un lote de equipamiento para cuadrillas de construcción

English translation: a batch of equipment for construction teams

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Spanish term or phrase:un lote de equipamiento para cuadrillas de construcción
English translation:a batch of equipment for construction teams
Entered by: Jack Doughty

21:02 Mar 12, 2002
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Military / Defense / Military
Spanish term or phrase: un lote de equipamiento para cuadrillas de construcción
This is part of the title of a military contract which reads as follows: Adquisición de un lote de equipamiento para cuadrillas de construcción ferroviaria
Asuncion Ferrer
Local time: 13:11
a batch of equipment for construction teams
Explanation:
Acquisition of a batch of equipment for railroad (or UK English "railway") construction teams.
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Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:11
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3a batch of equipment for construction teams
Jack Doughty
4lot (or, site) for equipping (or, fitting out) railroad construction gangs
Terry Burgess
4A batch of equipment / outfit for construction crews
Robert INGLEDEW


  

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lot (or, site) for equipping (or, fitting out) railroad construction gangs


Explanation:
Hope this helps:-)
terry


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Terry Burgess
Mexico
Local time: 14:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
a batch of equipment for construction teams


Explanation:
Acquisition of a batch of equipment for railroad (or UK English "railway") construction teams.

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:11
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks. This sounds the best.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  gabyattol
4 mins

agree  Rick Henry: or even construction troops, being Military.
5 mins

agree  José Luis Villanueva-Senchuk (X)
48 mins
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
A batch of equipment / outfit for construction crews


Explanation:
A bath of equipment / outfit, maybe tools... for construction crews.

Robert INGLEDEW
Argentina
Local time: 17:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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