De cafetería en cafetería.

Question

I've got a homework assignment to do - comprehension - and theres a part that I don´t understand;

"...seguir a los que nunca van a clase y se pasan todo el día de cafetería en cafetería, o quedarse con los "empollones" asistiendo a clase y cogiendo apuntes."

Could someone tell me why there is the bit with "el día de cafetería en cafetería" I don't understand the "de cafetería" part...

Thanks in advance.

Note:I found out what empollones are - it's the plural of empollón = swot. The plural wasn't in the dictionary :(

Answer 1

Swot. That's it... como las gallinas, se quedan sentados como si estuvieran empollando.

swot [swɒt] fam vi empollar: he's been swotting for his exams, ha estado empollando para los exámenes. He's been studying hard sitting all day studying.

se pasan todo el día de cafetería en cafetería, they go from this cafeteria to the other... that's all they do during the day

• Ah fantastic! Exactly what I was looking for, thanks a lot! - Sammy16093 Feb 18, 2010