chinas

07:57 Sep 12, 2012
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Retail
Spanish term or phrase: chinas
Hi everyone,

I'm translating an application for a loan from El Salvador, from a person who owns a small store. The word "chinas" appears in the loan request as something he wants to purchase with the loan, and I'm not sure what it means - any ideas?

El préstamo que esta solicitando es para comprar más mercadería para la tienda como chinas y ropa deportiva; porque sus clientes le buscan esa mercadería y no la posee.

For confidentiality purposes I can't include any of the rest of the text, but it's incredibly short and doesn't provide ay further context.

Thanks!
Paul Lambert
United States
Local time: 03:15


Summary of answers provided
4 +1porcelain
Benjamin A Flores
4fine ceramics
Jaime Hyland
4clothes of Chinese origin
camilapedraza
3convenience store with mixed assortment
Maria Popova


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convenience store with mixed assortment


Explanation:
In Central America (I believe, as in some other countries also) chinese immigrants open small convenience stores with a varied assortment from food and beverages to home supplies and small items like T-shirts, paper fans, flip-flops) that eventually together are called as "(tiendas) chinas".

Maria Popova
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Local time: 04:15
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Native speaker of: Russian
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china
porcelain


Explanation:
chinas, changed for china for Glossary purposes.

My family used to own a store, and china was just porcelain, especially table ware.


Example sentence(s):
  • ¡cuidado y se te quiebra, que es de china!
  • Ni platos de china tenían, solo plasticos.

    Reference: http://www.radyobogaz.com/como-cuidar-los-platos-de-china.ht...
Benjamin A Flores
Local time: 04:15
Native speaker of: Spanish

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fine ceramics


Explanation:
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Jaime Hyland
Local time: 11:15
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clothes of Chinese origin


Explanation:
Por el contexto y debido a que es poco probable que se venda porcelana y ropa deportiva en una misma tienda, es mucho más probable que chinas se refiera a "marcas chinas", "prendas chinas", "ropas chinas" (que además incluyen la ropa deportiva de este origen).

Adicionalmente, china y el salvador tienen un altísimo nivel de comercio.

camilapedraza
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