Air Conditioner

Spanish translation: acondicionador de aire/ aire acondicionado.

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English term or phrase:Air Conditioner
Spanish translation:acondicionador de aire/ aire acondicionado.
Entered by: Karina Fabrizzi

22:17 Apr 15, 2002
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: Air Conditioner
Is air conditioner (the aparatus) un aire acondicionado or is aire acondicionado the air itself?

Just making sure.
Hardy Moreno
Local time: 03:27
acondicionador de aire/ aire acondicionado.
Explanation:
aire acondicionado es tanto el aparato como el aire propiamiente dicho.
En Argentina, aire acondicionado, aparato de aire acondicionado (no muy usado) y acondicionador de aire se utilizan indistintamente.
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Karina Fabrizzi
Argentina
Local time: 05:27
Grading comment
Muchísimas gracias por la respuesta.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4acondicionador de aire/ aire acondicionado.
Karina Fabrizzi
5 +1aparato de aire acondicionado
Patricia Myers
5acondicionador de aire
Terry Burgess
5aire acondicionado o acondicionador de aire
sparx (X)


  

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aparato de aire acondicionado


Explanation:
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Patricia Myers
United States
Local time: 01:27
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in CatalanCatalan
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acondicionador de aire


Explanation:
Acording to the Oxford Superlex.
Good Luck!
terry

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Note added at 2002-04-15 22:25:59 (GMT)
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Sorry Hardy!..I didn\'t read your question properly.
1) acondicionador de aire = the apparatus itself.
2) aire condicionado = air conditioning and refers to the system.


    Above
Terry Burgess
Mexico
Local time: 02:27
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acondicionador de aire/ aire acondicionado.


Explanation:
aire acondicionado es tanto el aparato como el aire propiamiente dicho.
En Argentina, aire acondicionado, aparato de aire acondicionado (no muy usado) y acondicionador de aire se utilizan indistintamente.


Karina Fabrizzi
Argentina
Local time: 05:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
Grading comment
Muchísimas gracias por la respuesta.

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aire acondicionado o acondicionador de aire


Explanation:
es el aparato, si fuera el recinto sería air conditioned room

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