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/Sounds like "AH" (as in "art") + "LAHS" (as in "lava") + "pah" (as in "park") + "TAH" (as in "tar") + "dahs" (as in "dart")/
Very badly, chaotically, and without any care whatsoever. In Argentina, when something goes "a las patadas" it went terribly and there is no polishing the result. Also used for doing something hastily and sloppily, rushing through it at the last possible moment.
“The match was a disaster, we could not create a single clear play all game.”
“I threw the report together at the last minute and it really shows.”
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Very badly, chaotically, and without any care whatsoever. In Argentina, when something goes "a las patadas" it went terribly and there is no polishing the result. Also used for doing something hastily and sloppily, rushing through it at the last possible moment.
“The match was a disaster, we could not create a single clear play all game.”
“I threw the report together at the last minute and it really shows.”
Echar ganas
In Mexico, to give something your all and put in real effort. It is the go-to phrase for encouragement, part pep talk and part life philosophy, with a genuine belief that hard work pays off.