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/Sounds like "ehm" (as in "egg") + "bah" (as in "bar") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "doh" (as in "door")/
Moving at high speed or acting with unstoppable momentum in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay. Can be physical (riding a motorcycle without stopping) or figurative (rushing ahead with a plan before you have thought it through or gotten approval).
“He was riding so fast he blew right through the red light.”
“He is charging ahead with the new project: already hired people and the budget is not even approved yet.”
/Sounds like "ehm" (as in "egg") + "bah" (as in "bar") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "doh" (as in "door")/
In Colombia, being stuck in a serious mess or tough situation that is hard to get out of. If you are embalado, you have got a real problem weighing you down.
“I am embalado with this month's rent.”
“He ended up embalado after losing his job.”
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/Sounds like "ehm" (as in "egg") + "bah" (as in "bar") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "doh" (as in "door")/
Moving at high speed or acting with unstoppable momentum in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay. Can be physical (riding a motorcycle without stopping) or figurative (rushing ahead with a plan before you have thought it through or gotten approval).
“He was riding so fast he blew right through the red light.”
“He is charging ahead with the new project: already hired people and the budget is not even approved yet.”
/Sounds like "ehm" (as in "egg") + "bah" (as in "bar") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "doh" (as in "door")/
In Colombia, being stuck in a serious mess or tough situation that is hard to get out of. If you are embalado, you have got a real problem weighing you down.
“I am embalado with this month's rent.”
“He ended up embalado after losing his job.”
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Pastel
A sweet cake made for celebrations, birthdays, and parties. In Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela, "pastel" is the standard word for what English speakers call cake. No birthday is complete without one, and the tradition of pushing the birthday person's face into it is practically a law.