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estar varado

🇨🇴 Spanish slang from Colombia

What does “estar varado” mean?

to be stuck: no work, no money or no ride

Example

“Estoy varado, no tengo ni para el bus.”
I'm stuck, I haven't even got the bus fare.

Who you can say it to

With friends, not your boss

💼 Work💸 Money

The textbook way to say it: estar sin dinero

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