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/Sounds like "ROH" (as in "row") + "cheh" (as in "check")/
Embarrassment, awkwardness, or an uncomfortable situation in front of others. In Peru it's the go-to word for that cringe-worthy feeling when you want to disappear.
“What an embarrassment, I tripped in front of everyone.”
“Don't make a scene, you're embarrassing me.”
/Sounds like "ROH" (as in "row") + "cheh" (as in "check")/
Embarrassment, shame, or secondhand cringe in Peru. That full-body wave of discomfort when you have done something socially awkward or watched someone else crash and burn in public. Roche is the wish that the floor would just open up and swallow you.
“I was mortified when I got the name wrong in front of everyone.”
“It was so cringeworthy watching him fall like that, none of us knew where to look.”
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/Sounds like "ROH" (as in "row") + "cheh" (as in "check")/
Embarrassment, awkwardness, or an uncomfortable situation in front of others. In Peru it's the go-to word for that cringe-worthy feeling when you want to disappear.
“What an embarrassment, I tripped in front of everyone.”
“Don't make a scene, you're embarrassing me.”
/Sounds like "ROH" (as in "row") + "cheh" (as in "check")/
Embarrassment, shame, or secondhand cringe in Peru. That full-body wave of discomfort when you have done something socially awkward or watched someone else crash and burn in public. Roche is the wish that the floor would just open up and swallow you.
“I was mortified when I got the name wrong in front of everyone.”
“It was so cringeworthy watching him fall like that, none of us knew where to look.”
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Patear el tablero
To completely upend the rules or the established order, usually abruptly. In Argentina and Uruguay, patear el tablero means blowing up what was agreed in order to start fresh, flipping the whole board over when a process has stalled or when someone decides the current setup simply is not working.