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por las bases

English translation: (Colombia - informal) at their operational bases

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Spanish term or phrase:por las bases
English translation:(Colombia - informal) at their operational bases
Entered by: Michael Powers (PhD)

23:20 Jul 1, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Slang / drug trafficker conversation - Colombia
Spanish term or phrase: por las bases
A vos no te gusta la cerveza. A la cerveza es que le gusta andar contigo.

No, hombre, no [unintelligible]

Y vos tanto crees, así como le diste hoy, ¿como ves la cosa?

La razón que frenamos ahí, por las bases ya. Eso es como, que hubo que mudar [unintelligible] pero ya de todas maneras ya se hizo todo. Las vainas esas ya están montadas. Entonces ya, para mañana proceder a montar.

Si, por eso, y vos, así como vas, ¿cómo estimas la cosa?

Yo le pongo, de aquí, 4 días más.

Ah bueno, porque yo voy a hacer que ..., pa’ que Jair se mude allá más cerca, al pueblo...Ahí, ahí donde ustedes están. Primero...
Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 16:17
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Explanation:
deben ser bases de operaciones ya que hacen referencia a lugares geográficos en el resto de la conversacion
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barberousse
Local time: 17:17
Grading comment
Muchas gracias, barberousse - Mike :)
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Explanation:
deben ser bases de operaciones ya que hacen referencia a lugares geográficos en el resto de la conversacion

barberousse
Local time: 17:17
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Muchas gracias, barberousse - Mike :)

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