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/Sounds like "sah" (as in "salsa") + "FAHR" (as in "far")/
To get out of something, dodge a commitment, or escape an awkward situation with cunning. It's the art of avoiding what you don't want to do without making it too obvious you're running from responsibility.
“I zafé from the meeting with a doctor's excuse.”
“You're not gonna zafar from this one, you already committed.”
/Sounds like "sah" (as in "salsa") + "FAHR" (as in "far")/
To escape or wriggle out of a tricky situation, responsibility, or problem. In Argentina, Uruguay, and Chile, when you zafas you come out the other side unscathed from something that looked bad going in. It can be luck, quick thinking, or a stroke of timing that gets you through.
“I got out of the exam because the teacher got sick, what a relief.”
“How do you plan to get out of this situation? I don't see an easy way out.”
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/Sounds like "sah" (as in "salsa") + "FAHR" (as in "far")/
To get out of something, dodge a commitment, or escape an awkward situation with cunning. It's the art of avoiding what you don't want to do without making it too obvious you're running from responsibility.
“I zafé from the meeting with a doctor's excuse.”
“You're not gonna zafar from this one, you already committed.”
/Sounds like "sah" (as in "salsa") + "FAHR" (as in "far")/
To escape or wriggle out of a tricky situation, responsibility, or problem. In Argentina, Uruguay, and Chile, when you zafas you come out the other side unscathed from something that looked bad going in. It can be luck, quick thinking, or a stroke of timing that gets you through.
“I got out of the exam because the teacher got sick, what a relief.”
“How do you plan to get out of this situation? I don't see an easy way out.”
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Tuntún
Randomly, without thinking it through, just going with whatever comes first. Doing something "al tuntún" means acting with no plan and trusting blind luck to sort it out. A risky approach, and people usually tell you not to do it this way.