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Abastecimiento

English translation: Provisioning

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Spanish term or phrase:Abastecimiento
English translation:Provisioning

10:37 Dec 1, 2012
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2012-12-04 13:54:07 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - History
Spanish term or phrase: Abastecimiento
EL ABASTECIMIENTO A LAS TROPAS FRANCESAS EN EL PUERTO DE SANTA MARÍA (title of article)
Context: Early XIXth century occupation of El Puerto de Santa María (Cádiz, Spain) by French troops
Author also uses "suministros" (supplies) in the abstract of the article, so it should be another word for "abastecimiento".
Thank you
broca
Local time: 03:41
Provisioning
Explanation:
Another word.
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Patricia González Schütz
Italy
Local time: 03:41
Grading comment
Thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7Provisioning
Patricia González Schütz
4Supplies
Edward Tully
4Purveyance
Alejandro Alcaraz Sintes


Discussion entries: 1





  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
Provisioning


Explanation:
Another word.

Patricia González Schütz
Italy
Local time: 03:41
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, patricia. I think this is the one: the provisioning of the troops

Asker: The context for "suministro": "De esta manera identificamos y explicamos el contexto y contenido de los documentos que la integran para hacerlos accesibles a los investigadores y al público en general al objeto de dar a conocer el papel desempeñado por la ciudad de El Puerto de Santa María en la labor de suministro a las tropas francesas"


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Denise Phelps: I was just about to post the same :-) Not that Edward's answer is wrong, but if the asker wants a synonym, this is it. http://books.google.es/books/about/Army_provisioning_logisti...
2 mins
  -> Sure, it wasn't hard, I was just a little faster, thanks Denise!
agree  Cinnamon Nolan: I was typing the same thing (provisions/provisioning). You're quick on the draw, Patricia. ;->
6 mins
agree  Charles Davis: "Provisioning" is actually a better word to use than "supplies" in this context. Even if "suministro" were not used in the article, I would use "provisioning of troops" here. Not "provisions", though.
39 mins
agree  Alejandro Alcaraz Sintes
55 mins
agree  Christine Walsh
2 hrs
  -> Gracias Christine, era facilita!
agree  Mónica Algazi: Definitely.
6 hrs
  -> :)
agree  Rosa Paredes: Muy bien. saludos!
9 hrs
  -> :)
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Supplies


Explanation:
I think you're right, just a synonym for "suministros".

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Note added at 14 mins (2012-12-01 10:51:53 GMT)
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I would not use a different word at all, I would stick with "supplies" for both.

Edward Tully
Local time: 03:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 60
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, Edward. I would need a different English word, so as to distinguish between abastecimiento and suministros (as the auhor does)

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Purveyance


Explanation:
Escribo esto de memoria. Comprobar en diccionario.

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Note added at 1 hr (2012-12-01 11:46:02 GMT)
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Ahora que he podido buscar en diccionarios y mirar ejemplos en Google, veo que el término, aunque signifique "suministros", tiene un sentido más específico y que se se refiere a una época histórica de Inglaterra.

Alejandro Alcaraz Sintes
Spain
Native speaker of: Spanish
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