/Sounds like 'pah-TEH el BAHL-deh'/
In Argentina and Uruguay, to die, especially when it happens unexpectedly. Also used to describe when something fails definitively and irreversibly.
Example
"El negocio pateó el balde antes de que despegara. → The business died before it even took off."
"Por poco patea el balde con esa infección. → He almost died from that infection."
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/Sounds like 'pah-TEH el BAHL-deh'/
In Argentina and Uruguay, to die, especially when it happens unexpectedly. Also used to describe when something fails definitively and irreversibly.
Example
"El negocio pateó el balde antes de que despegara. → The business died before it even took off."
"Por poco patea el balde con esa infección. → He almost died from that infection."
Regional synonyms: