De una

poli · #1 July 19, 2021, 07:31 PM

means desde luego in Colombia. Is it used this way in Mexico as well?

**AngelicaDeAlquezar** · #2 July 20, 2021, 07:10 PM

Not at all. It's the first time I see that expression.

***Tomisimo*** · #3 July 23, 2021, 12:02 PM

I wonder if it could be someone's shortened version of "de una vez por todas"?

poli · #4 July 23, 2021, 01:30 PM

I think so. It's something like all as one.

**AngelicaDeAlquezar** · #5 July 23, 2021, 08:20 PM

I'm not sure. "De una vez por todas" sounds more like a settling of scores, but this expression is an expression of agreement. I couldn't find where it comes from, but maybe something like "ser de una misma opinión".

I found this place, where it's defined as Argentinian slang, and I guess 2.2. may be understood as "de una (sola) vez" (in Mexico we might say "de un jalón").

poli · #6 August 13, 2021, 08:42 PM

What is especially strange is that in Colombia, the term seems to be used in Cundinamarca and not on the coast. I know some coastal Colomibians who do not understand it, but in the program I currently watch, which is filmed in Bogota, it is used frequently.

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