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02:15 Feb 19, 2008 |
Indonesian to English translations [PRO] Ships, Sailing, Maritime | |||||||
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4 +1 | comprador |
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5 | comprador |
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5 | indigen mediator |
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3 +2 | passenger and freight supervisor |
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comprador Explanation: I found it in the Oxford Dictionary comprador /%kQmpr@"dO;/ (also compradore) · n. a person who acts as an agent for foreign businesses. – ORIGIN C17: from Port., ‘buyer’. |
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comprador Explanation: a Chinese agent engaged by a foreign establishment in China to have charge of its Chinese employees and to act as an intermediary in business affairs. Can also be translated as a mediator Reference: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comprador |
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indigen mediator Explanation: Or native mediator See KBBI (Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia) komprador --> pengantara bangsa pribumi yang dipakai perusahaan asing (di Tiongkok) dalam hubungan dengan orang-orang pribumi |
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passenger and freight supervisor Explanation: Normally it would be ‘comprador’/’compradore’ but the link below indicates that it is someone employed to note down the number (and possibly the names of the passengers) and also the good that are loaded onto and unloaded from the ship. In Indonesia this is often problematic as ships are often overloaded. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 19 hrs (2008-02-19 21:41:20 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Aargh. Should be 'goods' that are loaded. Reference: http://www.geocities.com/aboroe/sp240707.htm |
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