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diablo

English translation: dolly


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Spanish term or phrase:diablo
English translation:dolly
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01:27 Jan 17, 2012
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Business/Commerce (general) / Mexican regionalism (Chia
Spanish term or phrase: diablo
«Pido a tío Mario que las acompañe con su diablo, para traer las bolsas de Maseca.»

context: there is a village food shortage. There are long lines. The narrator's wife and a family friend go to the local tortillería to buy bags of Maseca powdered corn meal. The narrator says he's going to ask somebody to accompany the women to help them bring back the bags of meal.

What kind of a tool is a "diablo" in this context? I'm picturing a hand truck, dolly, wheelbarrow or something.
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United States
Local time: 22:12
dolly
Explanation:
I know it as a 'diablito', which is a hand pulled dolly for pulling boxes (picture the kind that comes with a U-haul truck). I suppose if the Maseca bags are big enough, that would want a dolly to carry them.
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Local time: 23:12
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
dolly


Explanation:
I know it as a 'diablito', which is a hand pulled dolly for pulling boxes (picture the kind that comes with a U-haul truck). I suppose if the Maseca bags are big enough, that would want a dolly to carry them.

WTSTranslations
United States
Local time: 23:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
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agree  rich.: Yes, like the first three images http://www.canstockphoto.com/images-photos/dollies.html
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agree  Lydia De Jorge
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agree  Salloz: Of course.
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agree  Thayenga
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agree  Ian Jones
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agree  Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
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agree  Beatriz Candil Garcia
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agree  Benjamin A Flores: Por extensíon de un "fork lift" al que tambíen se le llama "diablo" ¿el tipo tridente?
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agree  eski
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
dolly


Explanation:
http://www.spanishdict.com/answers/136539/how-do-you-say-dol...

It is a dolly.

Karla Vazquez
United States
Local time: 00:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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