jalar
verbInformal
A Mexican Spanish slang term. Browse all Mexican slang.
What it means
To work, of a machine or device: ya no jala el control, 'the remote doesn't work any more'.
To be up for something; to come along. ¿Jalas? — 'are you in?'
To work hard, of a person. Le jala duro en la chamba.
The 'are you in?' sense is the one visitors hear most.
Literally: To pull.
Examples with translations
Mi celular ya no jala.
My phone's stopped working.
Vamos al cine, ¿jalas?
We're going to the cinema, you in?
Ese chavo sí le jala.
That kid really does put the work in.
Other forms
- Similar terms:
- funcionar, apuntarse