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Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de Venezuela

/Sounds like "ah" + "reh" (as in "red") + "ba" (as in "baton") + "ta" (as in "taco") + "doe" (as in the animal)/

Someone who is visibly high or intoxicated on drugs, acting out of control. In Colombia and Venezuela this describes a person who clearly overdid it with substances and is in a noticeably altered state, stumbling, talking nonsense, or causing trouble.

Example

"Ese parcero llegó todo arrebatado a la fiesta y lo sacaron. -> That dude showed up totally wasted to the party and they kicked him out."

"No le vendas más trago que ya está arrebatado y va a armar problema. -> Don't sell him more drinks, he's already messed up and he's going to cause trouble."

Regional synonyms:

Exclamación mexicana todoterreno que puede significar "apúrate", "así es", "dale" o "vamos" según el contexto. Ándale es tan versátil que con solo cambiar el tono puedes expresar urgencia, confirmación, sorpresa o emoción.