"...Justine worked two flights on, one flight off."

Spanish translation: Justine hacía dos vuelos y descansaba uno

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English term or phrase:	"...Justine worked two flights on, one flight off."
Spanish translation:	Justine hacía dos vuelos y descansaba uno
Entered by:	Mónica Algazi

18:53 Oct 27, 2014

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Tech/Engineering - Aerospace / Aviation / Space

English term or phrase: "...Justine worked two flights on, one flight off."

The phrase is a fragment from a book, in which the story takes place mainly in outer space. Justine is the pilot and she is in charge of the one-week round trip.

jess82

Justine hacía dos vuelos y descansaba uno

Explanation:
Para evitar la redundancia de "volaba".

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Mónica Algazi
Uruguay
Local time: 05:49

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Justine hacía dos vuelos y descansaba uno

Mónica Algazi

Justine tenía un vuelo libre cada dos vuelos trabajados.

Judith Armele

"...Justine piloteaba dos vuelos seguidos y el tercero no.

Phoenix III

Justine hacía dos vuelos sí y uno no.

Natalia Pedrosa

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2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

"...justine worked two flights on, one flight off."

Justine hacía dos vuelos y descansaba uno

Explanation:
Para evitar la redundancia de "volaba".

Mónica Algazi
Uruguay
Local time: 05:49
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8

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4 mins confidence:

"...justine worked two flights on, one flight off." Justine tenía un vuelo libre cada dos vuelos trabajados.

Explanation:
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Judith Armele
Mexico
Local time: 02:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

5 mins confidence:

"...justine worked two flights on, one flight off." "...Justine piloteaba dos vuelos seguidos y el tercero no.

Explanation:
Otra opción: Justine trabajaba dos vuelos seguidos y el siguiente, no/libre.

Phoenix III
United States
Local time: 04:49
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish

15 mins confidence:

\"...justine worked two flights on, one flight off.\" Justine hacía dos vuelos sí y uno no.

Explanation:
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Note added at 1 hr (2014-10-27 19:53:58 GMT)
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Mejor que "hacía" yo diría "trabajaba".

Natalia Pedrosa
Spain
Local time: 10:49
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

Catalan,

English

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