copando

English translation: flooding/taking over

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Spanish term or phrase:	copando
English translation:	flooding/taking over
Entered by:	Noni Gilbert Riley

06:54 Mar 28, 2007

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

Spanish term or phrase: copando

from a poem by Raul Zurita

el pueblo se lanza coreando de alegría, copando
las calles,

Not sure what copando signifies here? Sounds like slang or a regional usage specific to Chile. Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

Charles Vidor

flooding

Explanation:
copar is common enough in Spain: copar el mercado - flooding the market:
www.cincodias.com/articulo/empresas/meta/Daewoo/copar/merca...
"Pero las grandes iniciativas comentadas anteriormente pretenden copar el mercado del negocio" - webalia.com/EP/internet/negocios/a1617.html

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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-03-28 09:35:45 GMT)
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*taking over* also

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Noni Gilbert Riley
Spain
Local time: 13:25

Grading comment

thanks aceavila. that works best in this context...
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +5

packing/filling

Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)

4 +4

flooding

Noni Gilbert Riley

4 +1

cramming, packing

Ines Izquierdo

Answers

10 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

packing/filling

Explanation:
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Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
Local time: 05:25
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 3

31 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

cramming, packing

Explanation:
If people cram into a place or vehicle or cram a place or vehicle, so many of them enter it at one time that it is completely full.

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Note added at 33 mins (2007-03-28 07:27:42 GMT)
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"copar" en español significa "llenar" o "abarrotar".

Ines Izquierdo
Spain
Local time: 13:25
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish

48 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

flooding

Noni Gilbert Riley
Spain
Local time: 13:25
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 80

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thanks aceavila. that works best in this context...

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