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Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

comerciantes medianos

English translation:

medium-sized dealers

Added to glossary by María Eugenia Wachtendorff
Aug 30, 2005 17:15
18 yrs ago
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Spanish term

comerciantes medianos

Spanish to English Bus/Financial Law: Taxation & Customs
Same tax reform document.

"Acciones concretas en contra de los ***comerciantes medianos*** de mercancía pirata y de contrabando."

Thanks again.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +4 medium-sized ............... dealers
4 +2 medium-sized enterprizes
4 +1 distributors
3 +1 go-between dealers/agents
4 medium-sized retailers
4 -1 typical retailers

Discussion

Rafal Piotrowski Aug 30, 2005:
Thx, Andrew; then, it beats me. But it's an interesting question, all the same :-)
Non-ProZ.com Aug 30, 2005:
yes, the source was compiled by a native speaker.
Rafal Piotrowski Aug 30, 2005:
Andrew: do you happen to know who actually compiled the source text?... (I mean native vs. non-native)
Margaret Schroeder Aug 30, 2005:
It looks like this phrasing comes from one particular instance, but has been quoted several times. http://tinyurl.com/bowk3
Rafal Piotrowski Aug 30, 2005:
Now, go figure: to me, they logically SHOULD be someting in the kind of intemediaries. But I can always be wrong ;-)

Proposed translations

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13 mins
Selected

medium-sized ............... dealers

"Mediano" se refiere a la magnitud de sus negocios (no a que sean intermediarios).

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Note added at 11 hrs 28 mins (2005-08-31 04:43:48 GMT)
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Traficantes de contrabando de mediana magnitud. Es decir, no de los que mueven productos en containers por mar y cielo, sino, por ejemplo, camionetas que cruzan las aduanas cargadas con CDs pirateados, webcams, etc.
Peer comment(s):
agree eileengreen
46 mins
Gracias, Eileen
agree Marianela Melleda : absolutamente
1 hr
¡Gracias, Nelita! xxoo
agree Marina Soldati
1 hr
Gracias, Marina ;o)
agree milliecoquis : agree
1 hr
Gracias, Millie
neutral Lia Fail (X) : why should business size be qualified, it's a question of go-betweens not business volume:-)
6 hrs
The text may deal with volumes handled by go-betweens, Lia. My answer is for "comerciantes medianos" :)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks to all. This answer seemed to be the most appropriate, but I really appreciate all of the input given from everyone."
+1
15 mins

go-between dealers/agents

"medium-size(d) dealers" does not have much of an appeal to me in this context... :-)
Peer comment(s):
agree Margaret Schroeder : Context dictates this solution, even if the source text seems to use the wrong term.... unless the job requires translation equivalence.
11 mins
Thx; we'd need to establish the author's origin; maybe the word was used incorrectly. French people tend to use the English word "concurrence" as "competition", for this instance... :-)
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49 mins

medium-sized retailers

El contrabando es en contra de los retailers o vendedores al por menor.
Peer comment(s):
agree Gabriela Rodriguez
3 hrs
disagree María Eugenia Wachtendorff : Son "comerciantes medianos de mercancía pirata y contrabado".
10 hrs
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+2
20 mins

medium-sized enterprizes

as SMEs - small- and medium-sized enterprizes

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Note added at 1 hr 47 mins (2005-08-30 19:03:28 GMT)
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ugh... obvious typo... medium-sized enterprises
Peer comment(s):
agree Philippe Maillard
8 mins
thanks
agree ojinaga
22 mins
thanks
neutral Wm Steinmetz (X) : can enterprise be spelled with a z?
1 hr
no, of course not... typo... twice, no less...
neutral Marianela Melleda : I agree to medium sized, but I think the text refers to "merchants" not to "enterpriZes"
1 hr
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-1
2 hrs

typical retailers

After seeing more context for your phrase (from http://nuevahacienda.presidencia.gob.mx/preguntas.html)
I've withdrawn my previous answer and offer this one.

Here's the full sentence:
Para combatir la evasión y la economía informal, la SHCP está atacando tres frentes. Primero, decomisar a los grandes distribuidores de mercancía de contrabando; segundo, combatir el contrabando técnico que aprovecha las ventajas de los importadores legales; y tercero, acciones concretas en contra de los *comerciantes medianos* de mercancía pirata y de contrabando.

Peer comment(s):
disagree María Eugenia Wachtendorff : Nowadays, a "typical retailer" is a department store.
9 hrs
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27 mins

distributors

specific actions against the intermediaries/intermediate distributors/distributors of pirated merchandise and contraband

They refer to those that obtain the goods to pass on to the ones who sell to the end users

Definition:

# ***Somebody, such as a wholesaler, who markets or sells merchandise to a retailer rather than directly to the consumer***.
www.jewelrysupplier.com/glossary/D-glossary.htm



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Note added at 6 hrs 57 mins (2005-08-31 00:12:54 GMT)
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Peer comment(s):
agree Rafal Piotrowski : It's an option; provided that the meaning both of us are supporting is the right guess :-)
40 mins
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