line of country: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    UKAustraliaCommonwealth EnglishinformalcolloquialdatedMachine
    • A particular area of expertise, activity, or responsibility; the kind of work or subject matter with which someone is familiar or involved.
    • A category or field of operations or interest, as in the pursuits, tasks, or topics considered part of someone's normal remit.

    Examples

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    • As a software engineer, debugging code is definitely her line of country.

      Como ingeniera de software, depurar código es definitivamente su área de especialización.

    • He’s been working in that line of country for years, so he knows all the industry standards.

      Ha trabajado en ese campo durante años, así que conoce todos los estándares de la industria.

    • When it comes to marketing strategies, that’s not really my line of country, but I can help where needed.

      Cuando se trata de estrategias de marketing, no es realmente mi área, pero puedo ayudar donde sea necesario.

    • She’s comfortable in her line of country managing customer relations and handling complaints.

      Ella se siente cómoda en su área de gestionar relaciones con clientes y manejar quejas.

Examples:

  • EN: Well, this is Brian Johnston here, and although this is a bit outside my line of country, I've been asked to come over this side of the course to describe the scene to you, and I must say, it's terrific.
    ES: Soy Brian Johnston, estoy fuera de mi terreno, me han pedido que venga a describir la escena,
  • EN: [chuckles] Poor little devil, that's not her line of country.
    ES: Pobre diablillo, no es experto en eso.
  • EN: Sabotage, demolition, that line of country.
    ES: Sabotaje, demolición, cosas así.
  • EN: It looks like your line of country, then.
    ES: Pues le asignaremos la tarea.
  • EN: This isn't in my line of country of course but I do happen to know that some sort of organization does exist for coping with your particular problems
    ES: Poco se puede hacer en este país, por supuesto, pero sucede que existe una especie de organización que se encargaría de tu problema.
  • EN: I thought it might be your line of country.
    ES: Creo que encaja en su área.
  • EN: -Not my line of country.
    ES: - Este no es mi país.
  • EN: Well, it's hardly in my line of country, Sam.
    ES: Bueno, es que eso no está en mi campo, Sam.
  • EN: It doesn't seem to be your line of country, Farson.
    ES: No parece ser su línea de país, Farson.
  • EN: Yes, in my line of country, one needs to keep in shape.
    ES: Si, lo hago... para mantenerme en forma.
  • EN: It's not his line of country, young kids.
    ES: Las niñas no son lo suyo.
  • EN: He's got it in his head that what the Russians do in that line of country is not a lot different from what we do.
    ES: Se le metió en la cabeza que lo que hacen los rusos en su país no es muy distinto de lo que hacemos nosotros.
  • EN: My business is investments, really. International arbitrage, currency speculation, that line of country.
    ES: Mi negocio son las inversiones, el comercio internacional, especulación de monedas.
  • EN: That line of country.
    ES: - En muchos países.
  • EN: Murders, investigations, that's your line of country.
    ES: Lo tuyo son las investigaciones, los asesinatos.

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