Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
puerto de primera categoría
English translation:
world class ports
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puerto de primera categoría
Spanish to English
Bus/Financial
Transport / Transportation / Shipping
Ports
From an engineering-based book from Spain for translation to British English, in this case with reference to ports in Spain around the year 1900. I just cannot think of the most appropriate adjective for cargo ports. There were also others of "categoría intermedia" and yet more "secundarios" at the same time:
"A finales de ese siglo, ... existirían tres puertos de primera categoría (Barcelona, Bilbao y Valencia), once de categoría intermedia (del nivel de Málaga o Almería) y noventa y cuatro secundarios."
"A finales de ese siglo, ... existirían tres puertos de primera categoría (Barcelona, Bilbao y Valencia), once de categoría intermedia (del nivel de Málaga o Almería) y noventa y cuatro secundarios."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | world class ports |
Gordon Byron
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| 3 +1 | primary ports |
Oliver Knaupe
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| 4 | top-class port |
Sery
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| 3 | international category/class port |
Neil Ashby
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Proposed translations
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Gordon Byron
Spain
Spain
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Spain
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world class ports
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Neil Ashby
Spain
Spain
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Spain
DrNeil TechTrans, Precision & Clarity
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26
international category/class port
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+1
48 mins
Oliver Knaupe
Germany
Germany
Germany
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primary ports
otra posibilidad. Aunque literalmente se traduciría como puertos principales, creo que hace más referencia a la importancia de estos puertos dentro de la red de transportes marítimos. 'world class ports' me parece hacer más referencia a sus niveles de servicio y con 'international category ports' se enfoca un poquito más en los orígenes y destinos de los transportes.
'intermediate category ports' y 'secondary ports' para los otros términos.
'intermediate category ports' y 'secondary ports' para los otros términos.
Peer comment(s):
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philgoddard
: Yes, I don't think it's anything to do with the quality of service they provide or which destinations they serve (after all, a ship can go from anywhere to anywhere). It probably refers to the volumes of traffic they handle.
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Thanks Phil! I agree, volume seems to be the key criterion.
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top-class port
China to build top-class yacht port in Tianjin - People's Daily Onlineenglish.peopledaily.com.cn › China SocietyEn caché - China plans to build a top-class yacht port in the northern city of Tianjin by the year-end, which will allow the country's super-rich to dock their ...
Saludos, Sery
www.sg | Singapore | Infrastructureapp.www.sg/who/22/Infrastructure.aspxEn caché - The city-state is well-connected to the world via a top-class airport, port and telecommunications infrastructure. Changi International Airport ...
Saludos, Sery
www.sg | Singapore | Infrastructureapp.www.sg/who/22/Infrastructure.aspxEn caché - The city-state is well-connected to the world via a top-class airport, port and telecommunications infrastructure. Changi International Airport ...
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