paltearse
Short answer
In Lima, "paltearse" means to get flustered or worried. The register is coloquial — fine among friends, out of place in a job interview or anything written to an institution. The standard Spanish equivalent is "avergonzarse, preocuparse". In use: No te paltees, es solo una entrevista.
| Part of speech | verbo |
|---|---|
| Register | coloquial |
| Standard Spanish | avergonzarse, preocuparse |
| In use | No te paltees, es solo una entrevista. Do not get worked up, it is only an interview. |
Draft entry — needs a native-speaker check before publishing.
Built from palta. Used far more often as reassurance — no te paltees — than as a description of somebody else.