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/Sounds like "bee" (as in "bee") + "BAH" (as in "bar") + "lehs" (as in "let")/
A sneaky, street-smart person who takes advantage of others without caring who gets hurt. In Mexico, a vivales always finds a way to rip you off, dodge responsibility, or game the system, and somehow gets away with it every time. Think of it as the Mexican word for a sly hustler, but with a clearly negative connotation.
“Ese vivales me cobró el doble por la reparación y no hizo nada bien. (That cheat charged me double for the repair and didn't do it right.)”
“No seas vivales, págale lo que le debes. (Don't be a crook, pay him what you owe.)”
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A sneaky, street-smart person who takes advantage of others without caring who gets hurt. In Mexico, a vivales always finds a way to rip you off, dodge responsibility, or game the system, and somehow gets away with it every time. Think of it as the Mexican word for a sly hustler, but with a clearly negative connotation.
“Ese vivales me cobró el doble por la reparación y no hizo nada bien. (That cheat charged me double for the repair and didn't do it right.)”
“No seas vivales, págale lo que le debes. (Don't be a crook, pay him what you owe.)”
Importar un pimiento
In Spain, to not matter at all, to feel completely indifferent about something or someone. The pepper is the minimum unit of indifference: if something only "importa un pimiento," it registers as essentially zero.