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/Sounds like "kohr" (as in "coat") + "TAH" (as in "tar") + "lah" (as in "lava")/
In Argentina and Uruguay, a firm demand for someone to stop doing or saying something annoying. Saying "cortala" means telling someone to cut it out with a bad attitude, a tired joke, or relentless pestering.
“Cut it out with the teasing, it stopped being funny ages ago.”
“Knock it off, stop bothering me with the same thing.”
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In Argentina and Uruguay, a firm demand for someone to stop doing or saying something annoying. Saying "cortala" means telling someone to cut it out with a bad attitude, a tired joke, or relentless pestering.
“Cut it out with the teasing, it stopped being funny ages ago.”
“Knock it off, stop bothering me with the same thing.”
Tener mano
To have a natural knack or gift for something, as if born with that talent. When someone "tiene mano" for a skill, they make it look effortless and everyone around them wonders how they do it. Used across Latin America for any ability that comes naturally without much effort.