tukang angkut pasir

English translation: sand carrier

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Indonesian term or phrase:tukang angkut pasir
English translation:sand carrier
Entered by: Wiyanto Suroso

22:03 Oct 7, 2011
Indonesian to English translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy
Indonesian term or phrase: tukang angkut pasir
Tetangga rumah saya yang kebetulan tukang angkut pasir mengalami nasib kurang mujur dalam menyekolahkan anaknya.
Kaharuddin
Indonesia
Local time: 05:00
sand carrier
Explanation:
She depends very much on this business, because her husband's salary as a sand carrier is seasonal.

http://www.emmauschurches.org/index.php?option=com_jfmicro&v...
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Wiyanto Suroso
Indonesia
Local time: 04:00
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2sand carrier
Wiyanto Suroso
4 +1sand laborer
ErichEko ⟹⭐
5Sanding worker
Ridha Harwan
4sand shoveler
eldira
3laborer carrying sand
David Andersen


  

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sand carrier


Explanation:
She depends very much on this business, because her husband's salary as a sand carrier is seasonal.

http://www.emmauschurches.org/index.php?option=com_jfmicro&v...

Wiyanto Suroso
Indonesia
Local time: 04:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in IndonesianIndonesian
PRO pts in category: 19
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Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you for your prompt answer, Pak Wiyanto


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agree  Rona Desfy P., SS
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agree  Maurice Sawyer: Maurice Sawyer
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
sand laborer


Explanation:

Pekerja yang memindahkan pasir. Foto dapat dilihat pada referensi.

Ref: http://www.photographersdirect.com/buyers/stockphoto.asp?ima...
Sand laborer piles up sand from boat to a sand heap at Munshiganj, Bangladesh




ErichEko ⟹⭐
Indonesia
Local time: 04:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in IndonesianIndonesian
PRO pts in category: 150

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agree  Rona Desfy P., SS
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sand shoveler


Explanation:
sebagai alternatif lain yang dapat dilihat dari contoh2 berikut:

Sand Shoveler Career Profile, Video, Earnings, Education ...
occupations.careers.org/26411/sand-shoveler -
Sand Shoveler is very similar to another occupation for which we have a full profile.

Sand Shoveler- job and career information, median salary, and ...
www.mymajors.com/.../Sand-... -
Sand Shoveler job description: All extraction workers not listed separately

eldira
Indonesia
Local time: 04:00
Native speaker of: Native in IndonesianIndonesian
PRO pts in category: 4
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4 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Sanding worker


Explanation:
hanya ingin menambahkan...

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Note added at 4 days (2011-10-12 01:33:02 GMT)
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Maaf bukan sanding, tapi "Sand Worker"


    Reference: http://muslim-photographer.com/karen-ali/sand-worker/
    Reference: http://www.agefotostock.com/en/Stock-Images/Rights-Managed/P...
Ridha Harwan
Indonesia
Local time: 04:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in IndonesianIndonesian
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laborer carrying sand


Explanation:
Because there is not a well-known conventional name for this profession, it is more natural to use a generic noun with a modifying phrase.


    Reference: http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/browse/376.htm
David Andersen
Australia
Local time: 07:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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