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/Sounds like "boh" (as in "boat") + "CHAHR" (as in "chat") + "seh" (as in "set")/
To fail or flunk an exam in Argentina and Uruguay. When you bombed the test so badly there's no coming back, time to call your parents with the bad news.
“I flunked the exam, I barely answered three questions.”
“Half the class failed the midterm.”
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/Sounds like "boh" (as in "boat") + "CHAHR" (as in "chat") + "seh" (as in "set")/
To fail or flunk an exam in Argentina and Uruguay. When you bombed the test so badly there's no coming back, time to call your parents with the bad news.
“I flunked the exam, I barely answered three questions.”
“Half the class failed the midterm.”
Pilas
Stay alert, pay attention, or be ready to act. In Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Peru, "pilas" is a direct warning or instruction to sharpen up before something important happens. Literally "batteries": having your batteries charged means being switched on and aware.