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/Sounds like the English word "volt" + "eh" (as in "egg") + "AHR" (as in "art") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "TOHR" (as in "toll") + "tah" (as in "tar")/
To flip the script, to completely turn a situation around when things looked lost. In Colombia, voltear la torta is that satisfying reversal: you were losing, they underestimated you, and then you came back and changed everything.
“We were losing 3-0 and flipped it in the second half.”
“I thought I was going to lose but I turned it around in the last round.”
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To flip the script, to completely turn a situation around when things looked lost. In Colombia, voltear la torta is that satisfying reversal: you were losing, they underestimated you, and then you came back and changed everything.
“We were losing 3-0 and flipped it in the second half.”
“I thought I was going to lose but I turned it around in the last round.”
Cogotear
In Chile, to overcharge someone by taking advantage of their situation or their lack of price knowledge. Used when you feel like you got ripped off with an abusive price or an unfair deal where the other side knew you had no way to compare.