Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
¡a manta!
English translation:
loads / hundreds of us!
Added to glossary by
Kathleen Misson
May 8, 2014 07:51
10 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Spain
¡a manta!
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Appears in a young person's testimonial about making a border crossing...
Por eso pasamos por la alambrada, si tuviéramos medios no pasaríamos por la alambrada, a nuestros amigos los hieren, ¡a manta!, los pies rotos... realmente no es fácil.
Por eso pasamos por la alambrada, si tuviéramos medios no pasaríamos por la alambrada, a nuestros amigos los hieren, ¡a manta!, los pies rotos... realmente no es fácil.
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| 4 +2 | loads / hundreds of us! |
Charles Davis
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loads / hundreds of us!
Or maybe "of them" if it refers to "nuestros amigos", but I think it's more likely to refer to "us", the people crossing the wire fence.
"manta
a ~, o a ~s, o a ~ de Dios.
1. locs. advs. coloqs. Abundantemente, en gran cantidad. Llueve a manta. U. t. c. locs. adjs. Hay suciedad a mantas."
http://lema.rae.es/drae/?val=manta
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Note added at 1 hr (2014-05-08 09:47:59 GMT)
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Or you could just avoid the question of us/them altogether and just put "loads!", or "masses!".
"manta
a ~, o a ~s, o a ~ de Dios.
1. locs. advs. coloqs. Abundantemente, en gran cantidad. Llueve a manta. U. t. c. locs. adjs. Hay suciedad a mantas."
http://lema.rae.es/drae/?val=manta
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Note added at 1 hr (2014-05-08 09:47:59 GMT)
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Or you could just avoid the question of us/them altogether and just put "loads!", or "masses!".
Peer comment(s):
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philgoddard
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Thanks, Phil
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Claudia Luque Bedregal
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Gracias y saludos, Claudia :)
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I don't know this expression in Argentina, but I found this reference which indicates it might mean "a large amount of". Hope it helps!
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