Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
mascota
English translation:
notebook (Dominican Republic)
Added to glossary by
Daniel Burns (X)
Jun 28, 2007 06:50
16 yrs ago
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Spanish term
mascota
Spanish to English
Other
Business/Commerce (general)
Office supplies
A budget for a World Food Program project drawn up in the Dominican Republic itemizes expenditures for such items as balance scales, computers, file cabinets, etc. and also for "mascotas". Apparently some kind of small office item:
Accesorios (mascotas, bultos, marcadores, sacapunta, lapices)
Accesorios (mascotas, bultos, marcadores, sacapunta, lapices)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | notebook |
Sp-EnTranslator
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| 5 +2 | mascots |
JH Trads
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| 4 | executive toys |
misscaboo4
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| 3 | desk toys |
Matthew Smith
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| 1 | organizer |
bigedsenior
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Proposed translations
+2
13 hrs
Sp-EnTranslator
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
Works in field
United States
Related KudoZ points
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notebook
notebooks with ruled sheets, for classroom work and such.
I just know it, went to grade school, high school, college IN the Dominican Republic, and I've always wondered why we call it 'mascota'...
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Note added at 13 hrs (2007-06-28 20:23:51 GMT)
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mascota=cuaderno
I just know it, went to grade school, high school, college IN the Dominican Republic, and I've always wondered why we call it 'mascota'...
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Note added at 13 hrs (2007-06-28 20:23:51 GMT)
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mascota=cuaderno
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
María Diehn
: Pues si sabe lo que no sabía [ Re: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/1989902] ha de saber lo que sabe. Este "agree" es lo que yo llamaría una inferencia incompleta con buenas expectativas de acierto.
5 hrs
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...a lo mejor algún día logre inferir por qué le dicen mascotas a los cuadernos...(lol). Gracias por el agree.
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| agree |
Christian [email protected]
: http://www.educando.edu.do/sitios/curriculo/planificacion_do...
6 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you very much. I knew this one would come down to someone with personal experience in the country. "
+2
4 mins
mascots
espero ayude
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Note added at 6 mins (2007-06-28 06:56:58 GMT)
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en este caso no se trata probablemente de animales vivos sino de muñecos y demás objetos
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Note added at 6 mins (2007-06-28 06:56:58 GMT)
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en este caso no se trata probablemente de animales vivos sino de muñecos y demás objetos
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
María Perales
: I think mascots is the best choice
2 hrs
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| agree |
Katarina Peters
4 hrs
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| disagree |
Sp-EnTranslator
: ver mi respuesta
13 hrs
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| agree |
María Diehn
: Good try, even though we already learned something new about this word!
19 hrs
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13 mins
desk toys
This might be it, unless it's something that specifically represents the company logo
http://www.google.es/search?source=ig&hl=es&q=desk toys&meta...
http://www.google.es/search?source=ig&hl=es&q=desk toys&meta...
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Sp-EnTranslator
: see my answer
13 hrs
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Thanks, Claudia, nice to learn something new
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| agree |
María Diehn
: Good try, even though we already learned something new about this word!
19 hrs
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3 hrs
executive toys
see link below-these are typical marketing freebies I'd expect to see on someone's desk
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Sp-EnTranslator
: see my answer
10 hrs
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| agree |
María Diehn
: Good try, even though we already learned something new about this word!
16 hrs
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9 hrs
organizer
A common office item.
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