Iosi, el espía arrepentido S01E03: Spanish study pack

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timboshoe (Buenos Aires slang)

colloquial

Lunfardo term for shoe, most common in Buenos Aires. Plural timbos. Used in casual or playful speech.

Se compró unos timbos nuevos para la entrevista de trabajo.He bought some new shoes for the job interview.

shlepersomeone with no money or status, a nobody, a scruff

colloquial

From Yiddish. In Argentine Jewish speech, refers to someone poor, shabby, or without social standing. Can be used affectionately or dismissively.

Empezó siendo un shleper sin contactos y terminó dirigiendo la empresa.He started out as a nobody with no contacts and ended up running the company.

zafarto get by, to manage, to scrape through

colloquial

Very common in everyday Argentine speech. Implies getting out of a difficult situation or barely managing something. Not a clean success, more like survival or a lucky escape.

Con lo que ganamos este mes, zafamos para pagar el alquiler.With what we earned this month, we scraped by to pay the rent.

al pedofor nothing, pointlessly, standing around doing nothing

vulgar

Extremely common in informal Argentine speech. Literally refers to flatulence but functions as a synonym for 'uselessly' or 'doing nothing'. Used without strong offense in casual conversation among friends.

Estuve dos horas al pedo esperando que llegara el técnico.I spent two hours doing nothing waiting for the technician to show up.

encararto approach someone directly, to confront or hit on someone

colloquial

Can mean to approach someone with a purpose, either to talk business, start a conversation, or romantically pursue them. Context determines which sense applies.

Al terminar el evento, la encaré para hablar del proyecto.When the event ended, I went up to her directly to talk about the project.

dalego ahead, come on, okay, hurry up

colloquial

One of the most versatile and high-frequency expressions in Argentine Spanish. Can express agreement, encouragement, impatience, or a signal to start an action. Tone of voice carries the exact meaning.

Dale, que ya es tarde y nos están esperando.Come on, it's already late and they're waiting for us.

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