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/Sounds like "choh" (as in "chose") + "reh" (as in "red") + "AHR" (as in "art")/
To steal opportunistically and without violence, taking advantage of a moment of carelessness. Common in Central America (Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Panama). The thief waits for the right moment to snatch something without being noticed.
“Someone swiped my phone at the market and I did not even feel it.”
“Keep an eye on your backpack, people steal here fast.”
/Sounds like "choh" (as in "chose") + "reh" (as in "red") + "AHR" (as in "art")/
To talk someone into something using smooth words and charm, with no intention of following through. In Mexico, chorear is the art of sweet-talking: saying exactly what someone wants to hear to get what you want, then disappearing when it is time to deliver.
“He talked you into lending him money and never paid you back.”
“Don't let him sweet-talk you, that guy just wants to take your cash.”
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/Sounds like "choh" (as in "chose") + "reh" (as in "red") + "AHR" (as in "art")/
To steal opportunistically and without violence, taking advantage of a moment of carelessness. Common in Central America (Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Panama). The thief waits for the right moment to snatch something without being noticed.
“Someone swiped my phone at the market and I did not even feel it.”
“Keep an eye on your backpack, people steal here fast.”
/Sounds like "choh" (as in "chose") + "reh" (as in "red") + "AHR" (as in "art")/
To talk someone into something using smooth words and charm, with no intention of following through. In Mexico, chorear is the art of sweet-talking: saying exactly what someone wants to hear to get what you want, then disappearing when it is time to deliver.
“He talked you into lending him money and never paid you back.”
“Don't let him sweet-talk you, that guy just wants to take your cash.”
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Piropo
A compliment tossed at someone in public, usually about their looks. In Spanish-speaking cultures, piropos range from poetic verses to blunt flattery. How welcome they are depends entirely on context and tone: street piropos are increasingly seen as unwanted in big cities.