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do the groceries

Spanish translation: hacer las compras

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English term or phrase:	do the groceries
Spanish translation:	hacer las compras
Entered by:	Marina Torroja

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23:31 Sep 15, 2004

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Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy

English term or phrase: do the groceries

He helps at home doing the groceries and cleaning.

Susana Vivas KudoZ activity Questions: 751 (1 open) (3 without valid answers) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 7 Argentina
Local time: 09:01

haciendo las compras

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Marina Torroja
Argentina
Local time: 09:01

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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +17

haciendo las compras

Marina Torroja

4 +3

yendo a la compra/ al mercado

Mapi

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0 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +17

haciendo las compras

Explanation:
Hope it helps

Marina Torroja
Argentina
Local time: 09:01
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Sandra Cifuentes Dowling

5 mins

-> gracias Sandra

agree

Xenia Wong

5 mins

-> gracias Xenia

agree

clarkent: en argentina es así

5 mins

-> garcias Clarkent

agree

Carlos Diaz de Leon: Agrego "haciendo el super" o "haciendo el mandado" (así le decimos coloquialmente en México)

6 mins

-> si, habría que ver qué destino tiene la traducción

agree

PRtraducciones PRtraducciones

6 mins

-> gracias MarSp

agree

LisaR

8 mins

-> Gracias Lisa

agree

Cecilia Della Croce

10 mins

-> gracias Cecilia

agree

Andrea Ali: hacer las compras/los mandados. ¡Salir a la calle! :^)

18 mins

-> gracias Andrea

agree

maryel

1 hr

-> gracias Maryel

agree

Nora Bellettieri

2 hrs

-> gracias Nora

agree

María Teresa Taylor Oliver: "yendo al súper" en Panamá :P

2 hrs

-> gracias María Teresa. Si, creo que podrían ser varias las acepciones según el país.

agree

Hebe Martorella

2 hrs

-> gracias Hebe

agree

Mónica Torres

4 hrs

-> gracias Mónica

agree

angela vicent: Haciendo la compra.

7 hrs

-> gracias Angela

agree

Maria Teijido

8 hrs

-> gracias María

agree

Pablo Grosschmid

9 hrs

-> graias Pablo

agree

Marocas

12 hrs

-> gracias Marocas

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

yendo a la compra/ al mercado

Explanation:
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Note added at 5 mins (2004-09-15 23:37:01 GMT)
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no es que no esté segura de cómo decir esto, es que imagino que habrá variantes regionales como para todo, esto es para España. Otra forma que antes se decía mucho es \"hacer los recados\",por ejemplo.

Mapi
Local time: 13:01
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8

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