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/Sounds like "ehm" (as in "egg") + "bah" (as in "bar") + "RRAHR" + "lah" (as in "lava")/
To screw up badly, to make a serious mistake that damages something or lets people down. In Colombia, embarrarla (literally "to mud everything up") is the go-to expression when you have made a real error and there is no pretending otherwise. Admitting you la embarraste means accepting full responsibility.
“I messed up with what I said and now she is not talking to me.”
“Do not screw this one up, it is your last chance.”
/Sounds like "ehm" (as in "egg") + "bah" (as in "bar") + "RRAHR" + "lah" (as in "lava")/
To mess something up or make a situation worse through a bad decision in Chile. The person who "la embarra" puts their foot in it and leaves things in a worse state than before.
“She blew it when she spilled the secret in front of everyone.”
“Don't mess it up now that we are winning, play it cool.”
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/Sounds like "ehm" (as in "egg") + "bah" (as in "bar") + "RRAHR" + "lah" (as in "lava")/
To screw up badly, to make a serious mistake that damages something or lets people down. In Colombia, embarrarla (literally "to mud everything up") is the go-to expression when you have made a real error and there is no pretending otherwise. Admitting you la embarraste means accepting full responsibility.
“I messed up with what I said and now she is not talking to me.”
“Do not screw this one up, it is your last chance.”
/Sounds like "ehm" (as in "egg") + "bah" (as in "bar") + "RRAHR" + "lah" (as in "lava")/
To mess something up or make a situation worse through a bad decision in Chile. The person who "la embarra" puts their foot in it and leaves things in a worse state than before.
“She blew it when she spilled the secret in front of everyone.”
“Don't mess it up now that we are winning, play it cool.”
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Huachafo
Tacky, in bad taste, or exaggeratedly showy without any real elegance. In Peru, huachafo describes anything that tries too hard to look refined but ends up looking ridiculous: flashy without substance, loud without style, expensive-looking without the class.