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/Sounds like "treh" (as in "tread") + "pah" (as in "park") + "DOHR" (as in "door")/
A social climber who uses flattery, strategic relationships, and calculated positioning to move up, relying on who they know rather than what they can actually do. In Mexico, a trepador is always cozying up to whoever has power and disappears the moment that connection stops being useful.
“Ese trepador ya se hizo amigo del director en tres semanas.”
“That climber already befriended the director within three weeks.”
“No confíes en ella, es una trepadora de primera.”
“Don't trust her, she is a first-class social climber.”
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/Sounds like "treh" (as in "tread") + "pah" (as in "park") + "DOHR" (as in "door")/
A social climber who uses flattery, strategic relationships, and calculated positioning to move up, relying on who they know rather than what they can actually do. In Mexico, a trepador is always cozying up to whoever has power and disappears the moment that connection stops being useful.
“Ese trepador ya se hizo amigo del director en tres semanas.”
“That climber already befriended the director within three weeks.”
“No confíes en ella, es una trepadora de primera.”
“Don't trust her, she is a first-class social climber.”
Meterse en camisa de once varas
To get yourself into something far too complicated, creating trouble you did not need. In Spain this is the warning you receive before you volunteer for something you clearly cannot handle. Nobody forced you in, you walked in on your own.