Chile
All expressions
Chile
All expressions
To make a bad impression, fail to keep a commitment, or disappoint someone who expected better from you. It's the social crime of letting people down when they were counting on you.
A spectacular soccer move where you chip the ball over a defender's head and collect it on the other side. It's the ultimate humiliation for the defender — you literally put a hat on them.
Two cookies sandwiched with dulce de leche and coated in chocolate — the ultimate Argentine and Uruguayan snack. Alfajores are cultural treasures exported worldwide and devoured by the boxful.
In Argentina, Chile, and the Southern Cone, it means 'just now' or 'a moment ago' — something that happened very recently. It's used on its own as an adverb, unlike in Spain where it needs a past participle.
An administrative division of a city in Chile, similar to a municipality or borough. Each comuna has its own mayor and personality, and where you live says a lot about you.