ir a las yardas
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| 5 | going to yard sales |
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| 4 | going round the yards |
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| 1 | out to the garden plots |
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9 hrs confidence: 
out to the garden plots Explanation: She is talking abour something she likes doing , so it is presumably somewhere pleasant, where vegetables are gron, for example. 10 Words We Say In Spanish That Aren't Really Spanish ... https://www.juanofwords.com › 2012/08 › 10-words-we-say-in-spanish-that-... These are the Top 10 Anglicisms that I use: 10. Troca – Truck. In reality one should say camioneta, but I grew up in Texas and a lot of people here, well, we just say troca. 9. Yarda – Yard. As in your lawn. The correct word in Spanish is patio. Although I’ve never been comfortable with saying voy a cortar el patio. It just sounds funny to me.,.... |
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5 hrs confidence:
going round the yards Explanation: Literally. As I mentioned in the discussion, it seems to refer to going round the yards of people's houses looking for scraps from the trash. In the UK it is known as "bin raking", but there is probably a similar term used in the US. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 12 hrs (2019-12-10 15:37:04 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- What I was describing is apparently called "dumpster diving" in the US. However, "going round the yards" does not specifically reference this, which I posted after seeing the bit about "buscar entre las cosas que tiran alguna verdurita, como tomate, lechuga, lo que sea que se encuentre para poder nosotros comer." https://www.wordreference.com/es/translation.asp?tranword=du... https://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/horrendous-mess-left-bin-rakers-scouring-personal-details-sunderland-362456 https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=1263320 |
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3 days 13 hrs confidence:
going to yard sales Explanation: I´ve heard it plenty. A yard sale is when people put out stuff in their yard or garage for sale, cheap, and people stop by to see if they can get a good deal. They are also called garage sales. Example sentence(s):
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