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currar

to work

verb koo-RRAHR Rare
People & Society Work

Also means

to graft

Usage Note

Currar is informal Spanish slang for working, particularly doing hard or routine manual or office work. It is widely used in Spain but is not standard in Latin America, where trabajar is always preferred. The noun curro means a job or work, and currante is a colloquial term for a worker.

Examples

"Llevo toda la semana currando sin descanso."

Natural Translation

I've been working all week without a break.

Literal Translation

I-carry all the week working without rest.

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