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[-] fushuan@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

In French and in Spanish that's a word that is used for an activity that works with raw materials, besides the typical English meaning.

"explotación ganadera" is a place where there's activity with animals, probably a farm.

You might have been making a joke, then the joke's on me, but better to be sure.

The company's name could be translated to: The corporation of Niger's water extraction.

[-] magnetosphere@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago

Yeah, I figured it probably had a different connotation in French, but it still made me chuckle. I didn’t know the exact meaning that you explained, though, so I appreciate it!

[-] fushuan@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

Apparently the name exists in English too, it's just not widely used. Oxford's dictionary has it as the second meaning.

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