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/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "SEHR" (as in "set") + "seh" (as in "set") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "peh" (as in "pet") + "LEE" (as in "lead") + "koo" (as in "cool") + "lah" (as in "lava")/

Meaning

In Chile, to make up a whole story in your head or jump to wild conclusions that have nothing to do with reality. The person who "se hace la película" is writing a drama that doesn't exist.

Examples

Don't go building a whole fantasy, we just went for coffee as friends.

He got in his head that he was going to get promoted and it wasn't happening at all.

Regional synonyms

To talk badly about someone behind their back, to tear them apart verbally the moment they leave the room. In Argentina and Uruguay it is the most graphic expression for destructive gossip, where the image of "stripping the hide" captures just how merciless the words can be.