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Something that has such a powerful hold on you that you cannot stop doing it, like being a willing prisoner to your own obsession. In Venezuela, if something "lleva preso," it consumes you irresistibly and hours disappear without you noticing.
“Music has him captive; he can't go a single day without playing.”
“That game has got me hooked; I've been playing for hours without realizing it.”
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Something that has such a powerful hold on you that you cannot stop doing it, like being a willing prisoner to your own obsession. In Venezuela, if something "lleva preso," it consumes you irresistibly and hours disappear without you noticing.
“Music has him captive; he can't go a single day without playing.”
“That game has got me hooked; I've been playing for hours without realizing it.”
Pulpería
A neighborhood shop or general store in Costa Rica and Venezuela where you buy essentials and catch up on gossip. It's a lifelong community meeting point, more than a business, it's a social institution.