Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
aguadores
English translation:
Watersellers.
Added to glossary by
Mónica Ameztoy de Andrada
May 26, 2006 22:51
17 yrs ago
Spanish term
aguadores
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
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es parte del título de una muestra pictórica, y se refiere a las personas que allá por principios de siglo XX recorrían la ciudad de México (y estimo que otras) vendiendo agua fresca y limpia
"water carriers" me parece que nada que ver, y no tengo otra alternativa.
Ayuda, por favor. :))
"water carriers" me parece que nada que ver, y no tengo otra alternativa.
Ayuda, por favor. :))
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Proposed translations
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Juan Jacob
Mexico
Mexico
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Mexico
Literatura, historia, subtitulaje
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Mexican, Latin American) 
, French (Variants: Belgian, Standard-France)
Works in: French to Spanish, Spanish to French, French, and 5 more.
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Watersellers.
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Comment: "¡Gracias a todos! Creo que ésta versión es la que mejor encaja en mi texto.
:))"
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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
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82
water carriers (literally) // lookouts (figuratively)
Oxford Dictionary
aguador -dora m, f
1 (vendedor) water carrier
2 (Zool) tyrant flycatcher
3 (Méx arg) (para un robo) lookout
Note meaning 3 in Mexican slang
Mike :)
aguador -dora m, f
1 (vendedor) water carrier
2 (Zool) tyrant flycatcher
3 (Méx arg) (para un robo) lookout
Note meaning 3 in Mexican slang
Mike :)
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Claudia Aguero
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Thank you, Claudia - Mike :)
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Kathryn Litherland
: in the context described ("las personas ... vendiendo agua") , it's clearly 1 and not 3
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Susana Magnani
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
&
English
Argentina
Over 30 years' experience.
Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 3 more.
water merchants
i've seen it before but for the life of me, cannot remember where! good luck!
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Note added at 7 mins (2006-05-26 22:58:33 GMT)
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Note added at 7 mins (2006-05-26 22:58:33 GMT)
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History of the City Hall of ParisDiscover here the history of the building... The origins of the Hôtel de Ville can be traced back to the Water Merchants, so called because they transported ...
www.paris-france.org/en/City_government/history.ASP - 13k - Cached - Similar pages
HistoryLink Essay: Now & Then -- Renton Flood, Seattle FaminePrivate water merchants sold it for five cents a gallon. The mayor encouraged citizens to put ... HistoryLink is a registered US Trademark of History Ink ...
www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2574 - 11k - Cached - Similar pages
High Waters - The 1911 Renton FloodHistory Of Coal Mining · Black Diamonds - Coal ... private water merchants were selling a gallon of drinkable fresh water for 5-cents a gallon! ...
www.burgesslegacy.org/flood.htm - 13k - Cached - Similar pages
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Maria Mc Lean
Native in Spanish
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English
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Native in: Spanish , English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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street water vendors
Street Water Vendors. There's been a marked increase in the number of people hanging out on the dividers of NYC's major thoroughfares, particularly Brooklyn ...
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Al Jadid Magazine - Music & DanceTheir song started with the traditional call of street water vendors, namely, "Allah will compensate, Allah will make it easier," so he concluded that he ...
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street water vendors selling at much higher prices. Unsurprisingly those that refused to pay were threatened. with disconnection, but City Water went even ...
www.wdm.org.uk/campaigns/aid/pack/tanzania.pdf -
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PUTTING A PRICE TAG ON SUSTAINABLE CITIES -UN CONFERENCEStreet water vendors in Jakarta, Karachi and Port-au-Prince can charge between 25 to 50 times more than municipal water utilities. ...
www.sunsonline.org/trade/areas/habitat/06060496.htm - 6k - Cached - Similar pages
Al Jadid Magazine - Music & DanceTheir song started with the traditional call of street water vendors, namely, "Allah will compensate, Allah will make it easier," so he concluded that he ...
www.aljadid.com/music/0529mrouhe.html - 42k - Cached - Similar pages
[PDF] Tanzania briefing 4.qxdFile Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
street water vendors selling at much higher prices. Unsurprisingly those that refused to pay were threatened. with disconnection, but City Water went even ...
www.wdm.org.uk/campaigns/aid/pack/tanzania.pdf -
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