Jul 14, 2020 03:49
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Spanish term
barreplaya
Spanish to English
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Spain
Evidently used as an insult.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | good-for-nothing |
Muriel Vasconcellos
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| 5 | Useless |
María Perales
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| 3 -1 | beachcomber |
Marcelo González
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Proposed translations
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Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
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80
Selected
good-for-nothing
Another option.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you."
2 hrs
María Perales
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Spain
Experienced translator and interpreter
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain) 
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
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8
Useless
This goes more or less in the same line as "pellizcacristales". It is an insult to say that somebody is useless / good-for-nothing.
Somebody who is sweeping (barre) a beach (playa) is clearly a useless person.
Somebody who is sweeping (barre) a beach (playa) is clearly a useless person.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Marcelo González
: I'd say there's a creative effect here that this translation does not address. This appears to be a compound idiom.
8 hrs
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1 hr
Marcelo González
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
PhD in Translation Studies
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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40
beachcomber
Quien recorre o barre una playa en busca de algo de valor.
Barrer
5. tr. Recorrer un espacio con un instrumento adecuado para observar o registrar algo. Barrió el escenario con su cámara.
Rae.es
Beachcomber
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/amp/english/beachcomber
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Note added at 1 hr (2020-07-14 05:27:24 GMT)
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"A beachcomber is someone who spends their time wandering along beaches looking for things they can use.
Synonyms: scavenger, wanderer, tramp, forager"
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Note added at 3 hrs (2020-07-14 07:00:50 GMT)
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Un barreplaya ... un término despectivo en el sentido un muerto de hambre, que no sirve para nada (como dice María) pero que tampoco tiene donde caerse muerto, que anda (por las playas, tipo 'beach bum') en busca de cualquier cosa de valor. ¿Puede ser? Me pregunto.
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Note added at 11 hrs (2020-07-14 15:38:28 GMT)
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This appears to be a compound idiom, used derogatorily with a bit of sarcasm. It sort of reminds me, here in Southeast Asia, of 'begpackers,' i.e., the backpackers who end up begging on the streets.
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Note added at 12 hrs (2020-07-14 15:56:43 GMT)
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En vez del significado de 'barrer' arriba señalado, quizá el que sigue sea más adecuado en este contexto.
7. tr. Examinar un lugar detenidamente buscando algo.
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Bien puede ser que, en este contexto de expresiones (o palabras compuestas) peyorativas y con algo de sarcasmo, 'barreplaya' pueda significar o referirse a un pobre o muerto de hambre que anda barriendo las playas en busca de algún objeto de valor, dejado por los bañistas, un 'beachcomber,' who combs the beaches in search of coins or jewelry.
To comb
To search a place or an area very carefully:
The police combed the surrounding woods for evidence.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/comb
Barrer
5. tr. Recorrer un espacio con un instrumento adecuado para observar o registrar algo. Barrió el escenario con su cámara.
Rae.es
Beachcomber
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/amp/english/beachcomber
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Note added at 1 hr (2020-07-14 05:27:24 GMT)
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"A beachcomber is someone who spends their time wandering along beaches looking for things they can use.
Synonyms: scavenger, wanderer, tramp, forager"
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Note added at 3 hrs (2020-07-14 07:00:50 GMT)
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Un barreplaya ... un término despectivo en el sentido un muerto de hambre, que no sirve para nada (como dice María) pero que tampoco tiene donde caerse muerto, que anda (por las playas, tipo 'beach bum') en busca de cualquier cosa de valor. ¿Puede ser? Me pregunto.
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Note added at 11 hrs (2020-07-14 15:38:28 GMT)
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This appears to be a compound idiom, used derogatorily with a bit of sarcasm. It sort of reminds me, here in Southeast Asia, of 'begpackers,' i.e., the backpackers who end up begging on the streets.
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Note added at 12 hrs (2020-07-14 15:56:43 GMT)
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En vez del significado de 'barrer' arriba señalado, quizá el que sigue sea más adecuado en este contexto.
7. tr. Examinar un lugar detenidamente buscando algo.
www.rae.es
Bien puede ser que, en este contexto de expresiones (o palabras compuestas) peyorativas y con algo de sarcasmo, 'barreplaya' pueda significar o referirse a un pobre o muerto de hambre que anda barriendo las playas en busca de algún objeto de valor, dejado por los bañistas, un 'beachcomber,' who combs the beaches in search of coins or jewelry.
To comb
To search a place or an area very carefully:
The police combed the surrounding woods for evidence.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/comb
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
María Perales
: Nothing to do with this, this expression is used as an insult.
1 hr
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You could be right. Thanks. I'm just trying to make sense of it with very little context. Calling someone a beachcomber is not necessarily a very harsh insult either but it could convey the idea he's a scavenger, barely surviving, un muerto de hambre.
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