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Bandera de Chile

/Sounds like 'meh-TER el KO-bre'/

In Chile, to give absolutely everything you have — to put in maximum effort and leave it all on the field without reservation. When you metes el cobre, nothing is held back and it shows.

Example

"He put in everything he had for that project and it showed."

"Give it everything you've got and see what happens."

Regional synonyms:

Puertorriqueño, persona de Puerto Rico. Viene de Borinquen, el nombre taíno original de la isla, y es un gentilicio que los puertorriqueños llevan con orgullo infinito: lo tatúan, lo cantan y lo gritan al mundo.