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acémilas

French translation: bêtes de somme/charge

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Spanish term or phrase:acémilas
French translation:bêtes de somme/charge
Entered by: María Belanche García

12:35 May 9, 2014
Spanish to French translations [PRO]
Environment & Ecology / Residuos solidos (españo
Spanish term or phrase: acémilas
Recolección selectiva y transporte de los residuos sólidos.Esto incluye el uso de motofurgon, carretas jaladas por acémilas y botes.................
Irène Guinez
Spain
Local time: 19:30
bêtes de somme
Explanation:
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Note added at 36 minutes (2014-05-09 13:11:54 GMT)
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Ou "bête de charge".

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Note added at 36 minutes (2014-05-09 13:12:24 GMT)
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"BêteS", pardon.
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María Belanche García
France
Local time: 19:30
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1bêtes de somme
María Belanche García
Summary of reference entries provided
http://buscon.rae.es/drae/srv/search?id=Hj2h9wf2MDXX2CpbkKEj
Martine Joulia

  

Answers


34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
bêtes de somme


Explanation:
...

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Note added at 36 minutes (2014-05-09 13:11:54 GMT)
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Ou "bête de charge".

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Note added at 36 minutes (2014-05-09 13:12:24 GMT)
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"BêteS", pardon.

María Belanche García
France
Local time: 19:30
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Juan Jacob: C'est une mule.
1 hr
  -> Oui, ou un mulet. Merci.
agree  Martine Joulia: Oui, c'est une mule, mais en l'occurrence il me semble que "bête de somme" convient tout à fait.
1 hr
  -> Merci bien Martine.
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Reference comments


31 mins peer agreement (net): +3
Reference: http://buscon.rae.es/drae/srv/search?id=Hj2h9wf2MDXX2CpbkKEj

Reference information:
acémila.

(Del ár. hisp. azzámila, y este del ár. clás. zāmilah, bestia de carga).

1. f. Mula o macho de carga.

Martine Joulia
Spain
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Andrés Martínez: Sí, casi en desuso, aquí en España.
9 mins
  -> Merci
agree  AmbelyTrad
54 mins
  -> Merci.
agree  Juan Jacob: Mule, donc. Sugeriría que pusieras tu propuesta.
1 hr
  -> Merci.
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