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November 16, 2010, 01:18 AM
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Vivir de la sopa boba
Somebody lives de la sopa boba when they don't work at all, and live in the house, doing nothing, and the rest work for you.
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November 16, 2010, 05:19 AM
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In English the phrase is to live off someone or something.
Example: He lost his job eight months ago, and now he's living off his girlfriend's salary.
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November 16, 2010, 06:58 AM
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November 16, 2010, 07:47 AM
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I agree with you. To freeload and to mooch off seem like good translations for vivir la sopa de boba.
To mooch (without off) is a less passive action. (He's on the corner moochin' cigarettes).
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November 17, 2010, 12:43 AM
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Also, plainly, "to live at somebody else's expenses".
(In Spanish also "vivir del cuento"... or "ser un chupóptero") To be a sponger, scrounger...
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