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/Sounds like "hah" (as in "hard") + "LOHN" (as in "loan")/
A free ride in someone's car. In Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, asking for a jalón is completely normal and neighborly, especially in areas where buses do not reach. It is the local equivalent of hitchhiking but without any of the stigma.
“Can you give me a ride to the corner?”
“I asked the guy in the truck for a ride and he took me straight to the market.”
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/Sounds like "hah" (as in "hard") + "LOHN" (as in "loan")/
A free ride in someone's car. In Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, asking for a jalón is completely normal and neighborly, especially in areas where buses do not reach. It is the local equivalent of hitchhiking but without any of the stigma.
“Can you give me a ride to the corner?”
“I asked the guy in the truck for a ride and he took me straight to the market.”
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To be furious and completely out of control in Chile, when the anger takes over and you stop thinking clearly. You are acting purely on impulse because the rage consumed you and nobody can calm you down.