Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
...cubierto...
English translation:
utensil
Added to glossary by
Gabriel Aramburo Siegert
Feb 13, 2004 02:54
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...cubierto...
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En Colombia utilizamos esta palabra para referirnos a un utensilio para comer, un tenedor, una cuchara, un cuchillo. Yo utilizo Silverware, pero cuando te refieres a una unidad, me gustarían varias versiones en inglés... Muchas gracias.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +3 | utensil |
Sandra Alboum
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| 5 +1 | cutlery |
Simon Charass
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| 5 +1 | cubierto = a piece of cutlery(or Silverware cutlery) |
ANTONY WILLIAMS
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| 3 +2 | Piece of silverware/ kitchen utensil |
Carlos Diaz de Leon
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Sandra Alboum
United States
United States
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United States
Translation for mission-driven orgs
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English, English to Spanish, and 1 more.
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utensil
You have utensils (the individual pieces-- fork, knife, or spoon). There's also place setting (which is the whole set of them).
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Note added at 3 mins (2004-02-13 02:57:19 GMT)
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Si quieres usar silverware, tendrias que decir \"a piece of silverware\" para hacer referencia a uno de los elementos.
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Note added at 3 mins (2004-02-13 02:57:19 GMT)
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Si quieres usar silverware, tendrias que decir \"a piece of silverware\" para hacer referencia a uno de los elementos.
Peer comment(s):
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Reinaldo Quiles
: si, piece of, en Pto Rico usamos la misam palabra
10 mins
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| agree |
George Rabel
: right
34 mins
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| agree |
mbc
: in US many of us say silverware even when it is not real silver
5 hrs
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I'll give this one to you, Sandra. Saludos por allá. Gabriel. Gracias a todos."
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5 mins
Carlos Diaz de Leon
United States
United States
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English
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United States
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Piece of silverware/ kitchen utensil
Lamento no ser de mayor utilidad, pero en el caso de una pieza individual, ya sea cuchara, tenedor, cuchillo, la única opción que se me ocurre es "piece of silverware", a no ser que se les llame por su nombre (spoon, fork, knife). Kitchen utensil se refiere más bien a utensilios para cocinar, en lo individual, por ejemplo ladle, wooden spoon, cook's knife, etc.
Peer comment(s):
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Reinaldo Quiles
: silverware yes
5 mins
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Thank you
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Henry Hinds
: Piece of silverware únicamente.
8 mins
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Thank you, Henry
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1 hr
Simon Charass
Canada
Canada
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Canada
Over 20 Years Freelance Translation
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Works in: Italian to English, French to English, English to French, and 9 more.
cutlery
The general name is “cutlery”, or silverware if it is real silver.
+1
1 hr
ANTONY WILLIAMS
Native in English
Government qualified in all languages.
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 6 more.
cubierto = a piece of cutlery(or Silverware cutlery)
A PIECE of cutlery is the usual term, Gabriel, Tony (UK)
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