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14:02 Aug 31, 2010 |
Spanish to English translations [PRO] Marketing - Advertising / Public Relations / Cigarettes | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Brendon Barnett Local time: 00:18 | ||||||
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4 +3 | off the street |
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4 | street sales |
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1 +2 | illegal sales ?? |
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1 | pack |
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Discussion entries: 1 | |
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pack Explanation: Could it be a pack with 40 cigarettes? (I admit, it's just a stab in the dark!) Saludos, eaki |
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illegal sales ?? Explanation: Could it be someone selling cigarettes illegally ? Some countries do have strong restrictions on cigarettes - for example in Canada a pack costs $12 dollars or so but Indian Reserves are allowed to get them tax free. If natives sell to you (illegally) you may pay $5 a pack.... Prehaps it refers to this sort of getting cheaper cigs.... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2010-08-31 16:00:51 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- P.S. Perhaps it should be rephrased as someone purchasing illegal cigarettes ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2010-08-31 16:08:10 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Why "semáforo" - for example here in Nicaragua, it is in the semáforos where you can get a variety of things, ranging from a hairpin to a banana to car accessories or even tires at a cheaper price.... |
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6 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +3
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