Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
se tomaran como buenos
English translation:
(only 80% of the used pallets) will be accepted as good ones
Added to glossary by
Amy Merrill
Jul 27, 2017 08:13
6 yrs ago
Spanish term
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se tomaran como buenos
Spanish to English
Tech/Engineering
Transport / Transportation / Shipping
Commercial Proposal
La devolución de pallets usados se tomaran como buenos solo el 80%.
Context: terms and conditions of cold storage facility services in Chile.
Any comments appreciated!
Context: terms and conditions of cold storage facility services in Chile.
Any comments appreciated!
Proposed translations
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(only 80% of the used pallets) will be accepted as good ones
HTH
:-)
:-)
Peer comment(s):
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neilmac
: That's more like it...
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thank you, neilmac. Best. :-)
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Marie Wilson
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thank you, marie. Best. :-)
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philgoddard
: I agree that this is the literal translation, but I'm still not clear what it means. // But why would they do that?
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thank you, Phil. :-) IMHO it means that just 80% of the returned used pallets shall be accepted as good (enough) and the other 20% will be rejected. :-)
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Mónica Hanlan
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muchas gracias, Mónica. Saludos :-)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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Andrew Bramhall
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was made good ( in only 80% of cases)
'The return of used pallets was made good in only 80% of cases'.
( i.e, people didn't bother to return 20% of them)
I think this is what it means, rather than meaning that 80% of them were returned in good condition.
( i.e, people didn't bother to return 20% of them)
I think this is what it means, rather than meaning that 80% of them were returned in good condition.
5 hrs
80% recoverage of used pallets will/shall be accepted as good
cheers
Discussion
The sentence doesn't make grammatical sense (La devolución se tomarán), but a bit more context might help, and it may need rephrasing.
If MPGS's interpretation is correct, it appears to means they'll charge you for the replacement of 20% of the pallets even if they're all in good condition, which seems unlikely.