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/Sounds like "pah" (as in "park") + "lahn" (as in "lava") + "KOHN" (as in "coat")/
Someone with powerful connections who can open doors that stay shut for everyone else. In Mexico, having a palancón means knowing the right person who can move your paperwork, land you the job, or push a deal through. The living proof that it is not what you know, it is who you know.
“He got that position because he has connections inside the ministry.”
“Find someone with the right contacts so they can speed up the paperwork.”
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/Sounds like "pah" (as in "park") + "lahn" (as in "lava") + "KOHN" (as in "coat")/
Someone with powerful connections who can open doors that stay shut for everyone else. In Mexico, having a palancón means knowing the right person who can move your paperwork, land you the job, or push a deal through. The living proof that it is not what you know, it is who you know.
“He got that position because he has connections inside the ministry.”
“Find someone with the right contacts so they can speed up the paperwork.”
Estar en la mala
To be going through a rough patch, a streak of bad luck, or financial hardship. In Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay, "estar en la mala" is the diagnosis for someone caught in a chain of adverse events spanning work, money, or personal life, all at the same time.