ProZ.com global directory of translation services
The translation workplace
KudoZ home » Spanish to English » General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters

robo hormiga

English translation: ongoing pilfering


GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
Spanish term or phrase:robo hormiga
English translation:ongoing pilfering
Entered by: kairosz (Mary Guerrero)
Options:
- Contribute to this entry

23:26 Oct 29, 2009Login or register (free) for more options.
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Spanish term or phrase: robo hormiga
Es un término que significa robarse algo poco a poco, por ejemplo, ir sacando pertenencias de una empresa poco a poco.
¿Podrías ayudarme con el término en inglés?
Muchas gracias de antemano
kairosz (Mary Guerrero)
Mexico
Local time: 18:30
ongoing pilfering
Explanation:
Fighting new defenses in inadequate security cases. - Trial ...The company was said to be suffering heavily from **ongoing pilfering** as well... International Railway Journal · Cross-Channel freight crisis. (World Report). ...
www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-61856658.html - Similar

MONEY MORAL DILEMMA: Would you shop your teenager ...Not a huge sum but an **ongoing pilfering** of cash from my wallet, her siblings money boxes etc, which came to light when i knew i had £8 in £2 coins and then ...
forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1203871 - Cached - Similar

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 10 minutos (2009-10-29 23:37:40 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

OR ""CONSTANT PILFERING"

Marina Hyde: JK Rowling and the theme park of utter debasement ...19 Apr 2008 ... Its creator, one Steve Vander Ark, wept in court after Rowling accused him of "constant pilfering" and "utter laziness". On the other hand, ...
www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/.../harrypotter.harrypotte... - Cached - Similar



--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 32 minutos (2009-10-29 23:59:39 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

John Partridgeof suspicion of **constant pilfering** - a flint lock key and 3 instruments for .... 4 Tasmanian Archives Office, Colonial Tasmanian Family Links Database, ...
members.iinet.net.au/~kshepher/shepherd/187.html - Cached - Similar

Jess Dolgin: ZoomInfo Business People Information... it than his and his employees' **constant pilfering** of such badly needed software suites as Dreamweaver ... Jess ran into my office asking what was wrong. ...
www.zoominfo.com/.../PersonDetailLimited.aspx?... - Cached - Similar
Selected response from:

LisaMac
Spain
Local time: 01:30
Grading comment
Muchas gracias, Lisa
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +8Pilfer
James A Walsh
4 +2ongoing pilfering
LisaMac
4 +1pilferageEsperanza González
4little by little
Lamarche


Discussion entries: 4





  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
little by little


Explanation:
I do not have any better suggestion, Sorry.

Lamarche
United States
Local time: 20:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +8
Pilfer


Explanation:
To Pilfer. This should work.

SaludoZ :)

James A Walsh
Spain
Local time: 01:30
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Emma Ratcliffe
23 mins
  -> Cheers Emma :)
agree  Henry Hinds
41 mins
  -> And thank you Henry
agree  MariaMast
2 hrs
  -> gracias, Maria :)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: Merriam-Webster says "to steal little by little"
3 hrs
  -> Thank you Muriel :)
agree  franglish
7 hrs
  -> Thanks Franglish :)
agree  Gilla Evans: yes, pilfer can suggest continuity in exactly this way
9 hrs
  -> Thanks Gilla :)
agree  David Ronder: Chambers: to steal in small quantities
10 hrs
  -> Thank you David :)
neutral  la acequiera: Should be "pilfering", surely, as "robo" is not a verb? Saludos :)
12 hrs
agree  Claudia Luque Bedregal
15 hrs
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
ongoing pilfering


Explanation:
Fighting new defenses in inadequate security cases. - Trial ...The company was said to be suffering heavily from **ongoing pilfering** as well... International Railway Journal · Cross-Channel freight crisis. (World Report). ...
www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-61856658.html - Similar

MONEY MORAL DILEMMA: Would you shop your teenager ...Not a huge sum but an **ongoing pilfering** of cash from my wallet, her siblings money boxes etc, which came to light when i knew i had £8 in £2 coins and then ...
forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1203871 - Cached - Similar

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 10 minutos (2009-10-29 23:37:40 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

OR ""CONSTANT PILFERING"

Marina Hyde: JK Rowling and the theme park of utter debasement ...19 Apr 2008 ... Its creator, one Steve Vander Ark, wept in court after Rowling accused him of "constant pilfering" and "utter laziness". On the other hand, ...
www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/.../harrypotter.harrypotte... - Cached - Similar



--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 32 minutos (2009-10-29 23:59:39 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

John Partridgeof suspicion of **constant pilfering** - a flint lock key and 3 instruments for .... 4 Tasmanian Archives Office, Colonial Tasmanian Family Links Database, ...
members.iinet.net.au/~kshepher/shepherd/187.html - Cached - Similar

Jess Dolgin: ZoomInfo Business People Information... it than his and his employees' **constant pilfering** of such badly needed software suites as Dreamweaver ... Jess ran into my office asking what was wrong. ...
www.zoominfo.com/.../PersonDetailLimited.aspx?... - Cached - Similar


LisaMac
Spain
Local time: 01:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 48
Grading comment
Muchas gracias, Lisa

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  la acequiera: Agree. "robo" is not a verb, so "pilfering" and not "pilfer" is needed. Saludos:)
12 hrs
  -> Thanks, Acequiera :-)
agree  Marjory Hord: Yes, that & your "research" are good.
1 day5 hrs
  -> Thank you, Marjory:-)
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
pilferage


Explanation:
Another option.

Example sentence(s):
  • Pilferage is the crime of theft of small amounts or small items.

    Reference: http://definitions.uslegal.com/p/pilferage
Esperanza González
Mexico
Local time: 18:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Ronder: Actually the asker needs a noun and this is it
8 hrs
  -> Thank you! :)
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)




Return to KudoZ list
KudoZ™ translation help
The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.


See also:
ProZ.com term search
Search millions of term translations

Copyright © 1999-2009 ProZ.com - All rights reserved. Privacy policy