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Bandera de Chile

/Sounds like "ah" (as in "father") + "SEHR" + "seh" (as in "set" without "t") + "lah" (as in "lava") + "see" (as in "see") + "MAH" (as in "mama") + "rrah" (rolled r + "ah")/

To skip school without permission in Chile, to escape classes and do something more fun with friends. It's the Chilean teenage art of making up excuses to skip class and spend the morning doing anything else.

Example

"He skipped school and got caught at the mall."

"If they catch you skipping they're gonna suspend you."

Word family

Almacén

Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Chile
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Tienda de barrio que vende alimentos y productos básicos del día a día en Argentina y Chile. El dueño te conoce por nombre, te fía si andas corto y siempre tiene lo que necesitas.