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How to Say "no-show" in Spanish

The Spanish word forno-showis embarqueC1 level.

English → SpanishC1
nounC1informal
standing someone up or being left behind
A person looking sad while sitting alone at a small table with two chairs.

Examples

Mi cita no vino; me dejó un tremendo embarque.

My date didn't come; I was totally stood up.

No me metas en ese embarque, yo no tengo nada que ver.

Don't get me into that mess, I have nothing to do with it.

¡Qué embarque! Pensé que nos veríamos a las ocho.

What a letdown! I thought we were meeting at eight.

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