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/Sounds like "FEE" (as in "feet") + "lah" (as in "lava")/

Meaning

An orderly line of people waiting their turn with varying degrees of patience. Standing in fila is the most common patience exercise in urban life, where you learn to control your anger while inching forward.

Examples

There's a huge fila at the bank.

I cut the fila and got scolded.

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Regional synonyms
Bandera de Chile
Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de Ecuador
Bandera de Perú
Bandera de Venezuela
Cola

A naturally bold, charming person who walks into any social situation with ease and is not afraid to start conversations or make moves. In Chile and Argentina, entrador also carries a flirtatious edge: someone who confidently approaches people they are attracted to. The kind of person who knows everyone by the end of the party.