Spanish term
Colombia
Traductores Oficiales Cali
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, German to Spanish, and 2 more.
oficios varios
As far as I understand it means "odd jobs", but I don't think this would be the right register here.
Thank you in advance for any suggestions or ideas.
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George Rabel
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Audra deFalco (X)
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James A. Walsh
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Andy Watkinson
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Non-PRO (2): Yvonne Gallagher, AllegroTrans
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Proposed translations
TRANSLATIONS THAT READ LIKE ORIGINALS
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
miscellaneous
various
You might even throw in a "various tasks" if you're feeling like it is not clear.
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Tim Friese
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Thanks!
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AllegroTrans
: "various jobs" would work better
1 day 21 hrs
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Thanks!
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Spain
A cut above the rest in translation...
Native in: English (Variants: Irish, US, UK) , Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Standard-Spain)
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
multiple occupations
Consider:
"Multiple occupational patterns
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lorenab23
1 hr
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Cheers, Lorena ;)
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Claudia Luque Bedregal
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Gracias, Claudia :)
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omnia_vanitas
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Obrigada! :)
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various trades
Perhaps "various trades" renders the idea without being too too colloquial or specific.
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Note added at 2 days29 mins (2014-09-28 22:15:57 GMT)
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The asker has already made clear his understanding of the type of activities carried out by the husband, what we'd usually call in Spanish, « chapuzas». That is, as Giovanni says, odd jobs, which usually take the form of plumbing, electrics, fittings, gardening, etc...' He basically turns his hand to whatever's in the offing.
All off the above are trades, not "tasks".
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Alejandro Alcaraz Sintes
: "trades" me gusta.
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Yvonne Gallagher
: this is making it too specific as it doesn't have to be "trades". Just "jobs"
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"Los oficios clásicos", which is almost certainly the case here, are plumbing, electrics and painters. Add to those acting as occasional repairman, etc.... and you have the oficios.
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AllegroTrans
: The person may not have been employed in "trades"
1 day 19 hrs
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Of course not; pls. see note Andrea.
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Audra deFalco (X)
: Too specific, imho
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Pls see note
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