Lo visto pero no lo mantengo.
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USAGE NOTE
This phrase can be literally translated as "I'll dress him, but I won't maintain him."
Lo visto pero no lo mantengo.
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (colloquial) (idiom) (general) (Colombia)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
Regionalism used in Colombia
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
¿Puedo decirle a Antonio que venga a cenar? - Uh, Antonio. Lo visto pero no lo mantengo. No va a haber comida que alcance.Can I ask Antonio to come for dinner? - Uh, Antonio. He's such a big eater! No amount of food is enough.
A Fernando lo visto pero no lo mantengo. ¿Cómo puede ser tan delgado?Fernando eats so much! How can he be so thin?
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