Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Sep 10, 2004 07:23
19 yrs ago
Spanish term
canuto
Spanish to English
Tech/Engineering
Computers (general)
Sin embargo, el crecimiento exponencial que ha sufrido en lo que respecta a contenidos poco apropiados en el ámbito profesional, así como sus nuevas posibilidades (resulta tentador contar con un ***canuto*** ilimitado para descargar música o películas) ha motivado que desde las más pequeñas empresas hasta las corporaciones más importantes se replanteen su estrategia al respecto.
Thanks
Ana
Thanks
Ana
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | pipe |
pablosan
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| 4 +3 | broadband |
Martin Perazzo
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| 5 | wire |
Graciela Carlyle
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| 5 | pipeline |
Fernando Alvarez Garcia
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| 4 | network |
comunica2
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Proposed translations
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pipe
Es una metáfora para referirse a un gran ancho de banda.
HTH
HTH
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Ana"
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Graciela Carlyle
United Kingdom
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wire
simplemente por darte otra opción a la de Pablo, ya que como él dijo, es una metáfora por banda ancha.
Saludos,
Grace
Saludos,
Grace
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Martin Perazzo
Spain
Spain
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English
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Spain
Communication with a capital "C"!
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broadband
It's a colloquialism for broadband. The sentence would be something like "it's tempting to have unlimited broadband for downloading music or movies".
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Note added at 3 hrs 47 mins (2004-09-10 11:10:45 GMT)
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Also \"bandwidth\", another valid option.
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Note added at 3 hrs 47 mins (2004-09-10 11:10:45 GMT)
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Also \"bandwidth\", another valid option.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Sheila Hardie
: yes, I think that's what I'd say too
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| agree |
Nora Bellettieri
4 hrs
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| agree |
Paula Morabito
16 hrs
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Fernando Alvarez Garcia
Spain
Spain
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Works in field
Spain
Expert in business, legal translations
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
pipeline
This is the word
3 days 14 hrs
network
"canuto" apperently refers to "joint" (drugs), where the cigaret is passed around among many. It is play of words referring to P2P networks, where music files are shared like a "joint" cigaret.
so it would be something like: it must be tempting to count with an unlimited network to download...
so it would be something like: it must be tempting to count with an unlimited network to download...
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