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/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "pah" (as in "park") + "lah" (as in "lava") + "BRAHR" (as in "bra")/
To make a verbal commitment, agreeing to something on your word alone, no contract, no paperwork. In Mexico and Central America, apalabrar is how business gets done between people who trust each other. Your word is your bond, and breaking it is a serious breach of honor.
“We already have the plumber committed for Monday.”
“He gave me his word he'd pay me this week.”
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/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "pah" (as in "park") + "lah" (as in "lava") + "BRAHR" (as in "bra")/
To make a verbal commitment, agreeing to something on your word alone, no contract, no paperwork. In Mexico and Central America, apalabrar is how business gets done between people who trust each other. Your word is your bond, and breaking it is a serious breach of honor.
“We already have the plumber committed for Monday.”
“He gave me his word he'd pay me this week.”
Rollo
A situation, mess, complicated topic, or undefined casual relationship in Spain and several countries. A rollo can be a tangled story, a long problem to explain, or that ambiguous relationship nobody understands.