Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
\"Me encanta estar todo el día al pedo\"
English translation:
I love screwing around all day long.
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Mercedes Rizzuti
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Spanish term
"Me encanta estar todo el día al pedo"
Spanish to English
Other
Slang
relax and amusement
Hola. La frase pertenece a una canción argentina que dice: "Soy soltero, me encanta estar todo el día al pedo".
En Argentina "estar al pedo" es una forma grosera de decir estar sin hacer nada, algo como "I love fooling around all day", or "I love wasting my time all day", pero el tono debería ser un poco más grosero.
Espero sus sugerencias. Muchas gracias!
En Argentina "estar al pedo" es una forma grosera de decir estar sin hacer nada, algo como "I love fooling around all day", or "I love wasting my time all day", pero el tono debería ser un poco más grosero.
Espero sus sugerencias. Muchas gracias!
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+4
53 mins
Carole Wolfe
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Accuracy, Integrity, Promptness
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Russian to English, Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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4
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I love screwing around all day long.
This is somewhat ruder and more coarse.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you all. This is the answers that fits best in the script.
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1 hr
David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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48
"I love messing about all day"
could put it in stronger terms as in "f...ing"
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the "f" word might be a tad too strong in a song but you never know with rockers
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"fooling around" as an alternative option
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Note added at 1 hr (2021-04-13 01:42:30 GMT)
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covers a lot of bases :)
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Note added at 1 hr (2021-04-13 01:48:21 GMT)
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or just might mean "twiddling my thumbs"
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Note added at 1 hr (2021-04-13 01:50:29 GMT)
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"twiddling my thumbs" = Be bored or idle, as in There I sat for three hours, twiddling my thumbs, while he made call after call. This expression alludes to the habit of idly turning one's thumbs about one another during a period of inactivity.
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Note added at 1 hr (2021-04-13 01:36:15 GMT)
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the "f" word might be a tad too strong in a song but you never know with rockers
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Note added at 1 hr (2021-04-13 01:41:53 GMT)
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"fooling around" as an alternative option
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Note added at 1 hr (2021-04-13 01:42:30 GMT)
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covers a lot of bases :)
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Note added at 1 hr (2021-04-13 01:48:21 GMT)
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or just might mean "twiddling my thumbs"
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Note added at 1 hr (2021-04-13 01:50:29 GMT)
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"twiddling my thumbs" = Be bored or idle, as in There I sat for three hours, twiddling my thumbs, while he made call after call. This expression alludes to the habit of idly turning one's thumbs about one another during a period of inactivity.
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2 hrs
Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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12
I love to fart around all day.
https://context.reverso.net/translation/spanish-english/esta...
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You will see here that "fart around" means to waste one's time": https://www.macmillandictionary.com/us/dictionary/american/f...
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You will see here that "fart around" means to waste one's time": https://www.macmillandictionary.com/us/dictionary/american/f...
Peer comment(s):
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Adrian MM.
: BrE fart-arsing around www.wikiwords.org/dictionary/term/88112/175678
6 hrs
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Thank you, Adrian.
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Yvonne Gallagher
: I love farting around...
12 hrs
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Yes, or "I love to do nothing more than fart around all day".
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Marcelo González
4 days
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Gracias, Marcelo.
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3 hrs
Felipe Tomasi
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
Finance/Crypto/Legal • 15yr exp.
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, French to Portuguese
I love frittering away / tilting at windmills / pissing about
Just other options.
Peer comment(s):
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Yvonne Gallagher
: the only one of these that's OK is the last one. Others are wrong
1 day 5 hrs
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9 hrs
Adrian MM.
Austria
Austria
Native in English
Austria
Retd.T&I, Barrister & Austro-Advokat
Native in: English (Variants: Scottish, British)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 5 more.
IrE: I am into buzzing around like a blue-arsed fly all day
Not exactly an idling simile, but I've already added the BrE and OzE term of fart-arsing alternative to Barbara C's answer, whilst - note the conjunction, English grammarians - the example sentence is rather topical.
Funnily enough, I've only ever heard this expression from a Dubliner criticising my own behavio/u/r.
Funnily enough, I've only ever heard this expression from a Dubliner criticising my own behavio/u/r.
Example sentence:
The Duke of Edinburgh apparently annoyed ...asked a photographer if he was getting enough pictures. “I hope so, sir”, the photographer replied. “You should do”, the Duke said. “You have been running around like a blue-arsed fly.”—U.P.I.
Peer comment(s):
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patinba
: Actually, this is probably the exact opposite of the meaning, as it implies rushing about being extremely busy, while someone who is "al pedo" is collapsed on the sofa with a six-pack//Pointless inactivity, in fact.
6 hrs
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There is still a residual meaning of pointless activity.
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Yvonne Gallagher
: opposite meaning//HUH??
6 hrs
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I actually entered this translation to draw your tactical vote.. // always against my answers.
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+2
16 hrs
I enjoy having sweet f all to do all day
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All in all, a complete waste of time and effort -and that's taking into account I have sweet FA to do all day except avoid virus'. A shockingly bad service that just ...
Feb 10, 2011 — ... living instead of relying on benefits the same benefits that my income tax pays for we can all campagne (?) when weve got sweet fa to do all day.
Swansea mushroom carvings removed after 'phallic' complaint ...https://www.ignboards.com › ... › The Vestibule
Nov 20, 2020 — Probably Bertha and Tilda, 89 and 91 who have sweet f-a to do all day sent in those complaints... :^O. You must log in or register to reply here.
Page 3 | Are French manicures naff??? | Mumsnethttps://www.mumsnet.com › Talk › style_and_beauty
for those who think people with manicured nails have sweet FA to do all day, the varnished acrylics are much harder wearing and long-lasting than painted ...
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All in all, a complete waste of time and effort -and that's taking into account I have sweet FA to do all day except avoid virus'. A shockingly bad service that just ...
Peer comment(s):
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Yvonne Gallagher
: yes, though I think "I love ..." is better here
16 hrs
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Yes. Thank you Yvonne!
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Marcelo González
: Yes, I love doing f-all (or crap all)
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