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/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "plah" (as in "plan") + "TAHR" (as in "tar") + "seh" (as in "set")/

Meaning

A Chilean term for hitting a wall emotionally and losing all energy and drive at once. The person who se aplata does not want to talk, go out, or do much of anything for a while. Think of it as fully deflating like a balloon.

Examples

He completely shut down when he got the news and has not left his room since.

This cold weather just kills all my energy, I do not feel like doing anything.

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Regional synonyms

To be casually dating someone, in a romantic relationship that has not been officially labeled yet. In Mexico "andar" is the stage before a declared "noviazgo" (boyfriend/girlfriend), equivalent to "seeing someone" or "talking to someone" in English.