Spanish term
Olla
I understand that it means an area where they are selling drugs etc, whether thats a house or a neighborhood.
What would be a good translation? Slum? Drug Den? If I cant find a word in English I'll put an explanation, but would love any ideas.
https://www.infobae.com/colombia/2024/04/04/petro-fue-abuche...
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Lo que pasa es que Marta vive en la olla y le queda difícil salir a veces – The thing is that Marta lives in the bad part of town so going out is hard for her sometimes
http://baselang.com/blog/vocabulary/colombian-slang/
This says 'drug-dealing hotspots', but I think my suggestion works better in this colloquial context:
http://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/spanish-engli...
| Thank you! Because of the tone of what I was translating and the racial use of hood I went with something else, but this helped me put a finger on what I was looking for! |
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