arrimado

el arrimado, la arrimada(
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This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
masculine or feminine noun
1.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(a person who lives at the expense of others)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
a. freeloader
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Leandro es un arrimado y siempre quiere que lo alcancen a su casa.Leandro is a freeloader and always wants someone to give him a ride home.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
2.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(living at the expense of others)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
a. freeloader
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(noun)
¡No seas tan arrimado! Compra tu propia comida por una vez.Don't be a freeloader! Buy your own food for once.
3.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(sharing a residence without being married)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
Yo pensé que estaban casados, pero nada más están arrimados.I thought they were married, but they're just shacking up.
Jorge y Victoria viven arrimados desde hace dos años.Jorge and Victoria have been living together for two years.
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