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Bandera de Perú

/Sounds like 'FREH-teh'/

Someone bold, direct, and unapologetically outspoken in Peru — a person who says exactly what they think, no filter, no apology. Frete has a charged energy: it can be admired as confident or seen as aggressive, depending on how you use it. Lima's version of someone who doesn't beat around the bush.

Example

"No le preguntes si no quieres la verdad, ese pata es frete. → "Don't ask him if you don't want the truth — that guy is brutally direct."

"Es frete pero tiene razón en todo lo que dice. → "She's blunt, but she's right about everything she says."

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Regional synonyms:

Negocio turbio o trampa para obtener algo de forma deshonesta. Se usa para hablar de maniobras poco éticas, desde tranzas políticas hasta trampitas en el trabajo.