caer el veinte

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, to have 'the twenty' fall (on someone).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kaˌeɾ el ˈbeinte/ [kaˌeɾ el ˈβ̞ẽĩn̪.t̪e]
  • Syllabification: ca‧er el vein‧te

Verb[edit]

caer el veinte (impersonal, third-person singular present cae el veinte, third-person singular preterite cayó el veinte, past participle caído el veinte)

  1. (impersonal, colloquial, idiomatic, El Salvador, Mexico) to dawn on (someone).
    Ya me cayó el veinte (a mí) de cómo resolver el examen.
    It dawned on me how to solve the test

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