Sep 16, 2001 18:11
22 yrs ago
Spanish term
kelly
la sacapuntas
Non-PRO
Spanish to English
Other
la sacapuntas
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +6 | el sacapuntas |
Lorraine Tully
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| 5 +2 | (the) pencil sharpener |
Terry Burgess
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| 4 | pencil sharpener |
Jesús Paredes
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| 4 -1 | the bastard sharpener |
Felipe Castillo Ruiz
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Proposed translations
+6
10 mins
Lorraine Tully
10+ of resourceful language connections
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Selected
el sacapuntas
the proper way to translate "pencil sharpener" is EL sacapuntas. It is a masculine noun.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Graded automatically based on peer agreement. KudoZ."
+2
3 mins
Terry Burgess
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Mexico
I place Quality and Accuracy above speed
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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2372
(the) pencil sharpener
Hi Kelly:-)
This is the term.
Hope it helps:-)
terry
This is the term.
Hope it helps:-)
terry
Reference:
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Andrea Bullrich
: I agree with translation and moderation : )
15 mins
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Thx Andrea:-))
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| agree |
Patricia Lutteral
14 hrs
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-1
9 mins
Felipe Castillo Ruiz
Native in Spanish
Ciencias Sociales y Latinoam
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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18
the bastard sharpener
I need more context, but this is slang. It refers to a person that can do what she want to do, the master. So, the translation is just a proposal
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Terry Burgess
: As a Moderator,this term is NOT appropriate either for our website OR for the asker..who I suspect is a young girl.
6 mins
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the asker has made a wrong question, this is not my fault
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5 hrs
Jesús Paredes
Fast and accurate technical translations
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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151
pencil sharpener
"El" sacapuntas al menos que sea en Colombia donde lo llaman el "tajalápiz". ¡Viva la diferencia!
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