Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
grúa
English translation:
tow truck
Spanish term
grúa
En este contexto grúa=crane, ¿o existe otro término?
| 5 +11 | tow truck |
Michael Powers (PhD)
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| 4 +2 | tow truck |
Sandra Alboum
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| 5 | crane |
Irene Cudich
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| 4 | towing truck |
Rafael Mondragon Hernandez
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| 4 | recovery vehicle |
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| 4 | tow-away truck |
margaret caulfield
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Dec 30, 2008 10:04: Michael Powers (PhD) changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
Dec 30, 2008 10:05: Michael Powers (PhD) changed "Field" from "Other" to "Tech/Engineering"
Proposed translations
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
tow truck
grúa f
a (Const) crane
b (Auto) (de un taller) wrecker (AmE), breakdown van (BrE); (de la policía) tow truck; ™ no aparcar, avisamos or llamamos grúa
any vehicles parked here will be towed (AmE) o (BrE) towed away; se lo llevó la grúa it was towed (away)
grúa puente or de puente gantry crane
Mike :)
I love translating!!
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish
crane
| agree |
Juan L Lozano
48 mins
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| disagree |
margaret caulfield
: A very big operation if they only wanted to steal a vehicle, no?
3 hrs
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United States
Translation for mission-driven orgs
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English, English to Spanish, and 1 more.
tow truck
| agree |
Lamberto Victorica
: this term is more appropriate-good Sandra
43 mins
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| agree |
sassa
9 hrs
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Mexico
Responsabilidad y eficacia
Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
towing truck
recovery vehicle
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... Foden GS 6 x6 Recovery Vehicle A heavy recovery vehicle employed primarily in support
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breakdown insurance car recovery vehicle websites sites - [ Traduzca esta página ]
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www.5star-insurance.co.uk/breakdown.asp - 39k - 19 Jul 2004 -
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Note added at 8 mins (2004-07-20 20:50:45 GMT)
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MOTOR VEHICLE ACT (Supplement) - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... recovery vehicle\" means a motor vehicle that is equipped with a winch and boom ... tow
vehicle\" means a tilt and slide deck truck or a recovery vehicle; , and. ...
www.qp.gov.bc.ca/statreg/stat/sup/sup31800.htm - 19k
Accurate, natural and very hard-working
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 3 more.
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