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Bandera de Colombia

/Sounds like "TEH" (as in "ten" without "n") + "soh" (as in "so")/

A person who's extremely good at what they do, an expert and talented individual. In Colombia, being teso is the ultimate professional compliment — it means you're an absolute crack.

Example

"That guy is a teso at programming, solves everything."

"She's tesa at sales, closes deals like nobody else."

Word family

A falta de pan, tortillas

Bandera de México

Cuando no tienes lo ideal, te conformas con lo que hay disponible y le sacas provecho. El ingenio mexicano resumido en una frase que celebra la capacidad de resolver con lo que tengas a la mano.