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Sapo
/Sounds like "SAH" (as in "salsa") + "poh" (as in "port")/
A snitch, tattletale, or gossip who cannot keep a secret and rushes to tell everyone what they know. In Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, and Ecuador, calling someone a "sapo" is a serious social insult: it means they spy on others and report back to whoever will listen. Nobody wants this label.
“Don't tell that guy anything, he is a total snitch.”
“The class tattletale already went and told the teacher everything.”
Sapo
/Sounds like "SAH" (as in "salsa") + "poh" (as in "port")/
A gossipy snitch who rats people out to authority without anyone asking them to. The sapo is the one who always runs to tell the boss what you did, earning everyone's contempt.
“Don't be a sapo and don't tell the teacher.”
“The class sapo reported us to the principal.”
Sapo
/Sounds like "SAH" (as in "salsa") + "poh" (as in "port")/
A snitch, gossip, or person who carries information about others to wherever it will cause the most trouble. In Colombia and Peru, a sapo is the person you can never trust with any secret.
“Don't tell him, he's a snitch and he'll spread it around.”
“That gossip went next door to tell the neighbor everything.”
Sapo
/Sounds like "SAH" (as in "salsa") + "poh" (as in "port")/
A nosy, snooping person in Argentina who wants to know everything about other people's lives without anyone asking. The sapo listens in on conversations, peeks at phones, and is always asking things that are none of their business.
“Don't be a sapo and stop eavesdropping on our conversation.”
“He's super nosy, always keeping tabs on what everyone else is doing.”
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Sapo
/Sounds like "SAH" (as in "salsa") + "poh" (as in "port")/
A snitch, tattletale, or gossip who cannot keep a secret and rushes to tell everyone what they know. In Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, and Ecuador, calling someone a "sapo" is a serious social insult: it means they spy on others and report back to whoever will listen. Nobody wants this label.
“Don't tell that guy anything, he is a total snitch.”
“The class tattletale already went and told the teacher everything.”
Sapo
/Sounds like "SAH" (as in "salsa") + "poh" (as in "port")/
A gossipy snitch who rats people out to authority without anyone asking them to. The sapo is the one who always runs to tell the boss what you did, earning everyone's contempt.
“Don't be a sapo and don't tell the teacher.”
“The class sapo reported us to the principal.”
Sapo
/Sounds like "SAH" (as in "salsa") + "poh" (as in "port")/
A snitch, gossip, or person who carries information about others to wherever it will cause the most trouble. In Colombia and Peru, a sapo is the person you can never trust with any secret.
“Don't tell him, he's a snitch and he'll spread it around.”
“That gossip went next door to tell the neighbor everything.”
Sapo
/Sounds like "SAH" (as in "salsa") + "poh" (as in "port")/
A nosy, snooping person in Argentina who wants to know everything about other people's lives without anyone asking. The sapo listens in on conversations, peeks at phones, and is always asking things that are none of their business.
“Don't be a sapo and stop eavesdropping on our conversation.”
“He's super nosy, always keeping tabs on what everyone else is doing.”
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No dar un palo al agua
A Spanish expression for someone who absolutely refuses to work, not even lifting a finger. The imagery comes from rowing: not giving a single stroke means not moving at all. Always used in the negative, always with a tone of reproach.