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10:56 Oct 9, 2007 |
Spanish to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Engineering: Industrial | |||||
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| Selected response from: Michael Powers (PhD) United States Local time: 04:59 | ||||
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4 | plant's utility area(s) |
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plant's utility area(s) Explanation: Mike :) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2007-10-09 12:25:02 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Aqui tenemos la definición de "utility": Main Entry: 1util·i·ty Listen to the pronunciation of 1utility Pronunciation: \yü-ˈti-lə-tē\ Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural util·i·ties Etymology: Middle English utilite, from Anglo-French utilité, from Latin utilitat, utilitas, from utilis useful, from uti to use Date: 14th century 1: fitness for some purpose or worth to some end2: something useful or designed for use3 a: public utility b (1): a service (as light, power, or water) provided by a public utility (2): equipment or a piece of equipment to provide such service or a comparable service4: a program or routine designed to perform or facilitate especially routine operations (as copying files or editing text) on a computer La acepción 1, algo apropiado para algún propósito, y la acepción número 4, un programa o rutina diseñado para ralizar o facilitar transacciones rutinaria (como sacar copias, etc.) en una computadora, tienen mucho que ver en ese caso. Claro, las faenas o tareas son diferentes - como reciclaje - pero tiene sentido. Ahora, no sé si en el texto original debía haber sido "areas de utilidad de planta" ya que lo que sigue normalmente está dividido en más de un área: la parte adminsitrativa (intendencia en comparasión con reciclaje, por ejemplo. |
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