Phrase of the Week

April 2nd, 2008 Posted in phrase of the week

atado con almabre:tied up with wire. Argentines are masters of rigging things. This term is often used to fix or repair something.

  1. 3 Responses to “Phrase of the Week”

  2. 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).

  3. By Patagonia on Apr 2, 2008

    Changcho, we used to own a farm and joke our caretaker was MacGyver on an Argentine budget!

  4. 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.

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