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pedir aventón

English translation: ...hitched a ride

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Spanish term or phrase:pedir aventón
English translation:...hitched a ride
Entered by: Claudia Andreani

20:26 Jun 2, 2002
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary / Mexican
Spanish term or phrase: pedir aventón
"Desde el centro de esta ciudad, caminó y pidió aventón hasta casa."
Sarah Beeman
United States
Local time: 18:24
...hitched a ride
Explanation:
US slang=Mexican slang

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Note added at 2002-06-03 00:33:06 (GMT) Post-grading
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Quiero hacer una aclaración, dentro del contexto lo antedicho está bien, pero la palabra para aventón, echar dedo o pedir pon es -hitchhiking.

Selected response from:

Esther Hermida
United States
Local time: 16:24
Grading comment
I thought it was along those lines... many thanks to everyone!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3...hitched a ride
Esther Hermida
4 +2to ask for a lift
Robert INGLEDEW
4asked for a lift home
Leonardo Parachú


  

Answers


0 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
asked for a lift home


Explanation:
Suerte.

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Note added at 2002-06-02 20:29:45 (GMT)
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\".. he walked and asked for a lift home.\"

Leonardo Parachú
Local time: 20:24
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 433
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
...hitched a ride


Explanation:
US slang=Mexican slang

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Note added at 2002-06-03 00:33:06 (GMT) Post-grading
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Quiero hacer una aclaración, dentro del contexto lo antedicho está bien, pero la palabra para aventón, echar dedo o pedir pon es -hitchhiking.



Esther Hermida
United States
Local time: 16:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 157
Grading comment
I thought it was along those lines... many thanks to everyone!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Leonardo Parachú: good to know it, thanks Esther
1 min
agree  Gabriel Aramburo Siegert
6 hrs
agree  ritchi
1 day 1 hr
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
to ask for a lift


Explanation:
aventón in Mexico, "hacer dedo" in Argentina.

Robert INGLEDEW
Argentina
Local time: 20:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 1940

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Leonardo Parachú: exactly Robert
1 min
  -> Gracias, Leonardo.
agree  LoreAC (X)
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Lore.
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