/Sounds like "chan" + "car"/
To study intensely, to burn the midnight oil with your books until your brain cannot take any more. In Peru, "chancar" is the verb of every university student during exam season, pulling all nighters and cramming everything into one desperate, coffee fueled session.
"Tengo que chancar para el examen de mañana. -> I need to cram hard for tomorrow's exam."
"Estuve chancando toda la noche y aún así me fue mal. -> I was studying all night and it still went badly."
/Sounds like "chan" + "car"/
To study intensely, to burn the midnight oil with your books until your brain cannot take any more. In Peru, "chancar" is the verb of every university student during exam season, pulling all nighters and cramming everything into one desperate, coffee fueled session.
"Tengo que chancar para el examen de mañana. -> I need to cram hard for tomorrow's exam."
"Estuve chancando toda la noche y aún así me fue mal. -> I was studying all night and it still went badly."
A falta de pan, tortillas
Cuando no tienes lo ideal, te conformas con lo que hay disponible y le sacas provecho. El ingenio mexicano resumido en una frase que celebra la capacidad de resolver con lo que tengas a la mano.