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Spanish translation: ficha


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15:06 Jul 19, 2004
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
English term or phrase: check
sistema de control de los trabajadores de una obra de construcción:
"At the timekeeper's office he is assigned a number and given a small brass disc bearing the same number. (...)During the day, field time checkers visit every man onthe building (...) and ask him to show his brass check. (...) On friday morning he receives an aluminium check bearing his number, in addition to his regular brass check"
Muchas gracias!
Alexandra
Local time: 08:27
Spanish translation:ficha
Explanation:
"is given a small brass disk bearing the same number"
para mí eso es una ficha

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Note added at 1 hr 28 mins (2004-07-19 16:34:58 GMT)
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otra opción:

PLACA


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Note added at 2 hrs 1 min (2004-07-19 17:07:12 GMT)
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otra opción más:

CHAPA
Selected response from:

Sol
Grading comment
Perfecto! Alternaré ficha con chapa.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2credencialIrene Cudich
3 +1ficha
Sol
4tarjeta de control
Teresita Garcia Ruy Sanchez


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
credencial


Explanation:
podría ser, no?

Irene Cudich
Local time: 04:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Daniel Alabart
16 mins
  -> gracias, Daniel

agree  Maria Carla Di Giacinti
9 hrs
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51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
tarjeta de control


Explanation:
otra opción

Teresita Garcia Ruy Sanchez
Mexico
Local time: 00:27
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nora Bellettieri
16 mins
  -> Mil gracias Nora

disagree  Sol: Es redondo y metálico, jamás se me ocurriría llamarlo "tarjeta". ADDED: Definición del Moliner: "Trozo de cartulina u otro material de forma rectangular en que están impresos ciertos datos"
32 mins
  -> ¿Nunca has visto tarjetas metálicas? Por acá las hacen de cobre y son muy bonitas. Solo es otra opción. También las hacen redondas.
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ficha


Explanation:
"is given a small brass disk bearing the same number"
para mí eso es una ficha

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Note added at 1 hr 28 mins (2004-07-19 16:34:58 GMT)
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otra opción:

PLACA


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Note added at 2 hrs 1 min (2004-07-19 17:07:12 GMT)
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otra opción más:

CHAPA

Sol
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Perfecto! Alternaré ficha con chapa.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jairo Contreras-López: Para mí también es una FICHA... Un saludo Sol!!!
20 mins
  -> Muchas gracias :)
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