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/Sounds like 'tem-bla-DEH-ra'/

Across Latin America, intense fear or extreme nerves — the kind that makes your whole body shake visibly. When you have la tembladera, your body gives you away completely.

Example

"I had the shakes before going on stage in front of that crowd."

"His hands were trembling when he went in for the job interview."

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Beber alcohol, tomar tragos o chupar hasta que se acabe la noche en Argentina. Es el verbo lunfardo más usado para referirse a tomar bebidas alcohólicas en contexto de fiesta, previa o juntada con amigos.