parts and labor

Question

I just had the experience of buying an appliance in Argentina. I wanted to ask about parts and labor. I forget what I said at the time, but I learned during this transaction that the phrase is "repuestos y mano de obra." Later I consulted SpanDict. For "labor" I didn't find "mano de obra." And for "mano de obra" I got "workforce." So, I just thought I'd pass this tidbit of information along.

When I look up "mano de obra," one entry is "labor," with example "La mano de obra y los repuestos tienen garantía de dos años." - jtaniel, Jul 1, 2016

thanks - malbecblend, Jul 1, 2016

Answer 1

The SD dictionary and translator have a lot of good information but they don't have everything.

Depending on where you live, parts can be called "piezas" "refacciones," "repuestas" and "componentes."

The labor is usually referred to as "mano de obra" o "trabajo"

There may be even more.

yes, SpanDict is fantastic. I simply added my observation in the spirit of contributing to SpanDict. I don't know how SpanDict works, but maybe when someone makes an observation such as the one I made it gets added to SpanDict's translations. - malbecblend, Jul 1, 2016

I think that you can make contributions through the "feedback" tab on the right hand side of the page. - Daniela2041, Jul 1, 2016