Community

Your word isn't here yet

Join Hablaaa and add the expression no one else has documented.

/Sounds like "pehr" (as in "pet") + "DEHR" (as in "debt") + "EHL" (as in "egg") + "EE" (as in "eagle") + "loh" (as in "loan")/

Meaning

To lose your train of thought or the thread of a conversation mid-way through. In Central America and Mexico, once you lose the hilo you have to backtrack to find where you left off before you can continue.

Examples

Perdí el hilo de la clase cuando el teléfono vibró y ya no pude seguir.

I lost track of the lecture when my phone vibrated and couldn't follow anymore.

If someone interrupts me I lose my train of thought and have to start over.

Regional synonyms

A warning expression meaning watch out, heads up, stay alert. In Mexico, 'aguas' is shouted to warn of immediate danger or to tell someone to be extremely careful, usually in response to a potentially hazardous situation that requires heightened awareness and caution.