Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
tumberos
English translation:
Tombers
Spanish term
Broad experience in SUB and DUB
Native in: Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
tumberos
thanks in advance
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María Roberto (X)
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| 4 +6 | lifer / inmate / convict |
John Hughson (J.D., M.B.A. Finance)
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George Rabel
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| 3 +1 | prisoner, jailbird, inmate, |
Anne Grimes
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| 4 | jailin´/ lop / lag |
maryel
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Refugio
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Aug 27, 2005 04:38: Henry Hinds changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
PRO (3): John Hughson (J.D., M.B.A. Finance), maryel, Henry Hinds
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Proposed translations
Tombers
John Hughson (J.D., M.B.A. Finance)
Smells native, huele a nativo
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
lifer / inmate / convict
"convict" es prisionero respetado entre los demás prisioneros
"inmate" es prisionero no respetado
A Prisoner's Dictionary - [ Traduzca esta página ]
A dictionary of prison slang.
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MLG
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Gracias MLG!!
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Gabriela Rodriguez
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Gracias Gaby!!
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Muriel Vasconcellos
: And of course, "prisoner." It all depends on the context and the register. "Jailbird" and "jail" are less "serious." "Jailbird" may be a little old-fashioned.
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Of all things, I didn't pur "prisoner"... hmmmm... and I'm *still* trying to think of some slang term out there!!
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Coral Getino
: GREAT REFERENCES!
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Thanks Coral!! Muy amable!!
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Margarita Gonzalez
: Yes, and thanks a million for those links.
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Yeah, what strange collections of words, huh???
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Luis Zepeda
: Lifer is the most accepted term in the US for career prisoners
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I have also heard "lifer", especially for long-term prisomers!! Thanks Luis!!
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Handwriting specialist
Native in: English (Variants: Canadian, US)
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, Latin to English, and 1 more.
prisoner, jailbird, inmate,
jailin´/ lop / lag
lop: a prisoner held in low regard
lag: a convist, the opposed to lop
http://dictionary.prisonwall.org/
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Note added at 1 hr 50 mins (2005-08-26 23:36:57 GMT)
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I´ve been checking the dictionary suggested by John....!
insiders
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Note added at 7 hrs 29 mins (2005-08-27 05:16:33 GMT)
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dead man walking = inmate on death row (maybe parallel to tumbero?
TRANSLATIONS THAT READ LIKE ORIGINALS
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
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