przebieraczka

English translation: sorter

10:23 Mar 14, 2020
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mining & Minerals / Gems
Polish term or phrase: przebieraczka
Definicja wg słownika j. polskiego: "kobieta pracująca w zakładzie kopalnianym, ręcznie wzbogacająca urobek przez usuwanie okruchów skały płonnej"
Tomasz Rylek
Poland
Local time: 10:03
English translation:sorter
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geopiet
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Dziękuję!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1sorter
geopiet
3 +1picker
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.


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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
sorter


Explanation:
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geopiet
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 64
Grading comment
Dziękuję!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Karolina Płoska: First thing that came to my mind, used in publications, but hand-picking is also used in this context.
2 days 11 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
picker


Explanation:
https://translatica.pl/translatica/po-angielsku/przebieraczk...

In another context:
A waste picker is a person who salvages reusable or recyclable materials thrown away by others to sell or for personal consumption. There are millions of waste pickers worldwide, predominantly in developing countries, but increasingly in post-industrial countries as well.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waste_picker

Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 04:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 180

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Karolina Płoska: See the above, I'd say they are synonyms: "Mineral sorting is the oldest method of solid – solid separation in the mining industry. Based upon visual recognition, hand picking was used by early man to separate desired metals or ore minerals"
2 days 9 hrs
  -> Dziękuję Karolino. Tak, one są bardzo podobne.
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