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#1
June 29, 2010, 11:03 PM
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Hacer tiempo
Para hacer tiempo , vamos a hacer un crucigrama mientras los otros llegan.
How can we translate "hacer tiempo" in this context? 
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#2
June 30, 2010, 05:03 AM
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'to pass the time'
While we're waiting, let's pass the time doing crossword puzzles.
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#3
June 30, 2010, 06:24 AM
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well we also have pasar el tiempo, hacer tiempo means, do sth else so that the latecomers don´t miss anything. Is pass the time the equivalent in that context?
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#4
June 30, 2010, 06:25 AM
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#5
July 02, 2010, 04:58 AM
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I agree with the above but I would also say that hacer tiempo (mientras se espera algo) is to while away the time, to kill time, right?
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July 02, 2010, 05:14 AM
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