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botellones

English translation: drinking in the streets/ street drinking

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Spanish term or phrase:botellones
English translation:drinking in the streets/ street drinking
Entered by: tadan

13:41 Feb 12, 2005
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Spanish term or phrase: botellones
Los botellones tan habituales en el 2003 han desaparecido totalmente de la zona en base por las mejoras técnicas y medidas disuasorias empleadas; rondas perimetrales, nuevas cámaras, no permitir la estancia en las salidas de emergencia de los cines.
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Sandra De Luca
Argentina
Local time: 12:06
drinking in the streets/ street drinking
Explanation:
Here are various options. There isn´t an exact translation for "botellón".

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tadan
Local time: 17:06
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5Binge drinking outside
Sheilann
4 +1drinking in the streets/ street drinking
tadan


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Binge drinking outside


Explanation:
In Spain, a "botellón" is a gathering of young people who buy alcoholic beverages from hypermarkets and discount stores to be consumed in parks, squares, streets or anywhere else outside premises.

Sheilann
Spain
Local time: 17:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 10

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  James Calder: a common sight in cities all over Spain at weekends
8 mins
  -> Even worse are the vomit slicks and broken glass next day!
agree  George Rabel: http://www.retena.es/personales/mizubel/botellon.htm
10 mins
  -> Thank you
agree  translatol
3 hrs
  -> Thank you
agree  Adriana de Groote
3 hrs
  -> Thank you
agree  Beta Cummins
1 day 2 hrs
  -> Thanks
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
drinking in the streets/ street drinking


Explanation:
Here are various options. There isn´t an exact translation for "botellón".

Good luck

tadan
Local time: 17:06
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 7
Grading comment
Thanks a lot for your contribution!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Brown: There may be binge drinking but in general its a cheap way to have a drink and a chat without having to go into expensive, smoky bars, especially when the weather is hot.
21 mins
  -> Thanks. I didn´t include the term "binge" for this reason...
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