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/Sounds like "rehn" (as in "red") + "TAHR" (as in "tar")/
To rent something: an apartment, a car, or a movie. From the English "to rent," fully absorbed into Mexican Spanish and Chicano speech. While most of Spain and South America use "alquilar," in Mexico and among US Latinos "rentar" is the natural everyday word. A textbook example of Spanglish that made it back into standard Mexican Spanish.
“We're going to rent a bigger apartment next year.”
“I rented the movie last night but fell asleep halfway through.”
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/Sounds like "rehn" (as in "red") + "TAHR" (as in "tar")/
To rent something: an apartment, a car, or a movie. From the English "to rent," fully absorbed into Mexican Spanish and Chicano speech. While most of Spain and South America use "alquilar," in Mexico and among US Latinos "rentar" is the natural everyday word. A textbook example of Spanglish that made it back into standard Mexican Spanish.
“We're going to rent a bigger apartment next year.”
“I rented the movie last night but fell asleep halfway through.”
Estar hasta el cuello
To be neck-deep in a problem, debt, or overwhelming situation with no easy way out. The more you try to get free, the more it pulls you under. Used widely across Spain and Latin America for work overload, debt, or any situation that has fully taken over your life.