caerle el veinte
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caerle el veinte(
kah
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ehr
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leh
ehl
beyn
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teh
)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (colloquial) (to comprehend) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. to get it
Y así se saca la raíz cuadrada de un número. - Ah, ¡ya me cayó el veinte!And that's how you get the square root of a number. - Oh, now I get it!
b. to understand
¿Ya te cayó el veinte? - Todavía no. ¿Me lo explicas otra vez?Do you understand now? - Not yet. Can you explain it again?
2. (colloquial) (to become aware) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. to realize
No les ha caído el veinte que ya no están tan chavos.They haven't realized that they're not kids anymore.
b. to realise (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Tu hermana se ve sacada de onda. - Sí, por fin le cayó el veinte que tiene que chambear si quiere irse de vacaciones.Your sister seems upset. - Yeah, she finally realised that she has to work if she wants to go on holiday.
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