Translation for "book-keeper" to spanish

Book-keeper

noun

• contable
• tenedor de libros

Translation examples

contable noun

Monsieur Saimbron, the old book-keeper?
¿Saimbron, el viejo contable?

Outside their work book-keepers are irritable.
Fuera de su profesión, los contables son personas irritables.

‘Where’s the book-keeper?’ ‘I suppose he’s downstairs.’
—¿Dónde está el contable? —Supongo que abajo.

I waited until the door had closed behind the book-keeper.
Esperé a que la puerta se cerrara tras el contable.

“You must certify to my ability as a book-keeper.” “You—a book-keeper! You’ve shown us what you can do in that line.” Now the moment of reckoning had come: “It’s a very special kind of book-keeper that’s needed for the inventories you draw up, I happen to know.”
—Tiene usted que certificar mi trabajo como contable. —¡Usted, contable! Bastante ha demostrado lo que sabe hacer. Había llegado el momento de ajustar cuentas: —¡Creo que para sus inventarios necesitan ustedes un contable especializado!

The book-keeper found the cheque stub but the only thing written there was the amount.
El contable encontró las matrices de talonario, en el que sólo estaba anotada la cantidad.

‘It’s Mr Foy,’ cried one of the men, a book-keeper named Ilkley.
—Es el señor Foy —gritó uno de los hombres, un contable llamado Ilkley.

Cesário was the favourite of Herr Raabe the director, who thought of training him as a book-keeper.
Cesário era el favorito de Herr Raabe, el director, que pensaba prepararlo para contable.

‘I was talking to Marber's various financial people: bank manager, accountant, book-keeper..."
—Hablé con varias personas relacionadas con las finanzas de Marber, el director del banco, el contable…

tenedor de libros noun

of course, he had been an “assistant book-keeper.”
claro, había sido «ayudante de tenedor de libros».

The name of the Recording Angel was Radueriel, and he wasn’t just a book-keeper;
El ángel registrador se llamaba Radueriel y no era un simple tenedor de libros.

They questioned Gladys Foss, and she told them she was a nurse and not a book-keeper.
Interrogaron a Gladys Foss, y ella les dijo que su profesión era la de enfermera y no la de tenedor de libros.

Bill’s commission as an officer was intact, his civilian status listed as “assistant book-keeper.”
El nombramiento como oficial de Bill estaba intacto; su profesión civil señalaba «ayudante de tenedor de libros».

Bernard wiped his pen, mentally speaking, as he made this reflection, and felt like a grizzled old book-keeper, of incorruptible probity.
Bernard limpió su pluma, metafóricamente hablando, al pensar así, y se sintió como un entrecano tenedor de libros de incorruptible probidad.

‘Now, I want you to proceed at your own pace towards the Street of Book-keepers,’ said Mericet evenly, ‘obeying all signs and so forth.
—Y ahora quiero que vayas hasta la Calle de los Tenedores de Libros obedeciendo todas las señales, sin apresurarte y etcétera, etcétera —dijo Mericet—.

'I have learned my figures also,' Lannon assured him, and the book-keeper might have protested further, but he saw Lannon's expression.
—Ya he estudiado perfectamente el asunto —le tranquilizó Lannón. El tenedor de libros hubiera querido seguir protestando, pero al ver el rostro de Lannón cambió de idea.

The voice was monotonous, and Lannon found his attention wandering although his subconscious was alert for a false note in the book-keeper's voice.
Lannón dejó vagar su mente a la ventura, en tanto su subconsciente permanecía alerta y listo para captar inmediatamente cualquier nota falsa que diera la voz del tenedor de libros.