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No. 13,732 in Spanish

rállale

"Rállale" is colloquial Mexican Spanish slang meaning "hurry up" or "get going."

In a sentence

  • Rállale un poco de queso al plato.

    Grate a bit of cheese onto the plate.

    Here, 'rállale' is an informal command directing someone to grate ('rallar') something, and 'le' refers to the plate as the indirect object.

  • Si te duele la garganta, rállale jengibre en agua caliente.

    If your throat hurts, grate some ginger into hot water.

    In this case, 'rállale' instructs the person to grate ginger ('rallar jengibre'), with 'le' referring to the action's indirect object.

  • Para la ensalada, rállale zanahoria y remolacha.

    For the salad, grate carrot and beet into it.

    Here, 'rállale' indicates grating vegetables ('rallar zanahoria y remolacha'), with 'le' representing the salad as the recipient of the grated items.

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