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English translation: dumper truck / tipper truck

10:57 Mar 18, 2002
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks / vehicles
Spanish term or phrase: bañera
necesito un equivalente en inglés de "bañera" como camión que se utiliza para transporte de tierra de construcción
Pepe Izquierdo
English translation:dumper truck / tipper truck
Explanation:
don't really know wich one is better
prolly both
Selected response from:

jeremie laniez (X)
Local time: 01:40
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Summary of answers provided
4 +7dumper truck / tipper truck
jeremie laniez (X)
5dump truck
Henry Hinds
4 -1skip truck (US)/lorry (UK)
Parrot


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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
dumper truck / tipper truck


Explanation:
don't really know wich one is better
prolly both

jeremie laniez (X)
Local time: 01:40
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
Grading comment
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Natalie Sanadze: A tipper truck/lorry is a dumper truck
29 mins
agree  Elena Vazquez Fernandez
1 hr
agree  Ligia Dias Costa
1 hr
agree  Maria-Jose Pastor: dump truck is most common in USA
1 hr
agree  TONY1964
2 hrs
agree  Paola Nobizelli
7 hrs
agree  Rafa Lombardino
8 hrs
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
skip truck (US)/lorry (UK)


Explanation:
The "bañera" itself is the skip.

http://www.voltrailer.com/

Parrot
Spain
Local time: 01:40
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Maria-Jose Pastor: have lived in USA for over 30 years and I have Never heard this.
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
dump truck


Explanation:
That is the US term for it.


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Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 17:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 190
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