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A sealed glass device that generates light through an electric discharge. It functions using a metal filament that heats up or an internal gas that glows to illuminate a room.
Be careful when moving the desk, don't knock over the lampara and break the glass.
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A shady or low-class individual known for an obnoxious presence, poor education, and associations with criminals. A lampara is boastful, envious of others, and often engages in petty theft. They are typically nocturnal, lazy, and gossipy, with an irritable and potentially violent temper (the term refers to someone who is too conspicuous or flashy in a negative or sketchy way).
Get away from that lampara, lest he steal your phone. The lampara stole an iPad just because his neighbor bought one (note that a lampara has the skill to steal anything they cannot get honestly).
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An exclamation used to express shock or surprise.
You know? I saw a kid crossing the main avenue by himself this afternoon. : lamparaaaaa!
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A large and very noticeable grease or dirt stain on clothing. It is used when the mark is so obvious or shiny that it seems to stand out like a beacon.
Dude, change your shirt before going out, you have a tomato lampara right on your chest.
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A Mexican colloquialism for a firefly. The insect is called this because of the bright light it emits from its body at night (literally meaning lamp).
Yesterday we went up the hill and it was full of lamparas shining among the tree branches.
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A person who attracts negative attention by being flashy, tacky, or acting in a socially unacceptable way. It is commonly used to describe someone who looks suspicious or like a low-level criminal (Chibchombiana is a slang, humorous term for Colombian).
That guy looks like a lampara, meaning he has no fashion sense. Watch out, a lampara is coming, meaning careful, here comes a thief.
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Someone who is in the way or intruding on a private conversation or moment where they are not wanted.
Dude, you really are a lampara, can't you see they need to be alone? / Stop being a lampara and leave us alone.
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A derogatory term used for a person from a low socioeconomic background who has a bad reputation or criminal habits, such as theft, violence, or drug use. It describes someone who looks sketchy, dangerous, or like a hoodlum.
-Hide your phone, a real lampara is coming. -That lampara stole my phone.
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