Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
traquetear (PR)
English translation:
swindle/hustle/steal
Added to glossary by
Ray Ables
Nov 3, 2011 03:48
12 yrs ago
Spanish term
traquetear
Spanish to English
Other
Slang
Puerto Rico
Los [a surname] con sus negocios han traqueteado millones de pesos y le han robado a este pueblo dignidad. Any idea of what "traqueteado" means in this context in Puerto Rico?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | swindle |
Christine Walsh
|
| 5 | Steal |
GerardoA
|
| 4 | steal/rob/swindle |
evelyn beltrán
|
| 4 | drug trafficking |
Giovanni Rengifo
|
Proposed translations
9 hrs
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swindle
Another option
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11 hrs
evelyn beltrán
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
United States
Language Translator Spanish-English
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
steal/rob/swindle
traquetear=steal/rob/swindle
12 hrs
Giovanni Rengifo
Colombia
Colombia
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Colombia
Traductores Oficiales Cali
Native in: Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, German to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
44
drug trafficking
This is what it means in Colombia.
Would this have the same meaning in Puerto Rico?
Would this have the same meaning in Puerto Rico?
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