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Spanish translation: (rubbish) tip = vertedero / tip = basurero

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English term or phrase:tip
Spanish translation:(rubbish) tip = vertedero / tip = basurero
Entered by: Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)

10:03 Sep 20, 2014
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Law: Contract(s) / propuesta de contrato de subcontratación de servicios de limpieza
English term or phrase: tip
No entiendo muy bien el significado de la palabra "tip" en esta frase. Aquí va el contexto:

Our company held the concession for the wastes collection service from 1982 to October 2008, when the tip that xxxx operated exclusively for xxx was closed

Muchas gracias por adelantado
Begoña García Soler
Local time: 15:35
(rubbish) tip = vertedero / tip = basurero
Explanation:
Diría que se trata de esto, según el contexto facilitado. Saludos

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Note added at 16 minutos (2014-09-20 10:20:29 GMT)
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tip /









00:00/00:00

/ sustantivo , verbo

sustantivo

1 punta


2 ( bastón ) contera


3 ( zapato ) puntera


4 ( cigarrillo ) boquilla , filtro


5 tip (on/for sth) consejo (práctico) ( sobre/para algo )


6 propina
to leave a tip dejar propina


7 vertedero , basurero


8 ( GB , coloquial ) ( fig ) pocilga

http://www.diccionarioinglesespanoloxford.es/tip/en
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Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Local time: 15:35
Grading comment
Muchas gracias
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4(rubbish) tip = vertedero / tip = basurero
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)


  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
(rubbish) tip = vertedero / tip = basurero


Explanation:
Diría que se trata de esto, según el contexto facilitado. Saludos

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Note added at 16 minutos (2014-09-20 10:20:29 GMT)
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tip /









00:00/00:00

/ sustantivo , verbo

sustantivo

1 punta


2 ( bastón ) contera


3 ( zapato ) puntera


4 ( cigarrillo ) boquilla , filtro


5 tip (on/for sth) consejo (práctico) ( sobre/para algo )


6 propina
to leave a tip dejar propina


7 vertedero , basurero


8 ( GB , coloquial ) ( fig ) pocilga

http://www.diccionarioinglesespanoloxford.es/tip/en

Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Local time: 15:35
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 1407
Grading comment
Muchas gracias

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alejandro Alcaraz Sintes: Precisamente eso.
59 mins
  -> Gracias Alejandro
agree  Juan Angel Garzon
1 hr
  -> Gracuas Juan Ángel
agree  Mónica Algazi
6 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias Mónica
agree  JohnMcDove
14 hrs
  -> Muchísimas gracias John
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