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general line can

Spanish translation: Lata (o bote) genérico

16:37 Jan 3, 2022
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Food & Drink
English term or phrase: general line can
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Context

When it comes to safe, sustainable and versatile packaging, it’s hard to beat the **general line can**, which is used to package paints, lubricants and other chemical products

I've found this classification
https://disenodeenvasesyembalajes.blogspot.com/2012/01/los-e...

Por su fin estratégico
Envases para líneas de productos
Envases de uso posterior
Envases promocionales

but "envases para líneas de productos" doesn't seem to fit my sentence. Could it be simply "envases industriales"?
Mónica Alvarez
Spain
Local time: 23:55
Spanish translation:Lata (o bote) genérico
Explanation:
I think in Spain we'd go for lata genérica (o bote, I kind of prefer -my father was a painter) though obviously "lata" has the metal part in it. But it was simpler than some thought, just the general type of can, nothing to do with "line of production".
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Pepa Devesa
Spain
Local time: 23:55
Grading comment
Thank you, I agree with you
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1Lata (o bote) genérico
Pepa Devesa
4Línea [genérica]/[universal] de envasado / Línea de envasado de uso [genérico]/[general]
Juan Gil
3latas de línea general
Marcelo Viera
3envases de metal de uso industrial
Mónica Algazi
3latas de uso general / latas de la linea de uso general
Daniel Delgado


  

Answers


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latas de línea general


Explanation:
Products - General Line Cans


    Reference: http://www.kairacan.com/products_generallinecans.html
    https://colombia.ppg.com/Packaging/Marcas.aspx
Marcelo Viera
Uruguay
Local time: 18:55
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Ricardo Diaz: "Línea general de envases" or " línea de envasado general".
36 mins
agree  patinba: Correcto. Ver por ejemplo: Revestimientos de latas especiales y de aerosol - Sherwin ...https://industrial.sherwin-williams.com › "línea general" se refiere a los productos de la línea general, no a los envases.
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envases de metal de uso industrial


Explanation:
https://new-box.com/en/products/general-line

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Note added at 3 hrs (2022-01-03 20:03:09 GMT)
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Mirando la versión española del enlace, me pregunto si no se referirán a la marca "General Line", en cuyo caso serìa "envases de metal General Line". De ser así, en el texto en español, "general line" debería haber aparecido con mayúscula.

Mónica Algazi
Uruguay
Local time: 18:55
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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Línea [genérica]/[universal] de envasado / Línea de envasado de uso [genérico]/[general]


Explanation:
La distinción como "general" lo que identifica es que puede ser usada para distintos tipos de productos.

Alternativamente, Amplia línea de envasado

https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/general

Juan Gil
Venezuela
Local time: 17:55
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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latas de uso general / latas de la linea de uso general


Explanation:
"can" se refiere específicamente a latas. Como referencia puede verse que en inglés Wikipedia tiene el artículo "steel and tin cans", ligado al artículo en español "lata":
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lata

"envase de metal" es una expresión que incluye otros tipos de envases, como tambores, garrafas/bombonas, etc., además de las latas.

"general line" significa "de uso general", "línea general" o cualquier otra forma de expresar la misma idea: está analizada en el artículo de Wikipedia "General line of merchandise":

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_line_of_merchandise

Daniel Delgado
Argentina
Local time: 18:55
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 12
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Lata (o bote) genérico


Explanation:
I think in Spain we'd go for lata genérica (o bote, I kind of prefer -my father was a painter) though obviously "lata" has the metal part in it. But it was simpler than some thought, just the general type of can, nothing to do with "line of production".

Pepa Devesa
Spain
Local time: 23:55
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you, I agree with you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marta Moreno Lobera
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