This word in spanish confuses me, "franco" can someone tell me exactly what it means?
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hoy me dieron de franco
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updated Feb 4, 2011
posted by carefree
it can be a persons name or it can be to be honest/foward - spanishbaby, Feb 4, 2011
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Franco means frank.
I'm not familiar with that phrase but it looks like something like 'they told me straight', or more literally 'they gave it to me straight'.
De franco could of course be idiomatic, zona franca is a tax-free zone and so, as Cristalino says, it could be something to do with an exemption, such as having the day off.
I'd be surprised if googling the phrase didn't get you your answer.
updated Feb 4, 2011
edited by afowen
posted by afowen
Yes it can be "frank' but usually francisco or like me "paco" - pacofinkler, Feb 4, 2011
Would dieron de Franco then mean 'gave me the nickname Franco', like me pusieron Franco? - afowen, Feb 4, 2011
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Hmmmm, almost sounds like you got the day off... will wait for more answers! 
updated Feb 4, 2011
edited by cristalino
posted by cristalino
