Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
platero
English translation:
plane tree/ sycamore
Added to glossary by
Lorna O'Donoghue
Dec 2, 2003 10:10
20 yrs ago
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Spanish term
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Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
platero
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Trees
ARBOLES:
Disponemos de toda la gama de árboles, ejemplares, como olivos palmeras, cocos, dragos..., frutales como los cítricos, tropicales, etc, así como la más extensa gama de árboles ornamentales que pueda imaginar. Encontrará sauces llorones, chopos de muy diferentes variedades, moreras con y sin fruto, PLATEROS, acacias, almez, tamarindo, melias, árboles del amor, árboles de Júpiter, cerezos de flor, ficus nítida, ficus australis, encinas...
Disponemos de toda la gama de árboles, ejemplares, como olivos palmeras, cocos, dragos..., frutales como los cítricos, tropicales, etc, así como la más extensa gama de árboles ornamentales que pueda imaginar. Encontrará sauces llorones, chopos de muy diferentes variedades, moreras con y sin fruto, PLATEROS, acacias, almez, tamarindo, melias, árboles del amor, árboles de Júpiter, cerezos de flor, ficus nítida, ficus australis, encinas...
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | sycamore |
Henrique Serra
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| 4 +1 | Plane tree |
Schoffield
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| 3 +1 | Plane trees |
asun
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Proposed translations
24 mins
Henrique Serra
United States
United States
United States
Go with the Pro (also an Agronomist)
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
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406
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sycamore
syc·a·more, n.
1. Also called buttonwood. any of several North American plane trees, esp. Platanus occidentalis, having shallowly lobed ovate leaves, globular seed heads, and wood valued as timber.
2. Brit. the sycamore maple.
3. a tree, Ficus sycomorus, of the Near East, related to the common fig, bearing an edible fruit.
[1300–50; ME sicomore < OF < L s&comorus < Gk s&kómoros, equiv. to sîko(n) fig + mór(on) mulberry + -os n. suffix, appar. by folk etymology < Sem; cf. Heb shiqm!h sycamore]
See the tree here:
http://www.molcrisa.com/lamadera/maderas/maderas.htm
1. Also called buttonwood. any of several North American plane trees, esp. Platanus occidentalis, having shallowly lobed ovate leaves, globular seed heads, and wood valued as timber.
2. Brit. the sycamore maple.
3. a tree, Ficus sycomorus, of the Near East, related to the common fig, bearing an edible fruit.
[1300–50; ME sicomore < OF < L s&comorus < Gk s&kómoros, equiv. to sîko(n) fig + mór(on) mulberry + -os n. suffix, appar. by folk etymology < Sem; cf. Heb shiqm!h sycamore]
See the tree here:
http://www.molcrisa.com/lamadera/maderas/maderas.htm
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Comment: "Many thanks!"
+1
12 mins
Plane trees
Yo diría que se trata de PLÁTANOS, árboles bastantes comunes en las ciudades europeas...
+1
25 mins
Schoffield
Native in English
Practiced law before translating.
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Dutch to English, German to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Plane tree
I agree with Asun, actually, but have found a website that might be of use.
Peer comment(s):
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asun
: Sí, veo que tambien usan Platero. Nunca lo oí decir, en cambio sí sicomoro, aunque a mi parecer es otro tipo de árbol...
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