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/Sounds like "trahn" (as in "tract") + "KAH" (as in "car") + "soh" (as in "solo")/

Meaning

In Mexico, a nasty cold or flu that wipes you out completely and keeps you bedridden for days. A trancazo does not just make you feel under the weather, it knocks you flat and does not let go for a while.

Examples

I got hit with a brutal flu and could not go to work all week.

He has a terrible cold right now, totally stuffed up and running a fever.

Regional synonyms

/Sounds like "trahn" (as in "tract") + "KAH" (as in "car") + "soh" (as in "solo")/

Meaning

A hard, heavy hit that really hurts. In Mexico it can also mean a brutal cold or flu that knocks you out, 'me dio un trancazo' means I got hit hard by sickness.

Examples

They gave him a trancazo that left him on the floor.

I got hit with a trancazo of flu and couldn't go to work all week.

Regional synonyms

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In Venezuela, to be in a sparky, playful mood and ready to joke around. Someone with mecha is full of energy and fun, impossible to be bored around.