USAGE NOTE
This word is often repeated —"tole tole"— and sometimes spelled in one word —"toletole"— in the senses shown in 1) and 2). Also, it is treated as a feminine noun in Chile.
el tole
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (colloquial) (disturbance)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. ruckus (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Un cliente armó el tole tole en el restaurante.A customer raised a ruckus in the restaurant.
b. rumpus (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Anoche se armó un buen tole tole en el departamento de arriba.There was quite a rumpus in the apartment above last night.
c. commotion
Se armó el tole tole cuando Perico le dijo a todo el mundo que yo tenía una aventura con un compañero de trabajo.There was a commotion when Perico told everyone I was having an affair with a coworker.
d. uproar
Se formó un tole tole por la decisión del Gobierno.The government's decision caused an uproar.
2. (colloquial) (old-fashioned) (rumor)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
a. gossip
No sé de dónde viene este tole tole sobre Belarmino y yo, pero no somos novios.I don't know where this gossip about Belarmino and me comes from, but we're not dating.
3. (colloquial) (old-fashioned) (act of leaving hurriedly; used with verbs such as "coger" or "tomar")
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
¿¿Ya las diez?? ¡Qué tarde! Hora de coger el tole, amigos.Ten already?? It's really late! Time to go, guys.
Los ladrones tomaron el tole al oír la sirena de la policía.The thieves beat it when they heard the police siren.
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