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    Will you please check the translation below:
    Apply water-proofing sealants. Aplica selladores impermeabilizantes.
    Pre-treat carpet traffic lanes. Trata la alfombra carriles de traffico.
    Remove soap film in the bathroom. Elimina los residuos de jabón en el baño.

    Thank you so very much
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    Oceanmd,
    Are you translating into Spanish from the English?

    Spanish often uses the infinitive for directions like this. For example: "Eliminar los residuos."

    Anyway, here is my attempt at the Spanish.

    Aplicar selladores impermeabilizantes.
    Pretratar los carriles de tráfico en la alfombra.
    Eliminar el residuo de jabón en el baño.
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    Thank you so much, James. Yes, I am translating from English into Spanish. But I am still confused. These ate commands or imperative sentences. A professional translated the phrase: "Kill mold" as "Elinima el moho"

    Please advise
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    Oceanmd,
    That's one of the questions I'd like to have native speakers of Spanish answer. I see the infinitive used for the imperative all the time in instructions (as well as the 3rd person singular imperative, as you have noted). But I never hear it in colloquial speech. I wonder how it sounds to native speakers. Is anyone reading who can shed some light on this?

    If you do things online in Spanish, such as banking (which is a great way to practice your Spanish), banking sites have text like: Realizar un pago. Hacer un pago. But maybe these are in response to a "what would you like to do" kind of question.

    UPDATE: I talked to a native speaker of Spanish, who said the infinitive is fine for instructions.
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    Thank you, James

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    It should be

    "Elimina el moho"

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    Thank you California Man. It is Elimina, it was my typing mistake

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