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spatulaciudad · 09-23-2009, 01:02 PM

Not only is my Spanish very rusty, but I am trying to translate from the written notes of someone who seems to be a bad speller and doesn't have the best handwriting, so any help with piecing this together would be great! They are job descriptions of two jobs this man used to have:

The first job was at a supermarket and maybe has to do with cutting meat. The job title says something like "avarotes"? The description says, "Tener lomejo acomo dada los avarotes (?) y linpitodo."

The second job description just says, "Semural pinos, la var las cajas." Maybe it's supposed to be lavar? Wash the boxes? But what is semural??

ed_freire · 09-23-2009, 01:35 PM

Spatulaciudad,

Here is my guess at the true text of the first job description.

"Tener lomejo acomo dada los avarotes (?) y linpitodo." ---Say what??????

would in fact be:

"Tener lo mejor acomodado los abarrotes y limpio todo."

With the attendant translation,

"To have the deli counter neat and tidy and to keep everything clean."

spatulaciudad · 09-23-2009, 02:29 PM

Ah, perfecto! There did seem to be some spacing issues in other parts that I translated, so I should have tried moving those around more. Muchas gracias!!

Any ideas on the other part?

gernt · 09-23-2009, 07:31 PM

Do you have anything else to go on - like the kind of establishment? Or maybe you could post a picture of the handwriting?

sweetcamy · 09-23-2009, 08:35 PM

Hi,
Maybe I can help a little here.
My guesses are:

"Tener lomejo acomo dada los avarotes (?) y linpitodo."
Correct Spanish would be: "Tener lo mejor acomodado los abarrotes y limpiar todo", which in English would be: "Having the groceries best arranged and having everything cleaned", or something like that.

"Semural pinos, la var las cajas."
Correct Spanish would be (my guess): Sembrar (�? not entirely sure), lavar las cajas", which in English would be: "Planting pine trees, washing the boxes", although I don't know what could be the relationship between planting a tree and washing a box... but I can't figure what "semural" means.

Hope that helps.

Mario Verber · 09-23-2009, 09:08 PM

Sorry, been trying to figure out the "semural pinos" part but haven't been able to do it.

"separar los pinos"
"separar...."

help us out a little bit more...

ed_freire · 09-25-2009, 12:16 PM

If so,

"Semural pinos, la var las cajas"

converts to:

"Separar cajones, lavar las cajas."

Image: http://static.panoramio.com/photos/o...l/14056197.jpg

09-23-2009, 01:02 PM	#1
spatulaciudad New Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Age: 25 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Translating job descriptions help, por favor! Not only is my Spanish very rusty, but I am trying to translate from the written notes of someone who seems to be a bad speller and doesn't have the best handwriting, so any help with piecing this together would be great! They are job descriptions of two jobs this man used to have: The first job was at a supermarket and maybe has to do with cutting meat. The job title says something like "avarotes"? The description says, "Tener lomejo acomo dada los avarotes (?) y linpitodo." The second job description just says, "Semural pinos, la var las cajas." Maybe it's supposed to be lavar? Wash the boxes? But what is semural??

09-23-2009, 01:35 PM	#2
ed_freire Contributing User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Victoria, BC Age: 56 Posts: 181 Rep Power: 223	*/ It's almost secret code /* Spatulaciudad, Here is my guess at the true text of the first job description. "Tener lomejo acomo dada los avarotes (?) y linpitodo." ---Say what?????? would in fact be: "Tener lo mejor acomodado los abarrotes y limpio todo." With the attendant translation, "To have the deli counter neat and tidy and to keep everything clean." Last edited by ed_freire : 09-23-2009 at 01:41 PM.

09-23-2009, 02:29 PM	#3
spatulaciudad New Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Age: 25 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Re: Translating job descriptions help, por favor! Ah, perfecto! There did seem to be some spacing issues in other parts that I translated, so I should have tried moving those around more. Muchas gracias!! Any ideas on the other part?

09-23-2009, 07:31 PM	#4
gernt Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Tennessee Age: 64 Posts: 322 Rep Power: 769	Re: Translating job descriptions help, por favor! Do you have anything else to go on - like the kind of establishment? Or maybe you could post a picture of the handwriting?

09-23-2009, 08:35 PM	#5
sweetcamy Forum User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 66 Rep Power: 48	Re: Translating job descriptions help, por favor! Hi, Maybe I can help a little here. My guesses are: "Tener lomejo acomo dada los avarotes (?) y linpitodo." Correct Spanish would be: "Tener lo mejor acomodado los abarrotes y limpiar todo", which in English would be: "Having the groceries best arranged and having everything cleaned", or something like that. "Semural pinos, la var las cajas." Correct Spanish would be (my guess): Sembrar (�? not entirely sure), lavar las cajas", which in English would be: "Planting pine trees, washing the boxes", although I don't know what could be the relationship between planting a tree and washing a box... but I can't figure what "semural" means. Hope that helps. __________________ ...:::Camy:::...

09-23-2009, 09:08 PM	#6
Mario Verber Forum User Join Date: Jun 2009 Age: 41 Posts: 73 Rep Power: 21	Re: Translating job descriptions help, por favor! Sorry, been trying to figure out the "semural pinos" part but haven't been able to do it. "separar los pinos" "separar...." help us out a little bit more...

09-25-2009, 12:16 PM	#7
ed_freire Contributing User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Victoria, BC Age: 56 Posts: 181 Rep Power: 223	*/ Could the second job have been in a fish processing plant? /* If so, "Semural pinos, la var las cajas" converts to: "Separar cajones, lavar las cajas." Image: http://static.panoramio.com/photos/o...l/14056197.jpg Last edited by ed_freire : 09-25-2009 at 12:19 PM.

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