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estar cheles

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Literally, to be white. Presumably originated from flour or lime unloaders in Metapán, as these materials would cover them in white powder by the end of the unloading process.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /esˌtaɾ ˈt͡ʃeles/ [esˌt̪aɾ ˈt͡ʃe.les]
  • Syllabification: es‧tar che‧les

Verb

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estar cheles (first-person singular present estoy cheles, first-person singular preterite estuve cheles, past participle estado cheles)

  1. (idiomatic, El Salvador, of two or more people) to be quits; to be satisfied with the fulfillment of the responsibilities, obligations or promises agreed with other people; to have no debts, responsibilities, obligations or promises left to fulfill.
    Synonym: quedar cheles
    Ya te pagué el dinero que te debía, ¿estamos cheles, verdad?
    I just paid you the money I owed you, we are quits, right?

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Ayala, Alberto (2000) El Salvador: patria querida[1] (in Spanish), A. Ayala

Further reading

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