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Bandera de España

/Sounds like "tohr" (as in "tore") + "TAH" (as in "taco") + "soh" (as in "so")/

A hard hit, slap, or strong impact against something. In Spain, 'darse un tortazo' means slamming into anything — a door, the floor, or someone's face.

Example

"He smacked into the glass door so loud the whole office heard it."

"She gave him a slap that left his face red."

Word family

Aflojar

Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Uruguay

Dar o soltar dinero a regañadientes en Argentina, cuando te sacan plata que no querías gastar. "Aflojá la guita" es la frase que escuchas cuando alguien te está pidiendo que pagues algo y no te queda otra opción.