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/Sounds like 'ah-pan-tah-YAR'/

To impress or dazzle someone, to do something flashy to get attention or admiration. In Mexico, apantallar is about leaving an impression — whether genuinely impressive or just showing off to get people talking.

Example

"Lo hizo solo para apantallar a la chava nueva."

"Ese carro es puro apantallar, no tiene para la gasolina. → He did it just to impress the new girl."

"That car is pure show-off, he doesn't even have money for gas."

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Chica linda o mujer atractiva en Argentina y Chile. Es un diminutivo cariñoso de 'mina' que se usa para hablar de una mujer que te gusta o que llama la atención.