Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
"dar bote"
English translation:
bounce/d around/tried different things
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Spanish term
"dar bote"
Spanish to English
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Cuando salí del colgio no sabía que estudiar, estuve tres años dando bote hasta que encontré lo que me gustó.
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Spanish term (edited):
dar bote
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bounce/d around/tried different things
DAR BOTE: En esta expresión lo de dar bote no se refiere a ninguna embarcación, menos a la entrega de una de ellas, más bien este bote es ir de un lado a otro, es decir, como pelota. "Dar bote" se aplica a la gente inexperta que poco o nada que sabe y a la gente inestable que va por la vida sin rumbo.
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Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Spain
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Accredited translators 20 yrs experience
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish
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walking to and fro / from here to there / walking about
Es como estar yendo "de aquí para allá"
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going/drifting from one thing to another
"... drifting..." hace hincapie en en sentido de "...a la deriva/sin rumbo..." que yo creo idoneo en este contexto.
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MJ Barber
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Janet Ross Snyder
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Robert Copeland
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kironne
: drifting
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Robert Forstag
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Translating words, preserving meaning
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
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Spanish term (edited):
estuve tres años dando bote
I drifted [around] for three years
I think that this would be the most idiomatic solution. Perhaps better without "around".
See references.
Suerte.
See references.
Suerte.
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Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
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kicking about/bouncing around
"Bote" implies a thrusting (hence "kicking") or other strong motion forward. Pink Floyd used the expression "kicking about in your home town" in one of the songs on their album "Dark Side of the Moon" to describe someone who was wasting away their time and getting nowhere with their life.
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