maquiladora
English translation: Assembly plant
| 06:26 Jul 6, 2001 |
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Make-up artist Explanation: I think your word is maquiLLadora, with two Ls. Regards,:) BSD |
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makeup artist (theatre) or beautician Explanation: It could be both, depends on the context. But the word maquiladora must be written with a ll. I hope I could help best wishes Pons, Diccionario Esencial Santillana |
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Assembly plant Explanation: There is a previous question posted on this term (June 6). Ybroad's answer was selected: "From the Oxford SuperLex: maquiladora f (Méx) (cross-border) assembly plant" Before posting a question, always check for previous questions in Proz' Glossary, sometimes you'll find very complete answers for the term you are looking for and other related terms. :-) Good luck! |
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sweatshop Explanation: Un termino usado para describir una fabrica abusiva sin derechos humanos. Por ejemplo, hay maquiladoras en la frontera de EE.UU. y México. Reference: http://www.afsc.org/maquiladora.htm experience |
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assembly plant Explanation: This term is not usual in Spain, and doesn't appear in for example the Espasa Diccionario Enciclopédico of 1995, nor in this sense in the Simon&Schuster E/S, S/E. The new Collins (1993) does have this usage, but not in the pejorative sense indicated by one of your correspondents, Mr Raymond Prushnok. The original sense, of collecting multure, a miller's fee for grinding grain, can be remembered in the words of the mediaeval(?) song (was it Joaquin Diaz who brought it to life again?) "Molinera, molinera, no me cobra la maquila (...or at least not in the orthodox manner)". |
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