paño fijo

12:33 Mar 17, 2000
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: paño fijo
Como decía Milton, no son mercancías monopolizables y que admitan tráfico por cédulas, estatutos y patrones oficiales. Desechemos la idea de convertir en un artículo tipo todo el conocimiento del país, para marcarlo y licenciarlo como nuestro paño fijo y pacas de lana.
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nastandard procedure
Lillian Simmons
naseems like a local idiom, I would suggest...
Alexandro Padres Jimenez
naTrade mark
Carlos Fernandez
navintage item
Yvette Camou


  

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2 hrs
standard procedure


Explanation:
According to content I would say it means "standard prcedure". I guess this because the paño in "paño de lágrimas" is the translation for the English "tear jerker", thus paño is used for status designation in Spanish.
Lillian
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Lillian Simmons
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2 hrs
seems like a local idiom, I would suggest...


Explanation:
to market our knowledge like bread and butter

Basically, they are saying that they wouldn't catalogue their knowledge as a staple or set staple, but rather their ideosyncrasies go beyond a one set item and thus cannot be marketed or sold as such.

Alexandro Padres Jimenez
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1 day 8 hrs
Trade mark


Explanation:
La frase es bastante confusa en español y creo que requeriría una adaptación, en todo caso el autor se refiere a convertir el conocimiento del país en un producto estándar o una marca registrada.

Carlos Fernandez
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3 days 3 hrs
vintage item


Explanation:
knowledge about a country's culture, people or production cannot be taken as such.

Yvette Camou
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