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...industrias de acabados textiles y colectividades

English translation: "textile-finishing plants and collectives..."

14:56 Aug 9, 2000
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
Spanish term or phrase: ...industrias de acabados textiles y colectividades
Here is the whole sentence:

"Fabricación y comercio de maquinaria, productos y accesorios para lavanderías de ropa, industrias de acabados textiles y colectividades."


I know they make and sell machinery and products for laundering clothes... but how would you guys and gals translate that latter part?

Thanks:

berni
Berni Armstrong
Spain
Local time: 01:41
English translation:"textile-finishing plants and collectives..."
Explanation:
is how I'd render it, with the understanding that "collective" refers to a jointly owned business enterprise. HTH!
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Heathcliff
United States
Local time: 16:41
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Hi Heather,

(Thanks Bar for your help too)

I've gone for a combination of "mass produced textile finishings"... which I think from further context sums it up in as short a way as possible. Funny how Some phrases are so instantly "understandable" yet difficult to express in your own language, eh?
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na"textile-finishing plants and collectives..."
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"textile-finishing plants and collectives..."


Explanation:
is how I'd render it, with the understanding that "collective" refers to a jointly owned business enterprise. HTH!

Heathcliff
United States
Local time: 16:41
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 843
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Hi Heather,

(Thanks Bar for your help too)

I've gone for a combination of "mass produced textile finishings"... which I think from further context sums it up in as short a way as possible. Funny how Some phrases are so instantly "understandable" yet difficult to express in your own language, eh?
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Explanation:
...industrias de acabados textiles y colectividades." :

...textile finish industries and collective production/manufacturing means (cooperative production/manufacturing means).

Good luck!


    Larousse
Baruch Avidar
Israel
Local time: 02:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 92
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