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no pasábamos tanto trabajo

English translation: we didn't have to work much

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Spanish term or phrase:	no pasábamos tanto trabajo
English translation:	we didn't have to work much
Entered by:	Antoni Morey

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08:25 Jun 8, 2011

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Social Sciences - International Org/Dev/Coop / Commercial Sexual Exploitation

Spanish term or phrase: no pasábamos tanto trabajo

Sentence: "...como siempre tenía la maña de cogerme y darme plata para que yo no dijera nada, antes creía que era bueno que estuviera en la casa porque daba plata y no pasábamos tanto trabajo..."

I'm not quite sure whether this means 'we didn't have much work' or 'we didn't have to work much'.

I'd be grateful if someone could confirm for me.

Best wishes

Louise

Louise Etheridge KudoZ activity Questions: 183 (11 open) (4 without valid answers) Answers: 0
Local time: 03:36

we didn't have to work much

Explanation:
the second option, although the registry used is very informal

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Antoni Morey
Local time: 04:36

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4 +7

we didn't have to work much

Antoni Morey

It made things easier for us

mauri4860

we had it easier

paragonbicult

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3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +7

we didn't have to work much

Explanation:
the second option, although the registry used is very informal

Antoni Morey
Local time: 04:36
Native speaker of:

Catalan,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree

Rachel Freeman

39 mins

-> Thanks a lot Rachel

agree

Noni Gilbert: That's how I read it too

39 mins

-> Thanks!

agree

AllegroTrans

52 mins

-> Thanks a lot

agree

Gilla Evans

59 mins

-> Thanks!

agree

James A. Walsh

1 hr

-> Thanks James

agree

Jenni Lukac

1 hr

-> Thanks

agree

eski: Close enough for me: Saludos, Antoni! eski in Aca :))

6 hrs

-> Thanks eski!

agree

Mirtha Grotewold

7 hrs

-> Thanks a lot

disagree

mauri4860: I don't agree, the connotation this phrase has in spanish is "it made things easier for us". It's a matter of collocation. "work much" means "trabajar mucho", and it connotates a different thing.

2 days18 hrs

-> you seem to be the only one to think that way, but you are free to have an opinion of your own. Thanks for taking the time to comment anyway

1 hr confidence:

we had it easier

Explanation:
suggestion

paragonbicult
Spain
Local time: 04:36
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish

2 days18 hrs confidence:

It made things easier for us

Explanation:
The connotation of the phrase "no pasabamos tanto trabajo" hasn't much to do with "work". It means something like "It made things easier for us"

mauri4860
Local time: 23:36
Native speaker of:

Spanish

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Jun 22, 2011 - Changes made by Antoni Morey:
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