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Bandera de Chile
Bandera de Argentina

/Sounds like 'em-BAH-lar'/

To fall quickly in love or become infatuated with someone without giving it much thought. It can also refer to speeding up or going very fast.

Example

"He fell for that girl on the first week."

"You were speeding on the motorcycle, weren't you?"

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Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Chile

/em-ba-LAR/

To take off at full speed or throw yourself completely into doing something with everything you've got. In Argentina and Chile, 'embalarse' is going from zero to maximum instantly — the car that launches off the light, the person who commits to a project without brakes.

Example

"He floored it and was gone before I could stop him."

"She threw herself into the project full speed and finished it in a week."

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Molestar, fastidiar o arruinar algo. Cuando alguien te frega, ya cruzó la línea de lo tolerable.