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A Spanish proverb meaning that even in the worst situations, something positive can emerge. The silver lining philosophy — the most comforting thing you can say to someone who just had a disaster.
To be completely inferior to someone else in a given area — not even close in comparison. Said when the gap in ability or quality between two people is absolutely enormous.
In Argentina and Uruguay, to die, especially when it happens unexpectedly. Also used to describe when something fails definitively and irreversibly.
A bossy person who always wants to be in charge and gives orders like they own everyone. The mandón doesn't ask — they command. Whether it's a controlling parent, a micromanaging boss, or that one friend who takes over every plan, the mandón can't help themselves.
A meal or the act of eating — from the lunfardo verb 'morfar' (to eat), borrowed from Italian. In Buenos Aires morfada is food, plain and simple.