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/Sounds like the English word "puls" + "eh" (as in "egg") + "AH" (as in "art") + "dah" (as in "dart")/
In Argentina and Uruguay, a direct head-to-head contest where pride and ego are fully on the line. A pulseada is not a physical fight but a battle of wills: neither side wants to back down, and neither will, no matter how long the standoff drags on.
“They got into a full-on ego standoff that lasted weeks and neither side budged.”
“The negotiation was a constant tug-of-war between the two partners.”
/Sounds like the English word "puls" + "eh" (as in "egg") + "AH" (as in "art") + "dah" (as in "dart")/
An arm wrestling match. You plant your elbow on the table and try to force the other person's hand down until it touches the surface. In Argentina and Uruguay it is a classic informal competition at bars and family gatherings, and also used figuratively for any head-to-head showdown between two people.
“Hacemos una pulseada para decidir quién paga la cuenta.”
“Let's arm wrestle to decide who picks up the tab.”
“El campeón del barrio no pierde una pulseada.”
“The neighborhood champion never loses an arm wrestling match.”
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/Sounds like the English word "puls" + "eh" (as in "egg") + "AH" (as in "art") + "dah" (as in "dart")/
In Argentina and Uruguay, a direct head-to-head contest where pride and ego are fully on the line. A pulseada is not a physical fight but a battle of wills: neither side wants to back down, and neither will, no matter how long the standoff drags on.
“They got into a full-on ego standoff that lasted weeks and neither side budged.”
“The negotiation was a constant tug-of-war between the two partners.”
/Sounds like the English word "puls" + "eh" (as in "egg") + "AH" (as in "art") + "dah" (as in "dart")/
An arm wrestling match. You plant your elbow on the table and try to force the other person's hand down until it touches the surface. In Argentina and Uruguay it is a classic informal competition at bars and family gatherings, and also used figuratively for any head-to-head showdown between two people.
“Hacemos una pulseada para decidir quién paga la cuenta.”
“Let's arm wrestle to decide who picks up the tab.”
“El campeón del barrio no pierde una pulseada.”
“The neighborhood champion never loses an arm wrestling match.”
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Descueve
Something extraordinary, incredible, or completely off the charts in the best possible way. In Chile, descueve is the ultimate superlative for cool, when something's el descueve, there's simply nothing better.