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market town

22:33 Oct 21, 2007
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - History
English term or phrase: market town
"Each district had a small market town with open-fronted shops"
lauraviv
Local time: 11:00


Summary of answers provided
4 +4población con mercado
Michael Powers (PhD)
4 +2sector / zona / área comercial
Rafael Molina Pulgar
5 +1mercado de pueblo
Sandra Rodriguez
5mercadillo
Ursula del-Aguila (X)
5población con comercio de comestibles regionales
Bubo Coroman (X)
3cabeza de partido
Noni Gilbert Riley


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
población con mercado


Explanation:
Mike :)

Oxford

market town (in UK) población con mercado

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Note added at 13 mins (2007-10-21 22:46:06 GMT)
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market stall - English-Spanish Dictionary - WordReference.com
market square, nm, mercado. market town, nf, población con mercado ambulante. market town, nm, pueblo basado en el comercio. market value, valor de mercado ...
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market town - English-Spanish Dictionary - WordReference.com
market town - Spanish Dictionary Translation. ... market town, n, nf, población con mercado ambulante. market town, n, nm, pueblo basado en el comercio ...
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centre | Spanish | Dictionary & Translation by Babylon
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*market centre = población con mercado ambulante ---- *media centre = centro multimedia ... *town centre = centro del pueblo, centro urbano ...
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market town | Spanish | Dictionary & Translation by Babylon
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market town = población con mercado ambulante Def: Pueblo o ciudad donde regularmente se reúnen comerciantes ambulantes a vender sus productos ...
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travelres.es: Hoteles en Gloucestershire | Reservar favorablemente ...
Market Place GL7 2NZ Cirencester, Gran Bretaña, de 88,00 GBP. The Fleece is Cirencester's only town-centre 3 star hotel and occupies a grade II listed ...
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Ruhengeri | DBpedia.org
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Ruhengeri is a district of North Province, Rwanda and a market town at the ... (pl); Ruhengeri es el nombre de una población con mercado situada en el ...
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RDF description of Ruhengeri Ruhengeri est une ville et une ...
Ruhengeri is a market town in north western Rwanda, lying near Lake Bulera ... Ruhengeri es el nombre de una población con mercado situada en el noroeste de ...
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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 10:00
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 39

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cristina Heraud-van Tol: Sí. Babylon: Pueblo donde regularmente se reúnen comerciantes a vender sus productos
4 mins
  -> Gracias, Cristina - Mike :
agree  Robert Copeland
36 mins
  -> Gracias, Robert - Mike :)
agree  Pilar Díez
18 hrs
  -> Gracias, Pilar - Mike :)
agree  jacana54 (X)
215 days
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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
mercadillo


Explanation:
mercadillo

Ursula del-Aguila (X)
United States
Local time: 09:00
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
sector / zona / área comercial


Explanation:
+++

Rafael Molina Pulgar
Mexico
Local time: 08:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 64

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mónica Algazi
9 mins
  -> Gracias, Mónica.
agree  Gloria Cifuentes Dowling
1 day 17 hrs
  -> Gracias, Gloria.
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
población con comercio de comestibles regionales


Explanation:
estas poblaciones se encuentran en el medio de regiones agrícolas, y la actividad de la población está focalizada en el tratamiento y la venta de los productos agrícolas de sus alrededores.

Example sentence(s):
  • Melton Mowbray is perhaps best known for its culinary specialities, being the home of both Melton Mowbray pork pies and of Stilton Cheese.
  • Melton Mowbray was a thriving market town of some 200 inhabitants, with weekly markets, two water mills and two priests

    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melton_Mowbray
Bubo Coroman (X)
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
cabeza de partido


Explanation:
An idea - if they have this administrative rank, townw will have the regional market too. It´s a question of feel about the style of town being described.

Noni Gilbert Riley
Spain
Local time: 16:00
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 31
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
mercado de pueblo


Explanation:
Es como generalmente se alude a la zona de mercado descrita.

Sandra Rodriguez
Puerto Rico
Local time: 10:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ximena P. Aguilar
5 mins
  -> Gracias Ximena!
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