/Sounds like "ha" (as in "ha!") + "la" (as in "latte") + "do" (as in "doctor")/
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.
"Salí jalado en matemáticas. -> I failed math."
"Estoy jalado en tres cursos, mis viejos me van a matar. -> I'm failing three courses, my parents are going to kill me."
/Sounds like "ha" (as in "ha!") + "la" (as in "latte") + "do" (as in "doctor")/
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.
"Salí jalado en matemáticas. -> I failed math."
"Estoy jalado en tres cursos, mis viejos me van a matar. -> I'm failing three courses, my parents are going to kill me."
Achantado
Persona apagada, sin energía y sin ganas de hacer nada en Colombia y Venezuela. Estar achantado es ese estado de desgano total donde ni las mejores noticias te sacan del sofá ni te quitan la cara de aburrimiento.