Dec 11, 2007 14:12
16 yrs ago
Spanish term
Spain
Qualified accountant, finance specialist
Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
Works in: Catalan to English, Spanish to English
Horas de despensa
Spanish to English
Bus/Financial
Human Resources
Sugiero que las horas de despensa como de beneficios nos aumente.
This is a comment in an employee survey in the section on perks and benefits. I believe despensa can refer to food vouchers in some South American countries, but "horas de despensa"? (The company is in Spain, but I gather from a lot of the vocabulary used that many employees are South American).
All ideas appreciated, thanks!
This is a comment in an employee survey in the section on perks and benefits. I believe despensa can refer to food vouchers in some South American countries, but "horas de despensa"? (The company is in Spain, but I gather from a lot of the vocabulary used that many employees are South American).
All ideas appreciated, thanks!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | company store hours, commissary hours |
jules_sieg
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| 5 | lunchtime/lunch period |
Eneide Moreira
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| 4 | lunch hours |
telefpro
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Proposed translations
14 mins
Selected
company store hours, commissary hours
A despensa in Mexico is a food basket (figuratively) that companies give their employees as an extra benefit. In South America it's the area where foods are kept and dispensed.
despensa.
(Del lat. dispensus, administrado, aprovisionado).
1. f. En una casa, una nave, etc., lugar o sitio en el cual se guardan las cosas comestibles.
2. f. Provisión de comestibles.
3. f. Oficio de despensero o administrador de la despensa.
Address : <http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltGUIBusUsual>
despensa.
(Del lat. dispensus, administrado, aprovisionado).
1. f. En una casa, una nave, etc., lugar o sitio en el cual se guardan las cosas comestibles.
2. f. Provisión de comestibles.
3. f. Oficio de despensero o administrador de la despensa.
Address : <http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltGUIBusUsual>
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I think this seems right, as its talking about perks and benefits, and I now know that the speaker was definitely Mexican. Thanks!"
43 mins
lunch hours
It looks like they are lunch hours.
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| could be... thanks! |
18 hrs
Eneide Moreira
Brazil
Brazil
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Brazil
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Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Italian to Portuguese, and 2 more.
lunchtime/lunch period
1. The time for eating lunch; "he observed a regular lunchtime".
Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
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