Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Plaster.
Spanish translation:
Yeso, enlucido, enyesar
English term
United States
24 years of experience in many countries
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English to French, and 6 more.
Plaster.
Colleagues from Spain, feel free to send me your suggestions as well.
It's a translation of a legal deposition done to someone from Honduras. He is a construction worker. This was done for an American attorney and a witness from this country. He is living in The United States for many years but he still have English problems but he has forgotten how to say some Spanish words because he is The United States for so many years.
This is for Latin People living in The United States and Americans. Is okay to translate it as yeso, el enlucido or el revoque?
Here is the full paragraph for your review:
Spanish speaker construction worker:
Estábamos utilizando plaster para reparar los techos, las paredes,los patios y otros sitios dentro de esos apartamentos en Nueva York.
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Richard VH
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Feb 22, 2024 22:50: Jennifer Levey changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): patinba, Adoración Bodoque Martínez, Jennifer Levey
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Proposed translations
Venezuela
EN into ES Native Translator and MTPE
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Standard-Spain, Venezuelan)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish
Yeso, enlucido, enyesar
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Note added at 31 minutos (2024-02-22 22:18:11 GMT)
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plaster
[(British) ˈplɑːstəʳ, (US) ˈplæstər IPA Pronunciation Guide]
SUSTANTIVO
1. (Construction) yeso m
(= layer on wall) enlucido m
| Thanks Richard. Is better yeso o enlucido in this type of context? Yugoslavia |
| Thanks Mr. Sloth and Juan Jacob. Is plaster used in Mexican Spanish too? |
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Seumas O Braonain
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Gracias
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Juan Jacob
: Plaster y ya.
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Coincido con mantener plaster, pero ambas opciones son correctas.
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slothm
: No es necesaria la traducción.
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Coincido
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