"se pasean con lo que quieren" = "they get away with getting whatever they want" ?
Hola,

I was listening to this Mexican narcocorrido song (which I understand isn't the nicest genre of music) called "La Raza de Michoacán" by Los Originales de San Juan.

There is a part that goes
"Para ellos no existen leyes, retenes ni federales
se pasean con lo que quieren
armas, drogas y mujeres"

Now, how should I translate "pasearse con algo" in English?

Thank you.
¡Gracias!

Question

"se pasean con lo que quieren" = "they get away with getting whatever they want" ?
Hola,

I was listening to this Mexican narcocorrido song (which I understand isn't the nicest genre of music) called "La Raza de Michoacán" by Los Originales de San Juan.

There is a part that goes 
"Para ellos no existen leyes, retenes ni federales
se pasean con lo que quieren
armas, drogas y mujeres"

Now, how should I translate "pasearse con algo" in English?

Thank you. 
¡Gracias!

Answer

they go around carrying whatever they want.= Ellos se pasean con lo que quieren.
Pasearse con algo= go around carrying something.

Answer

Creo que la traducción se toma literalmente porque son traficantes, viajan mucho y están en cualquier lugar, entonces podría ser en ingles: "they walk with what they want"

I think the translation is taken literally because they are traffickers, they travel a lot and they are anywhere, so it could be in English: "they walk with what they want"

Answer

Hi,

I understand it more as "they carry (or have with them) whatever they want...".

Answer

In this context "se pasean con lo que quieren"  is not literally "to go for a walk" the translation in this sentence is "they do what they want" :)

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