agüevar

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /aɡweˈbaɾ/ [a.ɣ̞weˈβ̞aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧güe‧var

Verb[edit]

agüevar (first-person singular present agüevo, first-person singular preterite agüevé, past participle agüevado)

  1. (Latin America, slang) to put down, to belittle, to shame
  2. (Panama, reflexive, slang, vulgar) to stupefy; to become numb or engrossed, to act foolishly. Akin to atontarse.
    Me agüevé y se me pasó preguntarle.
    I had a lapse and forgot to ask him.
  3. (Panama, reflexive, slang, vulgar, by extension from sense 2) to allow someone to take advantage of oneself, to let someone gain an advantage over oneself.
    Se agüevó y se le colaron en la fila.
    He was dull-witted and let them cut in line.

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