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/Sounds like "DEH" (as in "debt") + "LAY" (as in "lay")/
In Ecuador and Mexico, "of course," "for sure," or "absolutely." The go-to response when someone proposes a plan and you are immediately on board. Comes from "es de ley" meaning it is mandatory by rule, applied to casual speech to signal total certainty.
“See you Saturday? For sure, I will be there.”
“I am definitely going to the concert, I already have the tickets.”
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/Sounds like "DEH" (as in "debt") + "LAY" (as in "lay")/
In Ecuador and Mexico, "of course," "for sure," or "absolutely." The go-to response when someone proposes a plan and you are immediately on board. Comes from "es de ley" meaning it is mandatory by rule, applied to casual speech to signal total certainty.
“See you Saturday? For sure, I will be there.”
“I am definitely going to the concert, I already have the tickets.”
Escoñetado
In Venezuela, something or someone that is damaged, broken, or in terrible shape. To be "escoñetado" means you are wrecked, useless, or completely worn out physically.