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English translation: groups singing satiric songs

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Spanish term or phrase:	las Chirigotas
English translation:	groups singing satiric songs
Entered by:	barca98

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20:55 Apr 17, 2008

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Tourism & Travel / Carnival Terms

Spanish term or phrase: las Chirigotas

El teatro siempre está lleno, Cartagena se vuelca con sus Chirigotas, que le cantan a todo lo criticable un año más

barca98 KudoZ activity Questions: 21 (none open) Answers: 0
Local time: 10:04

groups singing satiric songs

Explanation:
They are groups of singers who make fun of politicians etc.

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bcsantos
Gibraltar
Local time: 10:04

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I based myself on this suggestion, leaving the term in Spanish, as suggested by many of you and then adding the explanation in brackets, so thanks!
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Summary of answers provided

4 +5

groups singing satiric songs

bcsantos

5 +3

the Chirigotas (written in italics)

moken

the satirics/humorists/ironist

trans4u

Jokes

Gad Kohenov

Discussion entries: 1

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11 mins confidence:

the satirics/humorists/ironist

Explanation:
satirist - a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/satirist

trans4u
Local time: 02:04
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

12 mins confidence:

Jokes

Explanation:
From my dictionary:

chirigota (f)
n. joke; fun

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Note added at 17 mins (2008-04-17 21:13:08 GMT)
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Chirigota is joke. Chirigotero is : humorist or joker; writer of farce; actor who plays in a farce .
Here they meant chirigogtero I think: It's like bufon, bromista, burlon, mofador.

Gad Kohenov
Local time: 11:04
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French,

Hebrew
PRO pts in category: 8

18 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

groups singing satiric songs

Explanation:
They are groups of singers who make fun of politicians etc.

bcsantos
Gibraltar
Local time: 10:04
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 36

Grading comment

I based myself on this suggestion, leaving the term in Spanish, as suggested by many of you and then adding the explanation in brackets, so thanks!

14 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

the Chirigotas (written in italics)

Explanation:
I really don't think you should translate this - it's just too specific to the carnivals of Southern Spain (nothing can beat the ones in Cádiz though).

I would type as-is but in italics. It isn't normally capitalised in Spanish, but seeing as it is in your text, you can keep it looking like a proper name in English (though it isn't really).

The rest of the context explains what they are perfectly, so any explanatory translation would be redundant.

Good luck pisha!

Álvaro :O) :O)

moken
Local time: 09:04
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Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 78

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