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Conges terminology question
110 months ago
Barbara R. Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:
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Spanish > English |
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General |
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Easy / medium |
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Word or term in question: |
se fueron como la "chacha" |
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Por ejemplo, le dio un espacio en una de sus oficinas a Ernesto Domínguez, el actual secretario de Relaciones Exeriores, cuando este dejó su trabajo y se unió a la campaña de Ruiz Descartes. Según mencionó el mismo don Pedro, cuando ganaron se fueron como la "chacha", como se dice coloquialmente, sin avisar y llevándose hasta los muebles de la oficina que él les había prestado. |
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110 months ago
María P. Álvarez 
wrote:
"they left through the back door"
My comment:
The phrase "como la chacha" refers to the maid of the house. Back in the day (although not that long ago), maids were cheap labour for the owners of a dwelling, often receiving small wages for their labours. When the maid was offered a better-paying job elsewhere (or were simply bored), they often left by the back entrance (the "service door"), without any notice or warning to the owner and , sometimes, taking something of value with them as 'remuneration' for the last week's/month's salary due them.
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110 months ago
María P. Álvarez
wrote:
they scrammed through the back door
My comment:
la chacha is colloquial for a nurse or a servant. The phrase means to go away ithout saying goodbye and through the back door like a servant.
My references:
https://mx.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080318122654AADBK5E
110 months ago
María P. Álvarez
wrote:
ils sont partis comme la "bonne" (indélicate)
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