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Spanish translation: chanclas, chancletas.

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English term or phrase:	flip-flop
Spanish translation:	chanclas, chancletas.
Entered by:	connyfernandez

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18:02 Mar 20, 2006

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Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy / Reglas Escolares (Presentación Personal)

English term or phrase: flip-flop

Necesito saber cómo se diría en México en el siguiente contexto (para uso en una escuela de EE.UU. donde se habla español y sólo asisten mexicanos):

• Flip-flops and house slippers are prohibited, even for medical reasons.

Karin Kutscher KudoZ activity Questions: 424 (none open) (16 without valid answers) (48 closed without grading) Answers: 537
Local time: 17:08

chanclas, chancletas.

Explanation:
Sandalias sin soporte posteriory planas. El nombre es onomatopeyico.

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5 +9

sandalias/chanclas

Noelia Ruiz Pérez

5 +3

ojotas

cielos

huaraches

Ginnett Zabala

chanclas, chancletas.

connyfernandez

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1 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +9

sandalias/chanclas

Explanation:
.

Noelia Ruiz Pérez
Local time: 23:08
Native speaker of:

Spanish

8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

ojotas

Explanation:
Otra vez. Esto se usa en Argentina.

Suerte!

cielos
Local time: 17:08
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English
PRO pts in category: 10

11 mins confidence:

huaraches

Explanation:
Estoy deacuerdo con mis compañeros: también se conocen como sandalias o chanclas en México. Cualquiera de las palabras estaría bien.

Ginnett Zabala
United States
Local time: 17:08
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English
PRO pts in category: 20

4 hrs confidence:

chanclas, chancletas.

Explanation:
Sandalias sin soporte posteriory planas. El nombre es onomatopeyico.

connyfernandez
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

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