how would you translate "gatos" below?
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Ahora mismo cuento siete clientes very important people que tienen dos empleados a su disposición, mientras que cuarenta gatos nos tenemos que repartir entre cuatro ventanillas.
The crowd of non-VIPs was called "la gatada," so I'm guessing "gato" here is a slang term for "person"...ordinary people? (as opposed to the VIPs) Thanks!
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updated Oct 31, 2010
posted by mamandetrois
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The normal expression is this:
cuatro gatos.
- m. pl. despect. Poca gente y sin importancia.
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They just have changed it a bit to suit their purposes.
updated Oct 31, 2010
posted by lazarus1907
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Hola:
Otra palabra relacionada:
pelagatos. 1. m. coloq. Persona insignificante o mediocre, sin posición social o económica.
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updated Oct 31, 2010
posted by LuisaGomezBartle
