Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
gango
English translation:
ganger /chargehand / foreman
Added to glossary by
neilmac
Jul 13, 2006 21:06
17 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Uruguay
ATA-certified English-Spanish translator
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American) 
Works in: English to Spanish
gango
Spanish to English
Tech/Engineering
Geology
industria del cemento
Aparentemente, se trata de una persona que cumple determinada tarea o función. No puedo aportar ningún dato más.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | ganger /chargehand / foreman |
neilmac
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| 3 | persona encargada de los depósitos minerales no metálicos |
Michael Powers (PhD)
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| 2 | ¿Gang? |
María Teresa Taylor Oliver
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Proposed translations
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ganger /chargehand / foreman
Probably a borrowing from English "ganger", an informal name for a "chargehand" - someone in charge of a (usually small) group of workers.
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Note added at 35 mins (2006-07-13 21:42:18 GMT)
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... any other person (including a foreman, a ganger and a chargehand) mainly employed as a manual worker, otherwise than as a labourer or general ...
www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1990/Uksi_19900557_en_2.htm
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Note added at 35 mins (2006-07-13 21:42:18 GMT)
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... any other person (including a foreman, a ganger and a chargehand) mainly employed as a manual worker, otherwise than as a labourer or general ...
www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1990/Uksi_19900557_en_2.htm
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2 mins
María Teresa Taylor Oliver
Panama
Panama
Native in Spanish
Panama
Synesthete with a flair for tasty words!
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Costa Rican, Panamanian, Nicaraguan, Mexican, Peruvian, Venezuelan, Cuban, Honduran, Argentine, US, Guatemalan, Salvadoran, Latin American, Colombian)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
¿Gang?
Podría ser una back translation de "gang" = cuadrilla de obreros.
Note from asker:
| Es una posibilidad. Gracias, colega! |
16 mins
Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
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persona encargada de los depósitos minerales no metálicos
Your Query of 'gangue' Resulted in 1 Matches
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Definitions
gangue
gang
noun
1. mining.
Any of the mainly non-metallic minerals associated with an ore deposit that are not considered to be economically valuable.
Etymology: 19c: from German Gang a vein of ore.
1. minas
Cualquier de los minerales básicamente no metálicos associados con un depósito mineral no considerado valiosos económicamente.
Routledge. Spanish Technical Dictionary.
"ganga gangue"
Mike :)
From The AND Dictionary
Displaying Items 1 through 1
Definitions
gangue
gang
noun
1. mining.
Any of the mainly non-metallic minerals associated with an ore deposit that are not considered to be economically valuable.
Etymology: 19c: from German Gang a vein of ore.
1. minas
Cualquier de los minerales básicamente no metálicos associados con un depósito mineral no considerado valiosos económicamente.
Routledge. Spanish Technical Dictionary.
"ganga gangue"
Mike :)
Note from asker:
| Necesitaba la traducción al inglés, no al español. Gracias, de todos modos, por tu aporte, Michael! Mónica |
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