrained person who acts without thinking and always makes a mess of things through pure impulsiveness. In Colombia and Venezuela the atolondrado is always in a rush but arrives last with everything upside down.
A person who covers up or enables someone else's questionable behavior out of complicity or affection. In Colombia and Venezuela the alcahueta knows everything that's going on and stays quiet because it benefits her.
To go out into the street without a fixed destination, just to see what's there and pass the time. In Colombia and Venezuela, callear is the favorite activity of someone who doesn't have a plan but doesn't want to stay at home.
To leave someone completely mesmerized and speechless, unable to think clearly. In Colombia and Venezuela, when something 'embobes' you, it has so much magic that it disconnects you from everything else.
A nonstop talker or relentlessly annoying person in Venezuela — someone who runs their mouth endlessly or pesters you without letting up. Matraca is also the name of a ratcheting noisemaker, which tells you everything about how the word feels when someone earns the label.