Coge los estribos
To size up the situation or get the lay of the land before taking action.
He did not coger los estribos before traveling in the yola (a small boat often used for clandestine sea crossings).
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Tag: averiguar
Definitions tagged averiguar in the street dictionary.
República Dominicanacacharrear
To tinker, fiddle, or mess around with a device or a project to figure out how it works or learn something new.
I am right here cacharreando the phone manual to see if I can get it to work: son, help me cacharrear this high-tech TV.
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Colombiasapear
To be nosy or pry into other people's business. It refers to the act of snooping to find out what others are up to. (In Latin American slang, a sapo or toad is a snitch or a busybody).
Juan was sapeando while he was eating at the restaurant.
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Ecuador