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/Sounds like "ahn" (as in "art") + "DAHR" (as in "dart") + "PEE" (as in "pea") + "lahs" (as in "lava")/
To be alert, sharp, and fully charged up for whatever comes. In Chile the battery metaphor is direct: someone who "anda con pilas" is running at full capacity, paying attention, and not getting caught off guard. The opposite of zoning out.
“Anda con pilas en esa reunión, el jefe pregunta sobre todo. (Be on your game in that meeting, the boss asks about everything.)”
“Esta semana anduve con pilas y terminé todos los pendientes. (This week I was fully switched on and got through all my pending tasks.)”
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/Sounds like "ahn" (as in "art") + "DAHR" (as in "dart") + "PEE" (as in "pea") + "lahs" (as in "lava")/
To be alert, sharp, and fully charged up for whatever comes. In Chile the battery metaphor is direct: someone who "anda con pilas" is running at full capacity, paying attention, and not getting caught off guard. The opposite of zoning out.
“Anda con pilas en esa reunión, el jefe pregunta sobre todo. (Be on your game in that meeting, the boss asks about everything.)”
“Esta semana anduve con pilas y terminé todos los pendientes. (This week I was fully switched on and got through all my pending tasks.)”
Jalar
To leave, head out, or get moving somewhere, usually quickly and without lengthy explanations. In Mexico and Peru, jalar carries a sense of purposeful movement: you are not wandering, you are getting out or getting going.