boterío

English translation: collectively, all kinds of tin cans

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Spanish term or phrase:boterío
English translation:collectively, all kinds of tin cans
Entered by: Gene Selkov

19:33 Jun 30, 2010
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Metallurgy / Casting / collective trade agreement
Spanish term or phrase: boterío
One of the categories to which a metal and steel workers' collective agreement applies, as in:

También será de aplicación a las industrias metalgráficas, de fabricación de envases metálicos y boterío cuando en su fabricación se utilice chapa de espesor superior a 0,5 milímetros
MargaBBB
Local time: 12:21
collective name for all kinds of tin cans
Explanation:
translated literally it would be something like "canistry" -- conjunto de latas de conservas

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Note added at 22 mins (2010-06-30 19:55:12 GMT)
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Can't see how it relates to metallurgy or casting, though -- it should be somewhere in metalworking, such as rolling, sheet metal and stamping, if there are such categories.
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Gene Selkov
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Local time: 11:21
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Thanks Gene!
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collective name for all kinds of tin cans


Explanation:
translated literally it would be something like "canistry" -- conjunto de latas de conservas

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Note added at 22 mins (2010-06-30 19:55:12 GMT)
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Can't see how it relates to metallurgy or casting, though -- it should be somewhere in metalworking, such as rolling, sheet metal and stamping, if there are such categories.


    Reference: http://books.google.com/books?id=ZIU4-UjfzYcC&pg=PA215&lpg=P...
Gene Selkov
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Local time: 11:21
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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Thanks Gene!
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