Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
diablo
English translation:
dolly
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Jan 17, 2012 01:27
12 yrs ago
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Spanish term
diablo
Spanish to English
Other
Business/Commerce (general)
Mexican regionalism (Chia
«Pido a tío Mario que las acompañe con su diablo, para traer las bolsas de Maseca.»
context: there is a village food shortage. There are long lines. The narrator's wife and a family friend go to the local tortillería to buy bags of Maseca powdered corn meal. The narrator says he's going to ask somebody to accompany the women to help them bring back the bags of meal.
What kind of a tool is a "diablo" in this context? I'm picturing a hand truck, dolly, wheelbarrow or something.
context: there is a village food shortage. There are long lines. The narrator's wife and a family friend go to the local tortillería to buy bags of Maseca powdered corn meal. The narrator says he's going to ask somebody to accompany the women to help them bring back the bags of meal.
What kind of a tool is a "diablo" in this context? I'm picturing a hand truck, dolly, wheelbarrow or something.
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| 4 +9 | dolly |
Nikolaj Widenmann
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Nikolaj Widenmann
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Legalese and business speak, translated.
Native in: Danish 
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Works in: Danish to English, Norwegian to English, English to Danish, and 4 more.
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dolly
I know it as a 'diablito', which is a hand pulled dolly for pulling boxes (picture the kind that comes with a U-haul truck). I suppose if the Maseca bags are big enough, that would want a dolly to carry them.
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Richard Hill
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Benjamin A Flores
: Por extensíon de un "fork lift" al que tambíen se le llama "diablo" ¿el tipo tridente?
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Karla Vazquez
United States
United States
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Discussion
I ask uncle Mario to accompany them with his devil/spirit to bring the bags of Maseca.
It would seem as if they need the help of uncle Mario's devil to make sure they bring in the Maseca. I don't think its referring to any kind of vehicle... I could be wrong here, but that's what I understand from the short context you have provided... Goog Luck!