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/Sounds like "leh" (as in "let") + "bahn" (as in "bar") + "TAHR" (as in "tar")/

Meaning

In Argentina, to successfully pick someone up or score a romantic encounter, especially at a bar or party. "Levantar" describes the act of hooking up with someone you just met.

Examples

He went to the club alone and ended up levantando a girl.

He didn't come to have fun, he came to see if he could levantar someone.

Regional synonyms

A thief, a robber, in Buenos Aires lunfardo, someone who makes their living stealing. Caco is old-school street vocabulary, the word for the kind of skilled thief who operates with purpose rather than impulse.