/Sounds like 'koo-LEH-brah'/
A debt, lingering problem, or pending obligation that's hard to resolve. In Colombia, culebras are those tangled commitments that wrap around you — they can be financial, personal, or social, but they always hang over you.
"I have several debts I don't know how to pay."
"He put me in a bind I didn't ask for."
/cu-LE-bra/
A treacherous backstabber who acts friendly to your face but is ready to hurt you the moment you turn around. In Colombia and Venezuela the culebra is the false friend who smiles while holding the knife behind their back.
"Don't tell him anything, that guy is a total snake."
"He acted like a snake after everything I did for him."
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/Sounds like 'koo-LEH-brah'/
A debt, lingering problem, or pending obligation that's hard to resolve. In Colombia, culebras are those tangled commitments that wrap around you — they can be financial, personal, or social, but they always hang over you.
"I have several debts I don't know how to pay."
"He put me in a bind I didn't ask for."
/cu-LE-bra/
A treacherous backstabber who acts friendly to your face but is ready to hurt you the moment you turn around. In Colombia and Venezuela the culebra is the false friend who smiles while holding the knife behind their back.
"Don't tell him anything, that guy is a total snake."
"He acted like a snake after everything I did for him."
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Detener a alguien, rechazar un avance romántico o parar en seco una situación que no te gusta ni te conviene. Es ponerle un alto claro, directo y sin ambigüedades para que entienda que ahí se acabó todo.