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/Sounds like "teh" (as in "ten") + "NEHR" (as in "net") + "MAH" (as in "mark") + "lah" (as in "lava") + "PAH" (as in "park") + "tah" (as in "tar")/
To have persistent, chronic bad luck, as if the universe has something personal against you. The person with mala pata always shows up at the wrong place at the worst possible moment.
“He has seriously terrible luck, something always happens right when he least needs it.”
“What rotten luck! It had to break today of all days.”
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To have persistent, chronic bad luck, as if the universe has something personal against you. The person with mala pata always shows up at the wrong place at the worst possible moment.
“He has seriously terrible luck, something always happens right when he least needs it.”
“What rotten luck! It had to break today of all days.”
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Finger-licking good, food so delicious you'd literally lick your fingers to get every last bit. In Spain and Latin America, this expression is the highest praise you can give a dish; it's a full sensory endorsement.