Phrase of the Week
April 2nd, 2008 Posted in phrase of the weekatado con almabre:tied up with wire. Argentines are masters of rigging things. This term is often used to fix or repair something.
atado con almabre:tied up with wire. Argentines are masters of rigging things. This term is often used to fix or repair something.
3 Responses to “Phrase of the Week”
By CHANGCHO on Apr 2, 2008
Yes, it’s used when you’ve got to fix something in a hurry and/or you’ve got nothing else but wire, and you’re not sure if it’ll work (but ‘alambre’ works pretty much every time).
By Patagonia on Apr 2, 2008
Changcho, we used to own a farm and joke our caretaker was MacGyver on an Argentine budget!
By BankCardUSA on Mar 23, 2012
COAKLEY: The law says that people are allowed to have that. And so, then, if you you can have religious freedom, you probably shouldnt work in the emergency room.