/Sounds like "teh" (as in "ten" without "n") + "NEHR" + "KAH" (as in "car") + "yeh" (as in "yes" without "s")/
To have real-life experience, street smarts, and practical knowledge you can't learn in any school — only by living. Someone with calle knows how to move, how to talk, and how to get out of any situation.
"That dude has a lot of calle, he knows how to navigate."
"With the calle he's got, they won't scam him easily."
/Sounds like "teh" (as in "ten" without "n") + "NEHR" + "KAH" (as in "car") + "yeh" (as in "yes" without "s")/
To have real-life experience, street smarts, and practical knowledge you can't learn in any school — only by living. Someone with calle knows how to move, how to talk, and how to get out of any situation.
"That dude has a lot of calle, he knows how to navigate."
"With the calle he's got, they won't scam him easily."
Achantarse
Quedarse callado, no reaccionar ante algo injusto por miedo, conformismo o cobardía. En Colombia y Venezuela 'achantarse' es dejarse pisotear sin protestar.