Sep 1, 2014 15:44
10 yrs ago
Spanish term
Norway
Barra (Money)
Spanish to English
Other
Slang
Hi,
I'm translating a court report from Spanish (Murcian) to British English. The section that contains the problem word relates to a report on a conversation between two members of a criminal gang. The person who had made the statement below is a petty dealer who is stated what his cut was going to be for each sale:
"Le dice que ha quedado, con su hermano, que, en cuanto a dinero, se quedan cinco barras."
My attempt so far is: "He told him that, together with his brother, he had arranged that, regarding the money, they were keeping five....."
I gather that "barra" is slang for "money", but I have no idea about the amount of money that this word refers to. Could someone give me a more specific definition (in terms of quantity) please? Thanks.
I'm translating a court report from Spanish (Murcian) to British English. The section that contains the problem word relates to a report on a conversation between two members of a criminal gang. The person who had made the statement below is a petty dealer who is stated what his cut was going to be for each sale:
"Le dice que ha quedado, con su hermano, que, en cuanto a dinero, se quedan cinco barras."
My attempt so far is: "He told him that, together with his brother, he had arranged that, regarding the money, they were keeping five....."
I gather that "barra" is slang for "money", but I have no idea about the amount of money that this word refers to. Could someone give me a more specific definition (in terms of quantity) please? Thanks.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | Bars |
Chris Neill
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Proposed translations
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29 mins
Selected
Bars
5 bars/bricks or blocks as payment for a drug deal
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Note added at 30 mins (2014-09-01 16:14:58 GMT)
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As their part of the payment for the deal they are keeping 5 bars for themselves...
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Note added at 30 mins (2014-09-01 16:14:58 GMT)
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As their part of the payment for the deal they are keeping 5 bars for themselves...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Charles Davis
: Almost certainly. And "bar" is fine, best in fact.
6 mins
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Thank you Charles :)
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| agree |
philgoddard
17 mins
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Thanks Phil :)
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| agree |
neilmac
15 hrs
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Thanks neil :)
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Discussion
I can't find any sign that "barra" is used to refer to an amount of money (like, say 100 or 1000 euros). I think Chris is right.
Many years ago people used to refer to a "talego", which was a slang term for a 1000-peseta note and also meant a little bar of cannabis resin costing that much. When people bought it they typically bought one or more "talegos".