Can a casco be a part of town?

Question

He loses the bike in the river, so he says to his friend, what if we go over there?

No. Se la lleva el río.

Agarrala, agarrala.

Se la llevó.

Mar sí. Quedátela vos.

Che, ¿y si vamos al casco?

¿Qué? ¿Con esos esnobs?

Bueno...

(My translation)

No, the river is taking it.

Grab it, Grab it.

It took it.

River, yes, take it then.... you (jerk).

Che, and what if we go over there? (that part of town)

What? With those snobs?

Fine.

Answer 1

Casco is a given sector:

Casco Urbano: Conjunto de edificaciones de una ciudad, hasta donde termina su agrupación

Casco Colonial: Antique part of town.

Answer 2

Casco sustantivo masculino

(de ciudad) heart, central area; (de estancia) (RPl) farmhouse and surrounding buildings COMPOUNDS: casco antiguo or viejo old quarter ; casco urbano urban area, built-up area

I saw that but I don't trust dictionaries when it comes to common language and usage. - jeezzle, Oct 27, 2011

fair enough lol I'd prefer Gekko to a dictionary any day as well :) - Kiwi-Girl, Oct 27, 2011

I'm thinking the language in this movie, is not usual. - jeezzle, Oct 28, 2011

Answer 3

People often refer to the old part of town as "casco antiguo"

Thanks, Birdland -- that's one I *really* wanted to know!! - territurtle, Oct 28, 2011

Answer 4

Nothing to do with this thread apart from it being cascarse but another interesting use I just came across

Se cascaron de lo lindo. The knocked the living daylights out of each other.