despelote
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SUGGESTION
el despelote(
dehs
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peh
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loh
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teh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (colloquial) (confusion) (Latin America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. mess (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¿Qué tal estuvo la gala? - Terrible. Nadie sabía dónde sentarse y la comida se acabó. Fue todo un despelote.How was the gala? - It was terrible. No one knew where to sit, and the food ran out. It was a total mess.
¡Qué despelote tienes en tu cuarto! Arréglalo, por favor.What a mess you have in your room! Clean it, please.
b. chaos
Había tal despelote en la calle, que la policía tuvo que venir a poner orden.There was such chaos on the street, that the police had to intervene.
2. (colloquial) (act of taking clothes off)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. stripping off
El despelote es lo más normal en los vestidores del club.Stripping off is completely normal in the sports club's dressing rooms.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
A mí no me preocupa el despelote en las duchas comunales.I'm not bothered by people wearing nothing in communal showers.
Ya no es tan común el despelote de pequeños en la playa como antes.Small kids not wearing anything on the beach is not as common as it used to be.
3. (colloquial) (fun situation) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. laugh
¡Qué despelote fue la obra de teatro! No hemos parado de reír.The play was such a laugh! We didn't stop laughing.
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