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/Sounds like "chahm" (as in "chat") + "BOHN" (as in "boat")/
A clumsy, careless person who botches even the simplest tasks and leaves others to clean up the mess. In Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, and Honduras, calling someone chambón means they have zero attention to detail. They measure wrong, cut crooked, and somehow make everything worse than before they started.
“Don't be such a klutz, measure twice before you cut.”
“The plumber they hired was totally useless, he left everything worse than it was.”
/Sounds like "chahm" (as in "chat") + "BOHN" (as in "boat")/
A clumsy, careless person who does things badly without meaning to. The chambon in Mexico, Colombia, Spain, and Honduras has no bad intentions, they just consistently fumble things: spill, drop, misread instructions, and finish everything slightly off or broken.
“Qué chambón, rompió dos platos solo intentando poner la mesa.”
“What a klutz, he broke two plates just trying to set the table.”
“No le encargues el trabajo al chambón ese, que lo va a arruinar seguro.”
“Do not give that job to that bumbler, he is guaranteed to mess it up.”
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/Sounds like "chahm" (as in "chat") + "BOHN" (as in "boat")/
A clumsy, careless person who botches even the simplest tasks and leaves others to clean up the mess. In Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, and Honduras, calling someone chambón means they have zero attention to detail. They measure wrong, cut crooked, and somehow make everything worse than before they started.
“Don't be such a klutz, measure twice before you cut.”
“The plumber they hired was totally useless, he left everything worse than it was.”
/Sounds like "chahm" (as in "chat") + "BOHN" (as in "boat")/
A clumsy, careless person who does things badly without meaning to. The chambon in Mexico, Colombia, Spain, and Honduras has no bad intentions, they just consistently fumble things: spill, drop, misread instructions, and finish everything slightly off or broken.
“Qué chambón, rompió dos platos solo intentando poner la mesa.”
“What a klutz, he broke two plates just trying to set the table.”
“No le encargues el trabajo al chambón ese, que lo va a arruinar seguro.”
“Do not give that job to that bumbler, he is guaranteed to mess it up.”
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Avivarse
In Chile, to take advantage of a situation or act opportunistically at others' expense. The person who avivates tries to get the best deal while others don't notice.