Definitions tagged respetar in the street dictionary.
To pay attention, listen up, or take notice of someone or something. (The term originates from the focus required in baseball, the most popular sport in Venezuela, to stop or catch a ball.)
para' bola, I am talking to you. / para' bola to the street because there are a lot of people and you should drive carefully. Hey, para' bola because I am not going to repeat it twice.
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Unwritten rules or facts of life that people are expected to respect.
Like not being allowed to sell animals, those are leyes.
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A comprehensive philosophy or set of street codes that helps you understand life through the unwritten rules that govern everything that happens to you (in the Dominican Republic, this refers to a popular street-smart mindset for navigating daily life).
following the leyes of traffic.
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A slang term meaning to adore or love someone, used to express how important and necessary a person is to you. (In Colombian street slang, it functions as a stylized, more intense way to say I love you).
I REMUÁ you.
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