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comensales

English translation: people, diners

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Spanish term or phrase:comensales
English translation:people, diners
Entered by: Dolores Vázquez

12:35 Feb 27, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Food & Drink
Spanish term or phrase: comensales
se que la palabra commensal existe, pero no se si se usa en lenguaje comun. Como traduciría "mesa para 10 comensales?"
Gracias
Ubaldo Cuadrado
Local time: 04:23
people, diners
Explanation:
Una sugerencia.
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Dolores Vázquez
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Summary of answers provided
4 +9table for 10
Horticulturist
4 +4diners/[omit]
Margaret Schroeder
4 +1guests
Sergio Gaymer
3people, diners
Dolores Vázquez
2companions
Taña Dalglish


Discussion entries: 1





  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
people, diners


Explanation:
Una sugerencia.


    Reference: http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=657064
Dolores Vázquez
Native speaker of: Native in GalicianGalician, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 28
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
diners/[omit]


Explanation:
http://www.dict4.com/Spanish/?q=comensal
O bien, sencillamente "table for ten": ver ejemplos: http://tinyurl.com/3573f6 p. ej. http://www.chci.org/2007events/gala/sponsorship.html
http://www.autismtreeproject.org/Events/5yrgala.html
http://www.emilive.com/portals/512/tour/2274/12.html

Margaret Schroeder
Mexico
Local time: 20:23
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carol Gullidge: table for ten/ without "diners", and I guess you were just first!
34 mins
agree  Enrique Huber (X)
1 hr
agree  Bubo Coroman (X)
1 hr
agree  Janine Libbey: table for ten
1 hr
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
table for 10


Explanation:
mesa para 10 comensales = table for 10

Horticulturist
Spain
Local time: 04:23
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Margaret Schroeder: Ésta es la versión más propia del inglés.
14 mins
  -> Thank you
agree  Claudia Pesce
23 mins
  -> Thank you
agree  Carol Gullidge
34 mins
  -> Thank you
agree  Marina Nogales: My thoughts esactly!
41 mins
  -> Thank you
agree  Roberto Rey: "esactly" as mnogales says
1 hr
  -> Thanks
agree  Gad Kohenov: table companions and messmates are good for the dictonary or for literature
2 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  Egmont
7 hrs
  -> Gracias
agree  Christian [email protected]
13 hrs
  -> Gracias
agree  Rosina Peixoto
6 days
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
companions


Explanation:

Suggestion:

companions/party of 10 ...



http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=come...
comensal:
Definición | Sinónimos | Conjugator
En Francés | En Portugués
in context | images

Listen: España

comensal mf companion at table: hoy seremos treinta comensales, there will be thirty of us to dinner today

- Diccionario Espasa Concise: Español-Inglés English-Spanish
© Espasa-Calpe, S.A., Madrid 2000

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mesa de comedor en caoba para ocho comensales 1´80 m x 90 cm ...
MESA DE COMEDOR EN CAOBA PARA OCHO COMENSALES 1´80 M X 90 CM. View this item in the English version View this item in the English version ...
www.todocoleccion.net/mesa-comedor-caoba-para-ocho-comensal...´80-m-x-90-cm~x7417377 - 33k - En caché - Páginas similares

JUEGO CAFÉ COMPLETO DE PORCELANA -12 COMENSALES: CAFETERA LECHERA ...
JUEGO CAFÉ COMPLETO DE PORCELANA -12 COMENSALES: CAFETERA LECHERA AZUCARERO------SELLADO. View this item in the English version ...
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Taña Dalglish
Jamaica
Local time: 21:23
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 40
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
guests


Explanation:
an alternative

Sergio Gaymer
Chile
Local time: 20:23
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rosina Peixoto
6 days
  -> gracias uy
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