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/Sounds like "kahn" (as in "car") + "tah" (as in "tar") + "LEH" (as in "let") + "tah" (as in "tar")/
A long, repetitive scolding that everyone has already memorized from hearing it so many times. You could recite it word for word before it even ends. Used in Colombia and Venezuela for that same old lecture you know is coming.
“My mom gave me the same old speech about my messy room.”
“I know the whole lecture by heart, please do not repeat it.”
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A long, repetitive scolding that everyone has already memorized from hearing it so many times. You could recite it word for word before it even ends. Used in Colombia and Venezuela for that same old lecture you know is coming.
“My mom gave me the same old speech about my messy room.”
“I know the whole lecture by heart, please do not repeat it.”
A buenas horas
An ironic Spanish expression for something that arrived way too late to be of any use. Used when help, news, or action finally shows up long after it could have made a real difference. The full phrase is often "a buenas horas mangas verdes," referring to the green-sleeved officers who always showed up after the trouble was already over.