Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Nadie hace sebo aquí
English translation:
no slackers here
Added to glossary by
Teresita Giancola
Mar 14, 2018 10:55
6 yrs ago
Spanish term
Uruguay
Nadie hace sebo aquí
Spanish to English
Bus/Financial
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Business case in Uruguay
This is a typical coloquial expression in Uruguay and Argentina that means to let time pass by on the job without doing anything productive. Something like to be lazy on the job.
This is a business case referred to a company where employees are committed and work hard. So they say that nobody wastes time on the job.
Is there any similar idiom in American English? Thank you.
This is a business case referred to a company where employees are committed and work hard. So they say that nobody wastes time on the job.
Is there any similar idiom in American English? Thank you.
Proposed translations
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Change log
Mar 19, 2018 15:17: Teresita Giancola Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Francois Boye
United States
United States
United States
An economic geek with social skills
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, French to English, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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12
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no slackers here
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neilmac
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Thanks!
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AllegroTrans
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Thanks!
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Muriel Vasconcellos
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you very much, really appreciate your help!"
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no timewasting/wasters around here
Time wasting/time wasters could be one current option, although I've always been fond of "lollygagging", the kind of antiquated, slightly quaint vocabulary used by Sheldon in the Big Bang theory.
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Note added at 1 hr (2018-03-14 12:04:48 GMT)
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"Procrastination is the thief of time"...
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Note added at 1 hr (2018-03-14 12:04:48 GMT)
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"Procrastination is the thief of time"...
Example sentence:
There are no time wasters here, no fillers, and no nonsense...
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Marcelo González
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
PhD in Translation Studies
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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40
nobody gets to slack off/(just) lounge around here
Two options that could easily be heard in the U.S.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2018-03-14 14:18:02 GMT)
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Often followed by a (stern or even playful) '...so, back to work' :-)
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Note added at 3 hrs (2018-03-14 14:18:02 GMT)
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Often followed by a (stern or even playful) '...so, back to work' :-)
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We don't just sit on our backsides here
Or ''we're not here to (just) sit on our backsides"
Peer comment(s):
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AllegroTrans
: // Yes, the "common language"...
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Thanks AllegroTrans. Maybe it should be 'butt' or 'ass' for US English.
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