Sep 12, 2015 18:22
8 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Spain
Manuel Alejandro Arciniegas Rivera
Reliable translation and interpreting
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 5 more.
los papeles, toallitas y compresas van en la papelera para evitar atascos
Spanish to English
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no entiendo la diferencia entre toallitas y compresas,
se habla de un váter para que no se atasque, toca
poner todo en la papelera. Sugerencias?
se habla de un váter para que no se atasque, toca
poner todo en la papelera. Sugerencias?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +10 | paper towels, wipes, and sanitary napkins go in the waste bin to prevent clogs. |
Karen Dinicola
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Proposed translations
+10
30 mins
Karen Dinicola
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
"I meant what I said ..." -- Horton
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Spanish to English
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paper towels, wipes, and sanitary napkins go in the waste bin to prevent clogs.
my take...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
lorenab23
: yes, my take too :-)
9 mins
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| agree |
cstozz
: I agree, but would change "clogs" to "blockages". May be a British English thing...
1 hr
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| agree |
Taña Dalglish
: Me too! Saludos.
1 hr
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| agree |
Adolfo Fulco
1 hr
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| agree |
Lisa McCarthy
: I agree, but not 'clogs' (you wear them on your feet :)) Blockages.
3 hrs
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| agree |
Jennifer Levey
: clog*GING* (of the drains). IMHO, 'blockages' comes too close to 'constipation' in this context.
5 hrs
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| agree |
David Ronder
: Yes., blockages not clogs
16 hrs
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| agree |
Wendy Streitparth
: with "clogging"
16 hrs
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| agree |
Marian Vieyra
: Yes to 'blockages' for fear of offending the Dutch...
1 day 16 hrs
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| agree |
Florentina Constantin
3 days 21 hrs
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Discussion
http://www.wordmagicsoft.com/diccionario/es-en/toallitas fem...
Traducir "toallita femenina" a Inglés: sanitary napkin, feminine napkin, feminine pad, sanitary pad, sanitary towel
Sinónimos en Español de "toallita femenina": Kotex, toalla femenina, toalla sanitaria, paño higiénico, compresa,
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/es/traducir/espanol-ingles...
tb compresa higiénica or femenina ES. ES. AM
sanitary napkin (American English)
sanitary towel o pad (British English)