chabolista

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el chabolista, la chabolista
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. (slum settlement)
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
a. shantytown dweller
Estos chabolistas no disponían de agua corriente y se lavaban y lavaban su ropa en el mar.These shantytown dwellers had no running water and washed themselves and their clothes in the sea.
b. slum dweller
El documental te hace darte cuenta de las condiciones infrahumanas en que viven los chabolistas.The documentary makes you realize the subhuman conditions in which slum dwellers live.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
2. (related to a slum settlement)
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
Durante la dictadura franquista, había varios barrios chabolistas en Barcelona.During the time of the Franco dictatorship, there were several slums in Barcelona.
El encarecimiento de la vivienda y la falta de empleo dio lugar a la aparición de varios poblados chabolistas en los alrededores de la ciudad.The rising cost of housing and lack of employment led to the emergence of several shantytowns on the outskirts of the city.
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