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/Sounds like "tehm" (as in "ten") + "PLAHR" (as in "plan") + "seh" (as in "set")/

Meaning

In Cuba, to fall head over heels for someone in a way you simply cannot control. When someone "se templa," they lose all logic and reason. It is like being struck by lightning, but for love, more intense than a simple crush.

Examples

He fell hard for that girl and hasn't thought about anything else since.

I fall for people really easily, I'm just a very sentimental person.

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Regional synonyms

In Argentina, a hard-to-find or elusive person who is difficult to reach, contact, or pin down. The phrase comes from sticker album collecting, where certain stickers almost never appeared in packs.