soniar

English translation: scan (sondear)

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Spanish term or phrase:	soniar
English translation:	scan (sondear)
Entered by:	Lauren DeAre

18:21 Nov 18, 2013

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Slang used in USA

Spanish term or phrase: soniar

This is taken from an employee complaint, written as personal testimony to the employer about another employee's behavior.
The employee writing the statement uses this verb repeatedly to say what she's doing in the store:
"yo estaba soniando en la linea de..."
"donde estaba soniando..."
"agarre la escalera y me fui a soniar a la otra..."

I find it hard to believe that the employee is telling her employer that she's daydreaming all day.
Does anyone know of a slang word or Englishism that is being used here?

Lauren DeAre KudoZ activity Questions: 64 (2 open) (3 without valid answers) (5 closed without grading) Answers: 57 United States
Local time: 00:55

soniando o sondeando de sondear

Explanation:
Perhaps "soniando" de zona, o sondeando de sondear.
Estaba en la zona de ...... estaba soniando.....

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Note added at 24 días (2013-12-13 18:17:14 GMT) Post-grading
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Gracias // Thank you

Selected response from:

Marina56
Local time: 08:55

Grading comment

Gracias! This turned out to be the best clue, the employee was scanning inventory in the aisle...
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Summary of answers provided

soniando o sondeando de sondear

Marina56

talk or chat fluently: "shoot the breeze"

Janice Giffin

Discussion entries: 12

Janice Giffin

Italy

@ Lauren

16:47 Nov 19, 2013

I see what you mean. If she was alone then she couldn't have been chatting directly to others. I have seen 'soniar' used as chicano slang in more than one context. However, if it isn't slang, then it could be a typo. Sondear: maybe she was trying to figure something out? But if 'she grabbed a ladder and then went to ****(put it next to?) the other one'?...hmmm, I hate to say it, but this one really has me stumped! Buena suerte and please let us all know!

Lauren DeAre

United States

ASKER

Marina56

15:58 Nov 19, 2013

Marina56, could you clarify your answer? I think sondear could be close to the meaning

Simon Bruni

United Kingdom

scanning

20:17 Nov 18, 2013

A less risky approach would be just to say "scanning". If you can't query the client that is. Otherwise I would definitely query the client!

Marina56

Perhaps soniando?

20:12 Nov 18, 2013

Perhaps "soniando" de zona, o sondeando de sondear.
Estaba en la zona de ...... estaba soniando.....

Lauren DeAre

United States

ASKER

20:04 Nov 18, 2013

I like the Sony idea, but it could be a risky guess to put in my translation. Lisa- the employee "estaba soniando" in both the "linea de cereal" and the "linea de mermelada."

patinba

Argentina

I see Simon

20:00 Nov 18, 2013

beat me to it. Just what I was thinking, some form of Sony tablet with a supermarket app.

Simon Bruni

United Kingdom

Some kind of device?

19:19 Nov 18, 2013

Pure guesswork but it could mean to use a certain scanning device? Perhaps made by Sony?

Lisa McCarthy

Spain

@ Lauren

19:19 Nov 18, 2013

What's the rest of the sentence ""yo estaba soniando en la linea de..."? It may give us a clue.

MollyRose

United States

what type of store?

18:47 Nov 18, 2013

Maybe more context would help figure it out. Is this employee a cleaning person? Assembly line worker? What kind of work does/could this person be doing?

Phoenix III

United States

18:41 Nov 18, 2013

Then "subiendo", since she refers to 2 ladders? Just thinking... I'll keep researching. Sorry. I'm just brainstorming trying to help.

Lauren DeAre

United States

ASKER

18:37 Nov 18, 2013

Hi Phoenix III, it could be a word misspelled but it's done repeatedly. I don't think it makes sense that she could be blowing her nose so much, all over the store. :) It has to be stocking or coding or...

Phoenix III

United States

Lauren

18:33 Nov 18, 2013

You posted sufficient text but I wonder if the word is a typo. I know enough "Spanglish" having been raised in NY but I never heard/seen "soniando" could it be "subiendo?" "sonando" as in blowing his/her nose?

Answers

4 hrs confidence:

talk or chat fluently: "shoot the breeze"

Explanation:
What tips me off to the meaning of this slang word is the other word "pachuco" in the first reference: this is Mexican-American (chicano) slang, as opposed to other Hispanic -American groups. The employee (are you sure it's a SHE?) is talking with her co-workers.

Reference: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080708175715AA...
Reference: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pachuco

Janice Giffin
Italy
Local time: 08:55
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you Janice for your research! The employee is female and unfortunately from the context of the claim, she is alone while "soniando" so I don't think this will work :(

24 days confidence:

soniando o sondeando de sondear

Marina56
Local time: 08:55
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

Italian
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

Gracias! This turned out to be the best clue, the employee was scanning inventory in the aisle...

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