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actividades extraproductivas

English translation: non-production activities

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Spanish term or phrase:actividades extraproductivas
English translation:non-production activities
Entered by: Heather Drake

15:34 Jun 9, 2011
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Environment & Ecology / environmental impact assessment
Spanish term or phrase: actividades extraproductivas
Aparece como un punto en un plan de mitigación de los impactos contra el medio ambiente producidos por una planta industrial, como sigue: "Control de las actividades productivas y extraproductivas".
Heather Drake
Local time: 02:40
non-production activities
Explanation:
or just "other activities"
Selected response from:

Simon Bruni
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:40
Grading comment
Thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4non-production activities
Simon Bruni
4 +2Non-productive Activities
eski
3 +1actividades productivas y extraproductivas: activities, both related and unrelated to production
Bubo Coroman (X)
4extra-productive activities
Daniel Rodrigues


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
non-production activities


Explanation:
or just "other activities"

Simon Bruni
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 78
Grading comment
Thanks
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  FVS (X): yup. I'm not sure productive or non-productive but es igual.
15 mins
agree  Michael Powers (PhD): I believe my initial guess is wrong and that you are right. I will put some references in the appropriate section. Mike
23 mins
agree  James A. Walsh: 'Non-production' all the way; 'non-productive' would just be wrong here.
44 mins
agree  Charles Davis
46 mins
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
actividades productivas y extraproductivas: activities, both related and unrelated to production


Explanation:
another option:

production-related and unrelated activities

Bubo Coroman (X)
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 145

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Neil Ashby
21 hrs
  -> thank you Dr. Neil, kind regards! - Deborah
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Non-productive Activities


Explanation:
Non-productive activity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - [ Traducir esta página ]Non-productive activity is activities of staff that do not produce profit. For example, a builder looking for lost tools, employees talking to friends on ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-productive_activity - En caché - Similares
Are Computers Good for Children? The Effects of Home Computers on ... - [ Traducir esta página ]de DO Beltran - 2008 - Citado por 3 - Artículos relacionados
Home computers may increase high school graduation by reducing non-productive activities, such as truancy and crime, among children in addition to making it ...
ideas.repec.org/p/auu/dpaper/576.html - En caché - Similares
Non-productive activity time measurement as a base for ... - [ Traducir esta página ]de SS Djatnika - 2006
9 Jun 2010 ... Djatnika, Suntana S. , Soepandji, Budi S. , Abidin, Ismeth S. , & Trigunarsyah, Bambang (2006) Non-productive activity time measurement as a ...
eprints.qut.edu.au/6550/ - En caché
Non-productive activity - Ask.com Search - [ Traducir esta página ]Thanks! We have sent an email to . It will include a link to allow you to reset your password. Please check your email. ...
dictionary.reference.com/browse/Non-productive+activity - En caché
Create Separate Accounts for Non-productive Activities ... - [ Traducir esta página ]29 Nov 2004 ... One of the simplest ways, for the busy small business owner, to track non-essential expenses is to name accounts for expenses which are not ...
www.unclemaxsays.com/.../BM_Fin_separateaccounts.php - En caché


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Note added at 4 hrs (2011-06-09 19:49:52 GMT)
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Saludos!
eski :))

eski
Mexico
Local time: 02:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vicky Rengifo
39 mins
  -> Thanks Vicky: greetings from Mexico! eski :))
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
4 days
  -> Thank you & ¡Muchos saludos, Muriel: eski in Aca :))
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23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
extra-productive activities


Explanation:
Looks like to be the easiest...

Daniel Rodrigues
Portugal
Local time: 09:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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