Jan 25, 2019 00:00
5 yrs ago
Spanish term

tira mucha barra

Spanish to English Other Other Colloquial speech - Mexico
Además tiene sus preferidos como XXX el que le dicen el YYY lo tiene en un puesto muy fácil que le llaman ajustador de prensas ytira mucha barra y seguido llega tarde y y falta y no le dice nada cómo es posible que le tenga ese puesto a esa persona cuando no lo merece o en que se basa .
Proposed translations (English)
3 sits on his ass
5 Do sweet FA

Discussion

David Hollywood Jan 25, 2019:
messes up a lot
Charles Davis Jan 25, 2019:
According to this page it used to have a different meaning:
https://diariando.wordpress.com/2010/01/08/tirar-barra/
Charles Davis Jan 25, 2019:
@Robert That's nothing. I sometimes look up terms in the glossary and find that they've been answered before by me!
Robert Carter Jan 25, 2019:
Yes, "pissing about" or "doing sweet F.A." as we might say in the UK.
Charles, before looking at your KudoZ link, I had no recollection of posting that agree! I had been asking my daughter what she thought it might mean. Think I'm losing it.
philgoddard Jan 25, 2019:
Or goof off, in US English.
Charles Davis Jan 25, 2019:

Proposed translations

1 day 1 hr
Selected

sits on his ass

maybe
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "That's it, sorry to be so slow in awarding."
5 hrs

Do sweet FA

adapt it to the level of slang that suits the context
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