Oct 12, 2008 11:42
15 yrs ago
Spanish term
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Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English
bocinilla
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
This is from a biography of a Panamanian boxer. He'd married a girl, but she was extremely jealous and they argued constantly, and he was getting tired of the situation:
A cada rato me exhibía en la calle. No quería "bocinilla" de oro para vomitar sangre.
Any ideas?
A cada rato me exhibía en la calle. No quería "bocinilla" de oro para vomitar sangre.
Any ideas?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | beggar's bowl or small chamber pot |
COSME R. COLÓN
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| 2 +3 | bowl |
patinba
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Proposed translations
+1
4 hrs
COSME R. COLÓN
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United States
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The fastest translating both languages.
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
beggar's bowl or small chamber pot
According to above usage it is referring to the target terms given. However, is "correctly spelled as "bacinica or bacinilla". Notwidthstanding, as it is spelled "bocinilla" is a derived word from the word "bocina", which stands for speaker as used in electronics. So "bocinilla" is none other than a small speaker.
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Note added at 6 hrs (2008-10-12 18:36:54 GMT)
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Continuously showed off on the street. I didn't want a golden beggar's bowl to vomit blood.
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Note added at 1 day6 hrs (2008-10-13 17:45:18 GMT)
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Bowl appeals more and is better applicable to those items (bowls) used for cooking and not spitting, vomiting or urinating.
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Note added at 6 hrs (2008-10-12 18:36:54 GMT)
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Continuously showed off on the street. I didn't want a golden beggar's bowl to vomit blood.
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Note added at 1 day6 hrs (2008-10-13 17:45:18 GMT)
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Bowl appeals more and is better applicable to those items (bowls) used for cooking and not spitting, vomiting or urinating.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "¡Gracias, Cosme!"
+3
2 hrs
bowl
just an idea, maybe it should have been "bacinilla," a small pot or bowl in which to vomit blood?
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
María T. Vargas
: Seguro es "bacinilla" y se puede decir "pot" también
1 hr
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| agree |
Greg Feehan
2 hrs
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| agree |
Gilberto Diaz Castro
4 hrs
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Discussion
Estaba cansado de tantos ultrajes, incomprensiones e inmadurez. A cada rato me exhibía en la called. No quería "bacinilla" de oro para vomitar sangre. Hablé con (trainer's name), le explicaba mi situación de esposo. Los celos la mataban y la condenaban.
Yes, "bacinilla" makes sense here. I'm translating from a .pdf scan of a very poor photocopy of a text that was probably written on a typewriter years ago...very difficult to decipher at some points.
Thank you all for your assistance. Without doubt, I could never have figured it out on my own. Thanks, kudoz colleagues!