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A lie, a far-fetched story, or a completely pointless action in Mexico. A jalada is what someone says when they can't believe the nonsense they're hearing, or when someone did something that makes zero sense. It captures both dishonesty and sheer absurdity.
“Eso que estás diciendo es pura jalada, nadie te va a creer.”
“What you are saying is complete nonsense, nobody is going to believe you.”
“¡Qué jalada de decisión tomó el jefe, corrió al que más trabajaba!”
“What an absurd decision the boss made, he fired the hardest worker!”
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/Sounds like "hah" (as in "hard") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "dah" (as in "dart")/
A lie, a far-fetched story, or a completely pointless action in Mexico. A jalada is what someone says when they can't believe the nonsense they're hearing, or when someone did something that makes zero sense. It captures both dishonesty and sheer absurdity.
“Eso que estás diciendo es pura jalada, nadie te va a creer.”
“What you are saying is complete nonsense, nobody is going to believe you.”
“¡Qué jalada de decisión tomó el jefe, corrió al que más trabajaba!”
“What an absurd decision the boss made, he fired the hardest worker!”
Es una joya
A person or thing that is truly precious, special, and hard to find. Used across the Spanish-speaking world with warmth and genuine affection to describe someone whose qualities stand out in the best possible way.