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Spanish to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Spanish term or phrase: vagos
"vago" o "vagos" como sustantivo referido a la no voluntad de trabajar. No se refiere a linyera.
"vago" lazy but as a noun, describing a social category of people who are not really willing to work, they say they are unemployed but they do not try hard.
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vago en el diccionario Español-Inglésb sm/f. 1 (=holgazán) idler, lazybones * ... Puede completar la traducción de vago propuesta por el diccionario Collins Espanol - Ingles consultando otros ...
diccionario.reverso.net/espanol-ingles/vago - Similares
perezoso en el diccionario Español-Inglésperezoso, a. a adj lazy. b sm/f (=vago) idler, lazybones *. c sm ... de perezoso propuesta por el diccionario Collins Espanol - Ingles consultando otros ...
diccionario.reverso.net/espanol-ingles/perezoso - Similares
Traduction vago dans le Dictionnaire Collins Espagnol-Anglais - [ Traducir esta página ]b sm/f. 1 (=holgazán) idler, lazybones * ... Lexilogos, Oxford, Cambridge, Chambers Harrap , Wordreference, Collins, Merriam-Webster . ...
dictionnaire.reverso.net/espagnol-anglais/vago - Francia
Thanks to all those who participated. I found other sources (sociological/legal that refer to "the idle poor" or "idlers") The other terms provided by the rest can also be useful in other context. Thaks 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer
This word has a distinct literary cachet in British English and I'd be wary of using it in this context. There's a magazine called "The Idler" and a distinguished idling tradition going back to Samuel Johnson. See http://idler.co.uk/ and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Idler (I wanted to post a reference but can't work out how to do it now - sorry if I'm being obtuse.)
If you want to imply that they are actually collecting money, then there's a whole other range of options. 'Welfare cheat' is common (30,800 hits). You might be able to work this expression into your text at a later point.
I'm considering all the options the participants are kindly offering. Actually ,although this is term will be used in an academic article, I suppose it is informal because it is expressed from the point of view of the society who see this group who collect money from the Sate or receive social plans as "vagos" who do not really want to work.
I agree that it depends on register and context. For instance, if the emphasis is on people who claim to be unemployed, then there are a number of additional options like benefit "fraudster".
to neglect or evade doing (something that should be done)
Etymology: ? akin to Ger schurke, scoundrel, rascal
intransitive verb
to neglect or evade work, duty, etc.
Related Forms:
•shirker shirk′er noun
truant [ˈtruːənt]
n
(Social Science / Education) a person who is absent without leave, esp from school
adj
being or relating to a truant
vb
(Social Science / Education) (intr) to play truant
[from Old French: vagabond, probably of Celtic origin; compare Welsh truan miserable, Old Irish trōg wretched]
truancy n
Constantinos Faridis Greece Local time: 08:29 Native speaker of: Greek PRO pts in category: 4
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vago en el diccionario Español-Inglésb sm/f. 1 (=holgazán) idler, lazybones * ... Puede completar la traducción de vago propuesta por el diccionario Collins Espanol - Ingles consultando otros ...
diccionario.reverso.net/espanol-ingles/vago - Similares
perezoso en el diccionario Español-Inglésperezoso, a. a adj lazy. b sm/f (=vago) idler, lazybones *. c sm ... de perezoso propuesta por el diccionario Collins Espanol - Ingles consultando otros ...
diccionario.reverso.net/espanol-ingles/perezoso - Similares
Traduction vago dans le Dictionnaire Collins Espagnol-Anglais - [ Traducir esta página ]b sm/f. 1 (=holgazán) idler, lazybones * ... Lexilogos, Oxford, Cambridge, Chambers Harrap , Wordreference, Collins, Merriam-Webster . ...
dictionnaire.reverso.net/espagnol-anglais/vago - Francia
Smartranslators Local time: 07:29 Native speaker of: Spanish PRO pts in category: 66
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Thanks to all those who participated. I found other sources (sociological/legal that refer to "the idle poor" or "idlers") The other terms provided by the rest can also be useful in other context. Thaks
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks,I think idler is right . I found it in a sociology paper by Clément http://www.cairn.info/article.php?ID_REVUE=CEP&ID_NUMPUBLIE=CEP_049&ID_ARTICLE=CEP_049_0065
Explanation: ''The article is entitled 'No slackers here: SLA's youngest members have the vision and enthusiasm to shape the profession''
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The term slacker is commonly used to refer to a person who avoids work (especially British English), or (primarily in North American English) an educated person who is viewed as an underachiever.[1][2]
Carmen Lapadat Romania Local time: 08:29 Specializes in field Native speaker of: Romanian
The translation workplace 
peer agreement (net): +1
