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Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de México
Bandera de Venezuela

/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.

Example

"That dude has a lot of calle, he knows how to navigate."

"With the calle he's got, they won't scam him easily."

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Achantarse

Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de Venezuela

Quedarse callado, no reaccionar ante algo injusto por miedo, conformismo o cobardía. En Colombia y Venezuela 'achantarse' es dejarse pisotear sin protestar.