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Spanish translation: y a la vez hombres de negocios


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English term or phrase:cum businessmen
Spanish translation:y a la vez hombres de negocios
Entered by: angel Perez
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09:17 Aug 1, 2008
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Bus/Financial - History
English term or phrase: cum businessmen
At the high levels were the elite regime figures cum businessmen who extended tribal allegiances to mobilize and facilitate trade across the borders.

¿Cual sería la traducción más correcta para "cum businessmen"?
Gracias
angel Perez
Local time: 17:29
y a la vez hombres de negocios
Explanation:
No se debería separar de la actividad anterior, ya que cum (con en Latín) indica la combinación de dos cosas/actividades etc.

"The kitchen-cum-living room of your holiday home ..." www.cilento-travel.com/en/accommodation/holiday-homes/terra...

"a criminal-cum-secret-agent " www.forbiddenplanet.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&...

"Ann Widdecombe, politician-cum-novelist" www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2005/01/04/bv... -

etc
etc - es un giro muy frecuente que se puede aplicar en multitud de contextos.
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Noni Gilbert
Local time: 17:29
Grading comment
Agree. Thanks
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4hombres de negocios incluidos
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
4 +2y a la vez hombres de negocios
Noni Gilbert
4los figuras de élite del régimen-negociantes
Deborah Lockett


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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
hombres de negocios incluidos


Explanation:
:)

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Note added at 5 mins (2008-08-01 09:23:01 GMT)
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Según el contexto histórico: "Mercaderes, comerciantes, burgueses etd

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 17:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 152

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  MikeGarcia: "...y hombres de negocios/empresarios.....".-
4 mins
  -> Efectivamente, Miguel. Mil gracias.

agree  Egmont: Coincido con Miguel...
10 mins
  -> También yo. Gracias, AVRVM!

agree  Alicia Jordá
12 mins
  -> Gracias, Alicewond:)

agree  Mónica Sauza: También coincido con Miguel.
3 hrs
  -> Mil gracias, Mónica!
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
y a la vez hombres de negocios


Explanation:
No se debería separar de la actividad anterior, ya que cum (con en Latín) indica la combinación de dos cosas/actividades etc.

"The kitchen-cum-living room of your holiday home ..." www.cilento-travel.com/en/accommodation/holiday-homes/terra...

"a criminal-cum-secret-agent " www.forbiddenplanet.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&...

"Ann Widdecombe, politician-cum-novelist" www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2005/01/04/bv... -

etc
etc - es un giro muy frecuente que se puede aplicar en multitud de contextos.

Noni Gilbert
Local time: 17:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 31
Grading comment
Agree. Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lucia Colombino
2 hrs
  -> : )

agree  Maria Ramon: Exactamente!
4 hrs
  -> Gracias María.
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
los figuras de élite del régimen-negociantes


Explanation:
"cum" significa que se combinan dos cosas - en este caso los "elite regime figures" son también negociantes

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Note added at 11 mins (2008-08-01 09:29:28 GMT)
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por ejemplos, se puede hablar de "politicians-cum-businessmen", "statesmen-cum-businessmen", "soldiers-cum-businessmen", etc. Ejemplos:
http://www.google.es/search?hl=es&q="cum businessmen"&meta=

Deborah Lockett
Local time: 16:29
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
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