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/Sounds like "POHN" (as in "port") + "teh" (as in "ten") + "TROO" (as in "true") + "chah" (as in "chat")/
Mexican phrase meaning stay alert and keep your guard up because something might go wrong. A friendly heads-up to not let your attention slip.
“Watch your stuff on the subway, there's a lot of theft there.”
“Stay sharp during the interview, they'll ask you about everything.”
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/Sounds like "POHN" (as in "port") + "teh" (as in "ten") + "TROO" (as in "true") + "chah" (as in "chat")/
Mexican phrase meaning stay alert and keep your guard up because something might go wrong. A friendly heads-up to not let your attention slip.
“Watch your stuff on the subway, there's a lot of theft there.”
“Stay sharp during the interview, they'll ask you about everything.”
Carpeta
In most of the Spanish-speaking world, a folder or binder for organizing papers. In Argentina and Uruguay, "carpeta" also means rug or carpet, the thing you step on when you come through the front door. Context is everything: very different objects sharing the same word.