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Sputnik — Niger Decides to Nationalize Its Water Sector, Terminates Contract With French Company
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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.
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!
Apparently the name exists in English too, it's just not widely used. Oxford's dictionary has it as the second meaning.