Literally, “to be white”. Presumably originated from flour or lime unloaders in Metapán, as these materials would cover them in white powder by the end of the unloading process.[1]
- IPA(key): /esˌtaɾ ˈt͡ʃeles/ [esˌt̪aɾ ˈt͡ʃe.les]
- Syllabification: es‧tar che‧les
estar cheles (first-person singular present estoy cheles, first-person singular preterite estuve cheles, past participle estado cheles)
- (idiomatic, El Salvador, of two or more people): to be satisfied with the fulfillment of the responsibilities, obligations or promises agreed with other people; to have no debts, responsibilities, obligations or promises left to fulfill.
- Synonym: quedar cheles
Ya te pagué el dinero que te debía, ¿estamos cheles, verdad?- I just payed you to money I owed you, we have no debts left to fulfill, right?
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive estar cheles
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dative
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estarme cheles
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estarte cheles
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estarle cheles, estarse cheles
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estarnos cheles
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estaros cheles
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estarles cheles, estarse cheles
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accusative
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estarme cheles
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estarte cheles
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estarlo cheles, estarla cheles, estarse cheles
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estarnos cheles
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estaros cheles
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estarlos cheles, estarlas cheles, estarse cheles
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with gerund estando cheles
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dative
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estándome cheles
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estándote cheles
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estándole cheles, estándose cheles
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estándonos cheles
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estándoos cheles
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estándoles cheles, estándose cheles
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accusative
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estándome cheles
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estándote cheles
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estándolo cheles, estándola cheles, estándose cheles
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estándonos cheles
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estándoos cheles
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estándolos cheles, estándolas cheles, estándose cheles
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with informal second-person singular tú/vos imperative está cheles
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dative
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estame cheles
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estate cheles
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estale cheles
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estanos cheles
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not used
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estales cheles
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accusative
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estame cheles
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estate cheles
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estalo cheles, estala cheles
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estanos cheles
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not used
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estalos cheles, estalas cheles
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with formal second-person singular imperative esté cheles
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dative
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esteme cheles
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not used
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estele cheles, estese cheles
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estenos cheles
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not used
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esteles cheles
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accusative
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esteme cheles
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not used
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estelo cheles, estela cheles, estese cheles
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estenos cheles
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not used
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estelos cheles, estelas cheles
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with first-person plural imperative estemos cheles
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dative
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not used
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estémoste cheles
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estémosle cheles
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estémonos cheles
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estémoos cheles
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estémosles cheles
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accusative
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not used
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estémoste cheles
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estémoslo cheles, estémosla cheles
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estémonos cheles
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estémoos cheles
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estémoslos cheles, estémoslas cheles
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with informal second-person plural imperative estad cheles
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dative
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estadme cheles
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not used
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estadle cheles
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estadnos cheles
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estaos cheles
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estadles cheles
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accusative
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estadme cheles
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not used
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estadlo cheles, estadla cheles
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estadnos cheles
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estaos cheles
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estadlos cheles, estadlas cheles
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with formal second-person plural imperative estén cheles
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dative
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estenme cheles
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not used
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estenle cheles
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estennos cheles
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not used
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estenles cheles, estense cheles
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accusative
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estenme cheles
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not used
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estenlo cheles, estenla cheles
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estennos cheles
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not used
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estenlos cheles, estenlas cheles, estense cheles
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- ^ Ayala, Alberto (2000) El Salvador: patria querida[1] (in Spanish), A. Ayala