oficiales

English translation: officers

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Spanish term or phrase:oficiales
English translation:officers
Entered by: Sergio Gaymer

12:47 Feb 20, 2006
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / construction company organization chart (organigrama)
Spanish term or phrase: oficiales
PALISTAS- SHOVEL OPERATOR
CHOFERES- MACHINE OPERATOR
CAPATACES- CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN

OFICIALES - ?????
PEONES- unskilled worker
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officers
Explanation:
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Sergio Gaymer
Chile
Local time: 02:18
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Summary of answers provided
4officers
Sergio Gaymer
4Journeyman
Andy Watkinson
3skilled worker
Marina Soldati


  

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officers


Explanation:
:)

Sergio Gaymer
Chile
Local time: 02:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 43

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Andy Watkinson: Not in this case, I'm afraid. "Officers" do not work on building sites.
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skilled worker


Explanation:
Creo que están haciendo la misma diferenciación de categoría que tenemos en Argentina, por ejemplo en la construcción, donde las categorías son: oficiales, medio oficiales y peones o ayudantes, siendo los oficiales los albañiles (o el oficio que sea) con más conocimientos sobre el oficio y los peones los que menos conocimientos tienen.

Marina Soldati
Argentina
Local time: 04:18
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 42
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Journeyman


Explanation:
It's one of several categories used in different industries.

Thus, you have oficial de 1ª, de 2ª etc....

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Andy Watkinson
Spain
Local time: 08:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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