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/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "GAHR" (as in "garden") + "lah" (as in "lava")/
To screw up badly, completely ruin something, or make an irreversible mistake that makes you want to disappear. It's universal across the Spanish-speaking world, everyone's cagado la at some point.
“I screwed up when I sent the message to the wrong person.”
“Don't screw it up now, we're almost done.”
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/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "GAHR" (as in "garden") + "lah" (as in "lava")/
To screw up badly, completely ruin something, or make an irreversible mistake that makes you want to disappear. It's universal across the Spanish-speaking world, everyone's cagado la at some point.
“I screwed up when I sent the message to the wrong person.”
“Don't screw it up now, we're almost done.”
Pillo
A thief, crook, or untrustworthy person with bad intentions. This is the most widespread meaning outside Colombia: someone you shouldn't leave alone with your wallet. In Spain and the Southern Cone, calling someone "pillo" is not a compliment.