/MIN-ga/
No way, absolutely not, forget it — a strong refusal that shuts down any request. In Chile, 'minga' is the most emphatic, no-negotiation rejection possible. When someone says minga, the conversation is over. There's no counter-offer coming.
"Lend you my car? No way!"
"No way am I working Saturday without pay."
/Sounds like 'MING-gah'/
A collective voluntary work tradition where an entire community gathers to help one of its members with a large task. Deep-rooted in Andean culture, the minga represents solidarity and reciprocity as social values.
"They held a community workday to build the village school."
"The collective effort finished the harvest in a single day."
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/MIN-ga/
No way, absolutely not, forget it — a strong refusal that shuts down any request. In Chile, 'minga' is the most emphatic, no-negotiation rejection possible. When someone says minga, the conversation is over. There's no counter-offer coming.
"Lend you my car? No way!"
"No way am I working Saturday without pay."
/Sounds like 'MING-gah'/
A collective voluntary work tradition where an entire community gathers to help one of its members with a large task. Deep-rooted in Andean culture, the minga represents solidarity and reciprocity as social values.
"They held a community workday to build the village school."
"The collective effort finished the harvest in a single day."
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Fregar
Molestar, fastidiar o arruinar algo. Cuando alguien te frega, ya cruzó la línea de lo tolerable.