Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dec 28, 2016 16:43
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Spanish term
Ecuador
2 language couple - Scientist/Marketeer
Native in: English 
, Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Standard-Spain, Colombian, Peruvian, Chilean, Mexican, Puerto Rican) 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, Italian to English, and 816 more.
tirar barra
Spanish to English
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Questionnaires
From a questionnaire response from Mexico for translation to US English.
"Pues el trabajo es suave, pesado pero nos gusta la chiga, aunque haya algunas personas que no trabajan igual y se la pasen tirando barra."
"Pues el trabajo es suave, pesado pero nos gusta la chiga, aunque haya algunas personas que no trabajan igual y se la pasen tirando barra."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | slack off |
Darius Saczuk
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| 4 | doing nothing, biding time. |
Phoenix III
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| 3 | kill time, idle away their time |
Ellen Kraus
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Proposed translations
+1
2 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
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134
Selected
slack off
One option
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Note added at 2 mins (2016-12-28 16:45:45 GMT)
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= pasar el tiempo sin hacer nada
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Note added at 2 mins (2016-12-28 16:45:45 GMT)
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= pasar el tiempo sin hacer nada
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks"
54 mins
Phoenix III
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
Specializes in field
United States
True words...
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: Spanish to English, Spanish, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
12
doing nothing, biding time.
...
1 hr
Ellen Kraus
Austria
Austria
Austria
more than thirty years of experience
Native in: German
Works in: Greek to German, English to German, Greek to English, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
3
kill time, idle away their time
might be meant here (no hacer nada)
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