Season 1 · Episode 61
Violetta
A musically-talented teenager returns to her native Buenos Aires after living in Europe.
Quintessentially Argentine term for gossip or juicy personal information. 'Chimentero/a' is the person who spreads it. Very common in everyday speech.
'Código' literally means 'code', but 'tener código' means respecting an unwritten social or moral code of loyalty among peers. Saying someone 'no tiene código' is a serious social accusation among friends or colleagues.
Used as a warning not to become lazy or stop working hard after achieving something. Common in motivational or competitive contexts.
From 'pavear', very common in Rioplatense informal speech. Describes someone who is idle or acting foolishly instead of working or paying attention.
Literally 'climber' (as in a climbing plant), but used figuratively for a person, usually female, who manipulates or steps on others to advance socially or professionally. Carries a strong negative judgment.
Affectionate diminutive of 'cara' (face/dear). Used between family members or very close people. The '-ito' diminutive here adds warmth and tenderness, not smallness.
Literally 'to put in the same bag'. Used when someone treats a group of people as identical without distinguishing between them, usually in a complaint.
Literally 'to get off the horse'. Used to tell someone to stop acting superior or self-important. Equivalent to the English idiom 'get off your high horse'.
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