Oct 5, 2018 13:40
5 yrs ago
Spanish term
Timely, personal, professional service
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English
chinga la tripa bailándolo
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Mexican slang/Spanglish
From a transcript of a focus group session. Mexicans living in the United States. In general terms this is about health care. This part of the discussion seems to be about diabetics needing to eat when they need to eat, regardless of doctor appointments, focus groups, etc.
BTW, I know what "chinga" means so you don't have to translate that for me :-)
What is in English below is in English in the original.
>> WOMAN: O se enojan porque ya están todos, pue me tienes aquí desde la mañana, I need to eat breakfast, mira la hora que es. Ustedes van ir a comer and I’m seatting here.
MAN: Ellas estan de acuerdo con todo y comiendo y uno esta con ***chinga la tripa bailándolo.*** Y pasan por en frente de todos [LAUGHTER]
WOMAN: Really, they pass through in front of you with a bag, como a bag.
BTW, I know what "chinga" means so you don't have to translate that for me :-)
What is in English below is in English in the original.
>> WOMAN: O se enojan porque ya están todos, pue me tienes aquí desde la mañana, I need to eat breakfast, mira la hora que es. Ustedes van ir a comer and I’m seatting here.
MAN: Ellas estan de acuerdo con todo y comiendo y uno esta con ***chinga la tripa bailándolo.*** Y pasan por en frente de todos [LAUGHTER]
WOMAN: Really, they pass through in front of you with a bag, como a bag.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | they make your guts scream while parading ( the packed food ) in front of you |
Alberto Martinez
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Proposed translations
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Alberto Martinez
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Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
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they make your guts scream while parading ( the packed food ) in front of you
It seems to be benign expression of frustration at remaining hungry while everyone else is grabbing a bite from somewhere and bringing it back to venue where the focus group session is taking place.
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Note added at 14 mins (2018-10-05 13:55:12 GMT)
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"they make your guts turn while dangling it (the food before your eyes)"
That is shorter
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Note added at 14 mins (2018-10-05 13:55:12 GMT)
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"they make your guts turn while dangling it (the food before your eyes)"
That is shorter
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Robert Carter
: Very good! That's more or less how I understand it too, though I can't say I've ever heard it expressed like that.
15 mins
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| agree |
AllegroTrans
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Comment: "with many thanks"
Discussion
It looks like you probably have a bad transcription, so if you don't have the recording, you might never understand exactly what is meant.
Given that, the only way you can make any sense of this is by the general context.
The way I understand this phrase (or rather string of words, because it's not idiomatic, to my mind) is that basically the person is saying the other people (presumably the healthcare staff) are eating while they are waiting to be seen on an empty stomach. Mexicans can be quite creative when it comes to describing an empty stomach, and I get the feeling the whole sentence means something like "they're all fine and meanwhile my stomach is going crazy/jumping around watching them eat".