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el aventón(
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)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (colloquial) (free ride) (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.
2. (colloquial) (act of pushing) (Central America) (Mexico) (Peru)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
Regionalism used in Peru
a. shove
¿Viste? Ese chavo le dio un aventón a esa viejita y le bajó la cartera.Did you see that? That kid gave that old lady a shove and snatched her wallet.
b. push
Me distraje y unos cuates me dieron un aventón que casi me tira de las escaleras.I got distracted and some guys gave me a push that almost knocked me down the stairs.
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