tildearse

to stop working

to freeze

USAGE NOTE

This word may also be spelled "tildiarse."

tildearse(teel-deh-ahr-seh)

pronominal verb

1.

(colloquial)

(to stop operating)

(Panama)

a. to stop working

Juan, tu computadora no prende. - No te preocupes. Esa vaina se tildeó hace rato.

Juan, your computer is not turning on. - Don't worry. That thing stopped working a while ago.

Mi celular se acaba de tildear. - ¡Ay, no! Y apenas te lo compraste la semana pasada.

My cellphone just stopped working. - Oh no! And you only bought it last week.

2.

(colloquial)

(said of a person; to have a mental blank)

(Panama)

a. to freeze

¿Cómo les fue en la presentación? - Malísimo. Cuando le tocaba a Julio hablar, el man se tildeó y se le olvidó todo.

How did the presentation go? - Terrible. When it was Julio's turn to speak, the guy froze and forgot everything.

b. to have a mental block

Carolina, todas estas respuestas están mal. ¿Qué te pasó? - No sé, me tildié.

Carolina, all of these answers are wrong. What happened? - I don't know, I had a mental block.

3.

(colloquial)

(said of a person; to not think clearly)

(Panama)

a. to go crazy

Lucas renunció a su trabajo para mudarse al interior y dedicarse a criar alpacas. - Espera, ¿qué? ¿Ese man se tildeó o qué?

Lucas quit his job in order to move to the country and raise alpacas for a living.- Wait, what? Did the guy go crazy or what?

b. to lose one's mind

Juan, ¿te tildeaste o qué? No le puedes hablar así al jefe.

Juan, have you lost your mind or what? You can't talk to the boss like that.