MOWING AND POLICING

Spanish translation: Mowing and policing

10:36 Dec 26, 2001
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering / water treatment facility
English term or phrase: MOWING AND POLICING
Maintain grounds such as mowing and policing of areas
Maria Roncero
Local time: 07:01
Spanish translation:Mowing and policing
Explanation:
Policing can mean to clean or clear of trash. In the military or Boy Scouts this is the standard usage- to police an area.
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James Abraham
Local time: 08:01
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5Mowing and policing
James Abraham
4cortar el césped y supervisar la seguridad de...
Andrea Bullrich
4mantenimiento de jardines y tareas de vigilancia
Cecilia Benitez


  

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cortar el césped y supervisar la seguridad de...


Explanation:
Hola, María.

Si estás hablando de funciones del personal supongo que se trata de "Mantenimiento del predio, por ejemplo cortando el césped y supervisando la seguridad de las áreas..." (pero sería mejor saber cómo sigue).

HTH
Andrea


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Andrea Bullrich
Local time: 11:01
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 1650
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mantenimiento de jardines y tareas de vigilancia


Explanation:
Quizás no es literal pero también te puede ayudar una idea general. Saludos

Cecilia Benitez
Local time: 11:01
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 260

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andrea Bullrich: Who cares si no es literal? "Mantenimiento de jardines" (o tal vez de espacios verdes) es mucho mejor que mi "cortar el césped"... :-)))
7 mins

disagree  Jon Zuber (X): I would care if I took a job expecting only to mow and then I had to do a hundred other things.
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Mowing and policing


Explanation:
Policing can mean to clean or clear of trash. In the military or Boy Scouts this is the standard usage- to police an area.

James Abraham
Local time: 08:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 7
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