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Bandera de Chile
Bandera de Argentina

/Sounds like 'MAHN-dah-seh ah kahn-BEE-ar'/

To leave decisively or escape from a situation, in Chile and Argentina, the one who leaves doesn't come back.

Example

"He left when the problems started."

"Leave once and for all if you don't want to be here!"

Regional synonyms:

Grupo de amigos, pandilla o barra. En Centroamérica puede tener connotaciones delictivas, pero entre jóvenes es neutral.