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/Sounds like the English word "no" (same pronunciation) + "BEHR" (as in "bed") + "TREHS" (as in "tread") + "EHN" (as in "egg") + "OON" (as in "Uber") + "BOO" (as in "boot") + "rroh"/
To be extremely nearsighted, so visually impaired without glasses that even obvious things right in front of you are a blur. In Spain and Mexico, this colorful hyperbole captures the helplessness of severe myopia in one vivid image.
“Without my glasses I can't see a thing, it's all a blur.”
“He is so nearsighted he can barely make out what is right in front of him.”
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To be extremely nearsighted, so visually impaired without glasses that even obvious things right in front of you are a blur. In Spain and Mexico, this colorful hyperbole captures the helplessness of severe myopia in one vivid image.
“Without my glasses I can't see a thing, it's all a blur.”
“He is so nearsighted he can barely make out what is right in front of him.”
Matatena
A classic Mexican children's game where you toss a small rubber ball in the air and scoop up small metal pieces (or pebbles) from the ground before catching it again. The Mexican version of jacks, a recess and sidewalk staple that every Mexican generation grew up playing.