chonga

English translation: ribbon

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Spanish term or phrase:chonga
English translation:ribbon
Entered by: Hazel Whiteley

15:43 Jun 10, 2005
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Telecom(munications) / news broadcast
Spanish term or phrase: chonga
Latin American news broadcast:

"Esta vez se trata ni más ni menos que de una repatriación de convictos, o, como dicen algunos, importación de criminales, una de las implicaciones que para El Salvador tiene el espinoso tema de la deportación de ilegales. Son personas siempre de alguna peligrosidad y, por lo consecuente, es una situación que, realmente, nos vemos nosotros en, en, en la situación de que estamos expuestos a cualquier acto delictivo que ellos, traten de cometer. Hay que hacer notar de que éstos vienen con una maestría, pues de los Estados Unidos, no? Y, en este sentido, aquí vienen a encontrar verdad? y que no no-, nos los manden como ilegales, que nos los pongan con, con *chonga y que nos digan éstos son delincuentes."

Could it mean that they don´t want the truth disguised or sweetened but would rather the US were honest about it?

Thanks
Hazel Whiteley
Local time: 22:01
ribbon
Explanation:
es un modismo, como diciendo que no son un gran regalo.

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Note added at 14 mins (2005-06-10 15:58:18 GMT)
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they mean to say that these persons as convicts are not great persons, but delinquents

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Note added at 18 mins (2005-06-10 16:02:42 GMT)
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en http://www.elsalvador.com/noticias/2004/12/14/editorial/edi3... dice

\"También me sirve a la hora de poner la chonga a los regalos, ponchar la tarjeta y armar la pachanga navideña. \"


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Note added at 20 mins (2005-06-10 16:04:08 GMT) Post-grading
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en http://www.elsalvador.com/noticias/2004/12/14/editorial/edi3... dice

\"También me sirve a la hora de poner la chonga a los regalos, ponchar la tarjeta y armar la pachanga navideña. \"
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
joke


Explanation:
At least this is what it means in mx, but it doesn't fit nice.

Ernesto de Lara
Local time: 15:01
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ribbon


Explanation:
es un modismo, como diciendo que no son un gran regalo.

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Note added at 14 mins (2005-06-10 15:58:18 GMT)
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they mean to say that these persons as convicts are not great persons, but delinquents

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Note added at 18 mins (2005-06-10 16:02:42 GMT)
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en http://www.elsalvador.com/noticias/2004/12/14/editorial/edi3... dice

\"También me sirve a la hora de poner la chonga a los regalos, ponchar la tarjeta y armar la pachanga navideña. \"


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Note added at 20 mins (2005-06-10 16:04:08 GMT) Post-grading
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en http://www.elsalvador.com/noticias/2004/12/14/editorial/edi3... dice

\"También me sirve a la hora de poner la chonga a los regalos, ponchar la tarjeta y armar la pachanga navideña. \"


Celestesr
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

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