conchar

English translation: to carry a stalk of bananas on one's back

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Spanish term or phrase:conchar
English translation:to carry a stalk of bananas on one's back
Entered by: Ray Ables

23:06 Dec 7, 2009
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Agriculture / banana work
Spanish term or phrase: conchar
A Costa Rican banana worker is describing the work he performed in the banana fields. "Realicé labores de campo entre las cuales estaban carear, chapear, conchar, deshojar…"
Ray Ables
United States
Local time: 03:45
to transport/carry
Explanation:
Zeledón relató que hacían todo tipo de trabajo: saneo (limpiar la plantación), conchar (cargar la fruta), rodinear (llevar la fruta a la procesadora), trabajo que se encargaban de hacer las mujeres.
http://impreso.elnuevodiario.com.ni/2006/01/19/nacionales/10...

This document gives a lot of good definitions:
pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNADN927.pdf

CONCHAR
Acción de cargar el racimo sobre la espalda del trabajador o conchero desde la planta cosechada hasta el cable - vía que lo transportará hasta la planta empacadora.
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Michelle Temple
Canada
Local time: 02:45
Grading comment
you rock!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3to transport/carry
Michelle Temple
4to shell
Javier Arrizabalaga


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
to transport/carry


Explanation:
Zeledón relató que hacían todo tipo de trabajo: saneo (limpiar la plantación), conchar (cargar la fruta), rodinear (llevar la fruta a la procesadora), trabajo que se encargaban de hacer las mujeres.
http://impreso.elnuevodiario.com.ni/2006/01/19/nacionales/10...

This document gives a lot of good definitions:
pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNADN927.pdf

CONCHAR
Acción de cargar el racimo sobre la espalda del trabajador o conchero desde la planta cosechada hasta el cable - vía que lo transportará hasta la planta empacadora.

Michelle Temple
Canada
Local time: 02:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
you rock!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Leonardo Lamarche: agree. Entonces es mejor carry.
10 mins

agree  Jennifer Levey
52 mins

agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
3 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to shell


Explanation:
I think "concho" could refer to "concha" (shell), in this case your sentence means that the workers are trying to remove the shell of products found on the fields. I hope it works in your text.

Javier Arrizabalaga
Spain
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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