Aug 5, 2009 16:05
14 yrs ago
Spanish term
United States
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Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English
pastes de baño
Spanish to English
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Manufacturing
This is something a small business owner in Peru manufactures in her home, as in:
la actividad económica de es la elaboración de cepillos, pastes de baño
Would this be toothbrushes and toothpaste?
la actividad económica de es la elaboración de cepillos, pastes de baño
Would this be toothbrushes and toothpaste?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | bath scrubs |
Papillonbleu9
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| 3 | Bath creams |
Luis Luis
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| 3 | bathing swabs |
Virgil Tech Eng
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| 2 | bars of bath soap |
bigedsenior
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Proposed translations
10 mins
Selected
bath scrubs
pastar means to graze
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1 hr
Bath creams
I believe the correct word might be "pastas", because it also says she makes soap bars (cepillos?).
Therefore I believe she makes creams for use in the bath, or after showering.
Therefore I believe she makes creams for use in the bath, or after showering.
1 hr
Virgil Tech Eng
Mexico
Mexico
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Mexico
Prompt
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, German to Spanish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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12
bathing swabs
"Pastes" is the Middle-American name for a plant used to manufacture bathing scourers or swabs, also calles "pastes". To be safe, you could ask a Peruvian to see if this usage reaches down there.
4 hrs
bars of bath soap
in Spain 'pastillas de jabon' are bars of soap.
'pastes' could be a corruption, or a localism.
'pastes' could be a corruption, or a localism.
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