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el acoplado

/akoˈplado/ noun · masculine C2
  1. a tagalong, a gatecrasher, a hanger-on, a third wheel (someone who joins a gathering, group of friends, or couple without being explicitly invited). (Spain, colloquial, derogatory) · No soporto al novio de Marta, es un acoplado y siempre viene a nuestras cenas. I can't stand Marta's boyfriend, he's a hanger-on and always comes to our dinners.· Íbamos a ir solos, pero se nos unieron dos acoplaos a última hora. We were going to go alone, but two gatecrashers joined us at the last minute.

Plural acoplados · Feminine acoplada

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