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A heavy, flat slab or plate of material like concrete or steel, installed horizontally to serve as a foundation or support surface in construction or industrial work.
We are going to need a really thick cement plancha to hold the weight of the truck at the entrance.
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It refers to the position of floating on your back in the water, keeping the body horizontal and relaxed. It is a common technique used in the pool or the ocean to rest your muscles without sinking (in Argentina, a swimming pool is commonly called a pileta).
I spent a long time doing la plancha in the deep end of the pool to relax after training.
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A slang term for a woman with a very curvy or voluptuous body. It is a common, informal way to describe someone with an hourglass figure and ample physical attributes.
Listen to that friend of yours, the girlfriend he got is a total plancha.
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An individual in Uruguay belonging to a marginal subculture that adopts a tough-guy or criminal aesthetic, regardless of whether they are actually involved in crime. They are characterized by wearing designer tracksuits, spring-cushioned sneakers, and baseball caps perched high on the head, along with using coarse manners and heavy street slang.
Take it down a notch and stop talking like that, acting like a plancha doesn't look good at all in front of your in-laws.
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A solid, horizontal reinforced concrete slab that separates the levels of a building, serving as the floor for one story and the ceiling for the one below. (In Colombian construction, pouring a plancha is a major milestone in building a home).
We finished setting up the rebar and tomorrow we start pouring the plancha for the second floor.
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A genre of Spanish language romantic ballads and pop hits from the 70s, 80s, and 90s. The name literally means "ironing music," which was a disparaging way to refer to the music domestic workers supposedly listened to while performing household chores (it is now a popular, nostalgic genre for parties and karaoke).
Amanda Miguel, Yuri, Isabel Pantoja.
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Something that causes embarrassment or makes you feel shy.
I feel too plancha to meet your parents.
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A term for a noble, helpful, and pure-hearted person. This describes someone you can trust completely because they will never let you down.
My neighbor is a plancha, the other day he helped me fix the plumbing and did not want to charge me a single cent.
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A violent, malicious foul in soccer where a player strikes an opponent with the sole of their boot and studs first. It often describes a painful, direct collision of shins resulting from excessive force.
That defender was way too aggressive and hit the forward with a plancha that almost broke his leg.
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The act of standing someone up for a date or failing to show up to a meeting.
He left her plancha.
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A) A household iron for clothes. B) A flake or someone who stands you up for a date, party, or meeting.
A) Hand me the Plancha to iron these shirts. B) That girl is out of line, she left me Planchao for tonight's party, first and last time I invite her out.
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