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porteadores

English translation: porters


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Spanish term or phrase:porteadores
English translation:porters
Entered by: Fernando Tognis
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21:02 Oct 31, 2008
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Art/Literary - Tourism & Travel
Spanish term or phrase: porteadores
Hola a todos.
Necesito un posible traducción de "porteadores". En este caso particular, son las personas que cargan el equipaje de quienes realizan el tour a Machu Picchu.
Gracias de antemano.
Fernando Tognis
Argentina
Local time: 16:07
porters
Explanation:
this is the term used in airports, hotels etc. I´m not sure if it would be used in this context
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Romado
Local time: 14:07
Grading comment
Muchas gracias
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +17porters
Romado
4 +2bearers
neilmac


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +17
porters


Explanation:
this is the term used in airports, hotels etc. I´m not sure if it would be used in this context

Romado
Local time: 14:07
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Muchas gracias

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hayley Armstrong: I agree
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agree  Christine Walsh: It would. It's in Oxford Superlex
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agree  Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
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agree  Rick Larg: Can't think of an alternative
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agree  Deborah Lockett: also: mountain porters http://www.google.es/search?hl=es&q=porters mountaineering&m...
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agree  andres-larsen: see: www.peru-explorer.com/inca_trail_premium_5d.htm - 49k -
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agree  Maru Villanueva
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agree  Mónica Sauza
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agree  Steven Huddleston
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agree  De Novi
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agree  Mónica Algazi
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agree  Enrique Huber
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agree  Henry Hinds
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agree  Daltry Gárate: easy
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agree  Ian Jones
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agree  Egmont
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agree  Sidra
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
bearers


Explanation:
This may be a bit old-fashioned, it was what they were called in the old Tarzan movies...

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-10-31 22:26:40 GMT)
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Oxford Superlex: bearer / "ber@r / n
a (of news) portador, -dora m, f
b (carrier, porter) portador, -dora m, f, porteador, -dora m, f
c (pall bearer) portador, -dora m, f del féretro
d (holder — of cheque) portador, -dora m, f; (— of passport) titular mf; the bearer of the title el poseedor del título, quien ostenta
el título; (before n) bearer bond título m al portador

neilmac
Spain
Local time: 21:07
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 57

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Christine Walsh: I like this one too, though it does take you back.
15 hrs

agree  Ellie Monteiro Prieto
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