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wagon

Spanish translation: carretón

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English term or phrase:wagon
Spanish translation:carretón
Entered by: Ines Garcia Botana

21:12 Feb 25, 2006
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / literary
English term or phrase: wagon
We’ll see big, strong horses that help plow fields and pull wagons”

¿Cómo traducirían "wagon" en este caso? ¿Puede confundirse carros con el "carro" de los autos?
Ines Garcia Botana
Local time: 15:19
carretón
Explanation:
vagón; un vehículo con dos ruedas que se puede empujar or jalar.
Selected response from:

Sara Rodriguez
United States
Local time: 13:19
Grading comment
Me quedé finalmente con ésta, no porque las otras fueran incorrectas, sino porque se adapta a mi texto. Muchas gracias a todos. :-))
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4carreta
Cristina Heraud-van Tol
5carromato
hecdan (X)
4carretón
Sara Rodriguez


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
carreta


Explanation:
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Cristina Heraud-van Tol
Peru
Local time: 13:19
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 57

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  hecdan (X)
1 hr
agree  veroe: carreta me parece que es lo más adecuado y evita confusiones, pero carro es correcto también
4 hrs
agree  Marina56: OK
21 hrs
agree  connyfernandez
1 day 2 hrs
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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
carromato


Explanation:
para el circo, nada como un buen carromato

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Note added at 57 mins (2006-02-25 22:10:13 GMT)
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NOO, sorry, le explica lo que hacen los caballos en general,no los del circo. Carros o carretas creo que va bien. No creo que un niño se pueda confundir con que un caballo tira de un carro-auto

hecdan (X)
Local time: 15:19
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 72
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
carretón


Explanation:
vagón; un vehículo con dos ruedas que se puede empujar or jalar.

Sara Rodriguez
United States
Local time: 13:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Me quedé finalmente con ésta, no porque las otras fueran incorrectas, sino porque se adapta a mi texto. Muchas gracias a todos. :-))
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