bombachas de gaucho

22:16 Feb 9, 2012

Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: bombachas de gaucho

Tengo que traducir éste texto: "Le dicen “Marcelo Ugly”; en realidad, su apellido no es “Ugly” sino algo parecido, pero lo llaman “Ugly” porque quiere decir feo en inglés y porque, justamente, lindo no es. Se viste mal: su estilo es entre hippie y desaliñado (usa bombachas de gaucho y remeras con estampas indígenas). Además escucha música bajonera como folklore o tangos. Cuando me lo imagino en un recital de Horacio Guaraní, borracho, babeándose y cantando, me quiero pegar un tiro."
Mi traducción es ésta:
"They call him `Marcellus Feo´ actually his last name is not `Feo´ but something similar. But people call him like this because it means `ugly´ in Spanish and because he is not precisely nice-looking. He dresses badly – his way of dressing is like hippie and untidy - he wears baggy trousers and t-shirts with indigenous stamps on it. He also listens to dismal music, like Argentinean folklore or tango. Every time I think of him in a concert of Horacio Guaraní, completely drunk, dribbling himself and singing, I really want to kill myself.”
Quisiera saber si está acorde al texto solicitado o deberíarevisar alguna parte.
Muchas gracias

jortosar

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4 +1

Sí, 'baggy trousers' está muy bien en el contexto. También puedes usar... (ver Explanation)

José Julián

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bombachas de gauchos

Karin Steifensand

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1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Sí, 'baggy trousers' está muy bien en el contexto. También puedes usar... (ver Explanation)

Explanation:
'loose-fitting trousers', 'bombachas' o 'gaucho pants'. Saludos

José Julián
Local time: 13:07
Native speaker of:

Spanish

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1 hr peer agreement (net): +1

Reference: bombachas de gauchos

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I would suggest: "gaucho pants", because it has to do with the Argentinean culture and this guy seems to be somehow connected with it (music, Horacio Guaraní etc.)

Karin Steifensand
Germany
Native speaker of:

German,

Spanish

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