Cobro por medio de terminales

[Glen]

In compliance with one-question-per-thread, here's another head-scratcher from a job description I'm translating.

One of the duties required of a cashier - it says cajero so it may be "bank teller" instead - is cobro por medio de terminales.

"Charging/collecting by means of ???????"

[Rusty]

computer terminals

[Tomisimo]

I think Rusty's right. A related possibility might be the (electronic) machine used to charge a credit card.

See also: Terminal punto de venta

[Glen]

Thanks Rusty & David. Now what's cobro in this case, charging or collecting (or both)? That's another challenging word for me

[Tomisimo]

Cobro would be referring to ringing someone up / checking someone out (depending on your regional variations). In other words, scanning all their items and running the cash register / terminal.

[Glen]

Thanks David, big help as always.

[chileno]

No. Cobro means "I collect"

[Tomisimo]

Cobro / cobrar is an interesting word, and can be translated many ways.

"Cobro los viernes cada 15 días" - I get paid every other Friday.

[chileno]

Originally Posted by Tomisimo

Cobro / cobrar is an interesting word, and can be translated many ways.

"Cobro los viernes cada 15 días" - I get paid every other Friday.

hmmm, to me they are translated differently but they mean the same within context.


Cobro los viernes cada 15 días = I collect friday each 15 days.

I get paid every other Friday. = Me pagan cada viernes por medio

[poli]

I have heard cobro used in place of cuenta, as in phone bill or medical bill.
(LLegó el cobro del medico).