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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

key grip

Spanish translation:

maquinista jefe

May 13, 2001 23:34
23 yrs ago
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English term

Key Grip

English to Spanish Art/Literary
job in the film industry

Proposed translations

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Maquinista Jefe

Definición encontrada en http://www.in.mybox.com/luz.htm :
"al (la) "Key Grip" o Maquinista Jefe es la persona encargada de la gente que instala las luces y que montan la(s) cámara(s) en cualquier lugar imaginable."
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Tks 2totango !! very accurate and to the point ! Tks to Golob as well !! "
3 hrs

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that's what a search on yahoo mexico gives (first page proposed 5th or 6th site proposed)
many sites just use "key grip"
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