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/Sounds like the English word "chul" + "eh" (as in "egg") + "AHR" (as in "art")/
To compliment or flatter someone very directly and enthusiastically, usually about their looks. In Mexico, Colombia, and Venezuela, "chulear" means throwing a genuine compliment at someone with no hesitation, right in front of everyone.
“He complimented me in front of the whole group and I didn't know what to say.”
“He told her she looked amazing the moment she walked in.”
/Sounds like the English word "chul" + "eh" (as in "egg") + "AHR" (as in "art")/
To show off something with pride and a touch of swagger, making sure everyone sees and acknowledges it. In Mexico, Colombia, and Venezuela, when you chulear something you are not being subtle: you want the recognition and you want it now.
“Stop showing off the new car already, everyone has seen it.”
“She walked in showing off that outfit and there was no ignoring it.”
/Sounds like the English word "chul" + "eh" (as in "egg") + "AHR" (as in "art")/
To compliment someone, to tell them how good they look. In Mexico and Colombia, chulear can be flirty, but it is just as often warm and affectionate, like a grandmother gushing over her grandkid or friends hyping each other up.
“Let me compliment you, you look incredible in that dress.”
“My grandmother always showers me with compliments whenever I visit her.”
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/Sounds like the English word "chul" + "eh" (as in "egg") + "AHR" (as in "art")/
To compliment or flatter someone very directly and enthusiastically, usually about their looks. In Mexico, Colombia, and Venezuela, "chulear" means throwing a genuine compliment at someone with no hesitation, right in front of everyone.
“He complimented me in front of the whole group and I didn't know what to say.”
“He told her she looked amazing the moment she walked in.”
/Sounds like the English word "chul" + "eh" (as in "egg") + "AHR" (as in "art")/
To show off something with pride and a touch of swagger, making sure everyone sees and acknowledges it. In Mexico, Colombia, and Venezuela, when you chulear something you are not being subtle: you want the recognition and you want it now.
“Stop showing off the new car already, everyone has seen it.”
“She walked in showing off that outfit and there was no ignoring it.”
/Sounds like the English word "chul" + "eh" (as in "egg") + "AHR" (as in "art")/
To compliment someone, to tell them how good they look. In Mexico and Colombia, chulear can be flirty, but it is just as often warm and affectionate, like a grandmother gushing over her grandkid or friends hyping each other up.
“Let me compliment you, you look incredible in that dress.”
“My grandmother always showers me with compliments whenever I visit her.”
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Tomarse el palo
To take a comment or joke personally when it was not aimed at you. In Mexico, someone who "se toma el palo" gets defensive over something that had nothing to do with them, which usually just confirms everyone else's suspicion that it actually did.