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Dec 11, 2009 18:52
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Spanish term
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
Salir a mosquear
Spanish to English
Other
Slang
De la Republica Dominicana
Una conversacion entre un hombre y una mujer:
Hombre: ?Donde estas?
Mujer: Sali aca a mosquear un rato.
Hombre: Tu tienes que dejar de hacer muchas cosas si quieres estar conmigo.
Mil gracias!
Hombre: ?Donde estas?
Mujer: Sali aca a mosquear un rato.
Hombre: Tu tienes que dejar de hacer muchas cosas si quieres estar conmigo.
Mil gracias!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | Going out for lazing around a while,for doing nothing! |
Vladimir Martinez
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| 3 +1 | hang around/hang out |
Darius Saczuk
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Proposed translations
10 mins
Vladimir Martinez
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Spain
Even Sport items
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Cuban)
Works in: Spanish to English, Italian to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Going out for lazing around a while,for doing nothing!
Typical from South and Central America!
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Rosa Paredes
: Could you be more specific?
11 hrs
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It's a way to say for us latins that we are going out to do nothing,just to hang around,have a break without doing anything at all!
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+1
26 mins
Darius Saczuk
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
The Slanguage Buff
Native in: Polish (Variant: Standard-Poland) , English (Variant: US)
Works in: Polish to English, Spanish to English, English, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
16
hang around/hang out
I just talked to a Dominican girl, but she says that the expression does not sound Dominican to her. That's her guess only based on the context provided. That's why the level of confidence is medium.
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-12-11 20:10:02 GMT)
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you can also say: CHILL OUT
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-12-11 20:10:02 GMT)
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you can also say: CHILL OUT
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