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Nov 16, 2011 17:48
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Spanish term
United States
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Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
puro longo
Spanish to English
Other
Slang
From Ecuador, please help me with this phrase. Here is the context: "Está **puro longo** parándose contra el presidente, ¿no? )))."
If it is of any help, the speaker is a shady character who is prejudiced against his country's natives, and the text uses this quote to help back up the assertion.
If it is of any help, the speaker is a shady character who is prejudiced against his country's natives, and the text uses this quote to help back up the assertion.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | total Injun |
Simon Bruni
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| 3 | eff-ing halfbreeds |
Christine Walsh
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References
| Existing translation |
Charles Davis
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Proposed translations
9 mins
total Injun
longo is a derogatory word for native Ecuadorians. The other meaning the RAE gives is 'teenager', but I can't see how that would fit here.
5 hrs
eff-ing halfbreeds
I'd use the full F-word, but don't want to give offence to anyone. I understand 'longo' also means people of mixed blood, and this term (halfbreed) is universally understood to be derogatory -I think...
Reference comments
24 mins
Reference:
Existing translation
Hi Karen,
You may find this of interest if you haven't seen it:
http://chevrontoxico.com/assets/media/borja/borja-transcript...
You may find this of interest if you haven't seen it:
http://chevrontoxico.com/assets/media/borja/borja-transcript...
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