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Arabic translation: بلاستيك


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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:Pl (Plastic)
Arabic translation: بلاستيك
Entered by: atef Sharia
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14:11 Jun 6, 2006
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Food & Dairy / General
English term or phrase: Pl
6/32 Oz.Pl.Btls.

I have translate the above text into:

قناني عدد/6 سعة كل منها 32 أونس

I need to find out what Pl stands for.

I'll appreciate any suggestion.
Sami Khamou
Local time: 00:49
Plastic
Explanation:
I think it should stand for Plastic


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Note added at 22 mins (2006-06-06 14:34:44 GMT)
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It could be strange, as Plastic bottles are called P.E.T.

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Note added at 37 mins (2006-06-06 14:49:34 GMT)
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PET : Polyethylene terephthalate.
PL : Plastic, all grades.

http://grn.com/library/gloss.htm#P
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atef Sharia
Jordan
Local time: 07:49
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +7Plasticatef Sharia
3 +4Plastic Bottles قناني بلاستيكية
Randa F


  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
pl
Plastic Bottles قناني بلاستيكية


Explanation:
here's another guess, could mean plastic bottles. PL = Plastic; BTLS = Bottles
Sometimes they use PL Cont, ie, Plastic Containers عبوات أو علب بلاستيكية

Randa F
Lebanon
Local time: 07:49
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  atef Sharia: We posted at the same time almost. :) any way we are trying to help each other.
7 mins

agree  Zeinab Asfour
6 hrs

neutral  Hassan Al-Haifi (wordforword): Sorry I had to go for the earlier one, although I think both fo you answered simultaneously and you did not know that someone was already ahead of you. This sometimes happens in Kudoz.
7 hrs

agree  Awadh Balaish: I doubt, there is fullstop between Pl and Btls.It sould be only ordinary space
19 hrs

agree  Sam Berner
20 hrs
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
pl
Plastic


Explanation:
I think it should stand for Plastic


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Note added at 22 mins (2006-06-06 14:34:44 GMT)
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It could be strange, as Plastic bottles are called P.E.T.

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Note added at 37 mins (2006-06-06 14:49:34 GMT)
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PET : Polyethylene terephthalate.
PL : Plastic, all grades.

http://grn.com/library/gloss.htm#P

atef Sharia
Jordan
Local time: 07:49
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Randa F: didn't see your answer, i agree it might be plastic
2 mins
  -> thanks Randa

agree  Alexander Yeltsov: 100%
4 hrs
  -> thanks Alexander

agree  Zeinab Asfour
6 hrs
  -> thanks Zeinab

agree  Dr. Hamzeh Thaljeh
6 hrs
  -> thanks Hamzeh

agree  Hassan Al-Haifi (wordforword)
7 hrs
  -> thanks Hassan

agree  MALLAF
19 hrs

agree  Awadh Balaish
19 hrs
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