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como

English translation: like

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Spanish term or phrase:como
English translation:like
Entered by: Hazel Whiteley

14:01 Jun 14, 2005
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Telecom(munications) / tv broadcast
Spanish term or phrase: como
Latin American news broadcast


"a muchos de los niños que empiezan en ganga empiezan porque tienen alguien en la comunidad como el crimen que quiere que sean parte de una familia"

No sé dónde entra lo de "como"

Gracias.
Hazel Whiteley
Local time: 15:28
like
Explanation:
"a muchos de los niños que empiezan en ganga empiezan porque tienen alguien en la comunidad como el crimen que quiere que sean parte de una familia" = many kids who start off in gangs start because they have someone in the community like a criminal who wants them to become part of a family

"Crimen" obviously should be "criminal", and this must of been said by someone whose Spanish is not too good!
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Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 08:28
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5Many of the children who join gangs get started because...
teju
5 +2like
Henry Hinds
4such as
swisstell
3 +1como (comentario)*
Marcelo González


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
such as


Explanation:
suerte!

swisstell
Italy
Local time: 16:28
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 5
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Many of the children who join gangs get started because...


Explanation:
... there's someone within the crime community who wants them to belong to their family.

I think this is poorly written sentence, but it means that crime, or criminals are a strong atraction to young people who belong to gangs because that way they become part of the gang family, watching each others backs in rough neighborhoods.

teju
Local time: 08:28
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marina Soldati
1 min
  -> gracias Marina - teju
agree  George Rabel: better
12 mins
  -> gracias George, saludos - teju ;0)
agree  María Teresa Taylor Oliver: Muy buena deducción :o)
46 mins
  -> muy amable comentario, saludos y gracias - teju :)
agree  MPGS: :) ... :)
4 hrs
  -> gracias Manolo - teju :o)
agree  Cecilia Della Croce: well put. Ese como está de más, para mi gusto
7 hrs
  -> Muy amable Cecilia, gracias - teju
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
like


Explanation:
"a muchos de los niños que empiezan en ganga empiezan porque tienen alguien en la comunidad como el crimen que quiere que sean parte de una familia" = many kids who start off in gangs start because they have someone in the community like a criminal who wants them to become part of a family

"Crimen" obviously should be "criminal", and this must of been said by someone whose Spanish is not too good!


Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 08:28
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 94

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ernesto de Lara: ganga, develadora del origen estadounidense del redactor.
2 hrs
  -> Gracias, Ernesto, entre otras cosas.
agree  MPGS: :)
4 hrs
  -> Gracias, MPGS.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
como (comentario)*


Explanation:
Me parece que, como se trata de una cita no muy elocuente que digamos, con una falta de gramática (en el uso de "a" al principio) y la frase incoherente en la que aparece la palabra "como", todo va a depender de qué voz le quieras dotar a la persona: una con la que se exprese de forma poco comprensible (que es el caso que se ve aquí) o una a la que se entienda (bien).

Perhaps it would be a good idea simply using a frase that one uses to buy time (i.e., a conversational filler) in which to organize ideas. In this case, it might be something like: "...because they have someone in the community, you know (what I’m talking about), that wants them to..."

suggestion = you know (what I'm talkin'/talking about) :-)

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Note added at 6 hrs 25 mins (2005-06-14 20:27:23 GMT)
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\"...alguien en la comunidad...que quiere que sean parte de una familia...\" = \"...there\'s someone in the community, you know, that wants them to be a part of their family...\"



Marcelo González
United States
Local time: 04:28
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
1 corroborated select project
in this pair and field What is ProZ.com Project History(SM)?

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  MPGS: (aunque yo no creo q el traductor --salvo en temas como p. ej. lenguas extinguidas-- tenga que interpretar quE querIa decir el original. Dice lo que dice, y si es ambiguo, se deja ambiguo o se explica. Esto es probablemente tema para un foro) :)
3 hrs
  -> Tienes mucha razón. Gracias, MPGS :-)
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