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/Sounds like "hah" (as in "hard") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "doh" (as in "door")/
Failed, as in flunking an exam or a course in Peru. When you get 'jalado,' it means you did so badly that not even grading on a curve could save you. The word literally means 'pulled,' as in pulled down or pulled out of the passing list.
“I failed math.”
“I'm failing three courses, my parents are going to kill me.”
/Sounds like "hah" (as in "hard") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "doh" (as in "door")/
Bold, reckless, or just plain wild in an entertaining way: someone who does things nobody else would attempt without a second thought. Used in Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador for an impulsive, unfiltered person who acts first and asks questions never.
“Ese tipo está jalado, se subió al techo sin cuerda. (That guy is out of his mind, he climbed onto the roof without a rope.)”
“¡Qué jalado eres! ¿Quién hace eso? (You're wild! Who even does something like that?)”
/Sounds like "hah" (as in "hard") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "doh" (as in "door")/
Someone with eccentric behavior or ideas that are way off the beaten path. In Mexico and Guatemala, "jalado" describes a person who is a little out there, does unexpected things, or comes up with outlandish plans.
“Está bien jalado ese tipo, llegó a la reunión en pijama.”
“That guy is totally out there, he showed up to the meeting in his pajamas.”
“¡Qué jalada de plan, pero puede funcionar si lo pensamos bien!”
“What a wild plan, but it might actually work if we think it through.”
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/Sounds like "hah" (as in "hard") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "doh" (as in "door")/
Failed, as in flunking an exam or a course in Peru. When you get 'jalado,' it means you did so badly that not even grading on a curve could save you. The word literally means 'pulled,' as in pulled down or pulled out of the passing list.
“I failed math.”
“I'm failing three courses, my parents are going to kill me.”
/Sounds like "hah" (as in "hard") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "doh" (as in "door")/
Bold, reckless, or just plain wild in an entertaining way: someone who does things nobody else would attempt without a second thought. Used in Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador for an impulsive, unfiltered person who acts first and asks questions never.
“Ese tipo está jalado, se subió al techo sin cuerda. (That guy is out of his mind, he climbed onto the roof without a rope.)”
“¡Qué jalado eres! ¿Quién hace eso? (You're wild! Who even does something like that?)”
/Sounds like "hah" (as in "hard") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "doh" (as in "door")/
Someone with eccentric behavior or ideas that are way off the beaten path. In Mexico and Guatemala, "jalado" describes a person who is a little out there, does unexpected things, or comes up with outlandish plans.
“Está bien jalado ese tipo, llegó a la reunión en pijama.”
“That guy is totally out there, he showed up to the meeting in his pajamas.”
“¡Qué jalada de plan, pero puede funcionar si lo pensamos bien!”
“What a wild plan, but it might actually work if we think it through.”
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Ser la oveja negra
To be the different or problematic member of a group, usually a family, the one who doesn't fit the expected mold. In the Río de la Plata region, the black sheep isn't always wrong, just different from what everyone else wanted them to be.