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Yo voy a hacer un trabajo ....

English translation: I'm going to do something…

11:08 Dec 14, 2018
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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Spanish term or phrase: Yo voy a hacer un trabajo ....
I would like to know the best translation of this phrase from Dominican Spanish into American English. Is okay to translate it as " I'm going to do a job?

It's a translation of a phone conversation between two Dominican People living in The US.

Context:

Here is the full sentence:

Yo voy a hacer un trabajo para que Francisco se me vaya del apartamento.
Él me dijo no te apures. Yo voy a hacer que él mismo se vaya solito porque él me quiere mudar él muchacho
yugoslavia
United States
Local time: 23:27
English translation:I'm going to do something…
Explanation:
As I understand it, the speaker is not talking about actually doing a job per se, but just a more vague "doing something" to get the person they are talking about to leave. So, you could probably translate it in that context as "I'm going to do something to get him to move out"...
More explicit options could be "make a move/pull a stunt/set it up so that he leaves on his own"...
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neilmac
Spain
Local time: 05:27
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1 +3I'm going to do something…
neilmac
4I'm going to so something
Cristina Rodriguez


  

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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +3
I'm going to do something…


Explanation:
As I understand it, the speaker is not talking about actually doing a job per se, but just a more vague "doing something" to get the person they are talking about to leave. So, you could probably translate it in that context as "I'm going to do something to get him to move out"...
More explicit options could be "make a move/pull a stunt/set it up so that he leaves on his own"...

neilmac
Spain
Local time: 05:27
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 207
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Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Neilmac.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carol Gullidge
5 hrs
agree  Marie Wilson
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agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
I'm going to so something


Explanation:
Within the context I believe he is saying "I'm going to make an effort", its not referring to a specific job itself but rather that he will "do something" to get him to leave. I hope this helps!

Cristina Rodriguez
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks For your suggestion Cristina.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Carol Gullidge: You seem to have accidentally duplicated Neil's Answer, although it's hard to imagine how you managed not to spot his Answer!
4 hrs
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