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Spanish: acabado

English translation: trim line



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Spanish term or phrase:acabado
English translation:trim line
Entered by:Lisa Mann
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Automotive / Cars & Trucks
Spanish term or phrase: acabado
"Finish" doesn't seem to make much sense here, they're talking about three different versions of the same model car, but describing the features of the car, not it's exterior...

Tal y como sucede en otros modelos de la gama la versión de acceso es el acabado Reference, con un equipamiento de primera fila.
Lisa Mann
Spain
Clarification request(s) and response
David Brown: 4:23pm Sep 28, 2006: ....don't realise that, unlike new car factory finishes, repainted car finishes require special attention for their first 90 days. Applying car wax to a fresh re-paint ...

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Lisa Mann: 4:35pm Sep 28, 2006: but they're not talking about the paint - they referring to what I would call a series if I were a little more confident. It is three versions of the same car, the basic one, the one that has a few more things and then the fully equipped one. It has nothing to do with the paint...
David Brown: 4:41pm Sep 28, 2006: you're right it seems they are talking about versions or models...standard (reference), sport, hatchback, GT, etc.



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5versionDonatella Talpo
4 +1finishCarolina Ramirez


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
finish

Explanation:
Still sounds like "Reference finish" would be the right translation here.

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-09-28 16:43:53 GMT)
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Hi Lisa,
Without knowing more of the context maybe this might need the use of "package" as if relating to the "accessories".

Carolina Ramirez
Canada
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree David Brown: finish it is
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
version

Explanation:
in the automotive fields the different Types of a same car are called for ex, deluxe version or version L

Donatella Talpo
Spain
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Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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