/Sounds like 'tah-teh-KYEH-toh'/
A sharp command to stop and stay put — the Venezuelan and Colombian equivalent of 'cut it out' or 'freeze'. Tatequieto is what you say when someone's behavior needs to stop immediately and they need to know you're serious.
"Le di un tatequieto y se calmó al instante."
"Aquí hace falta un tatequieto, todo el mundo hace lo que quiere. → I told him to cut it out and he calmed down immediately."
"This place needs someone to lay down the law, everyone does whatever they want."
/Sounds like 'tah-teh-KYEH-toh'/
A sharp command to stop and stay put — the Venezuelan and Colombian equivalent of 'cut it out' or 'freeze'. Tatequieto is what you say when someone's behavior needs to stop immediately and they need to know you're serious.
"Le di un tatequieto y se calmó al instante."
"Aquí hace falta un tatequieto, todo el mundo hace lo que quiere. → I told him to cut it out and he calmed down immediately."
"This place needs someone to lay down the law, everyone does whatever they want."
Sacado
Sorprendido, desconcertado o confundido por algo tan inesperado que te dejó sin saber cómo reaccionar. Es esa cara de shock total cuando algo te vuela la cabeza y necesitas unos segundos para procesar lo que pasó.