Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
acuñamiento o de clavazón
English translation:
wedging or nailing
Added to glossary by
David Brown
Feb 22, 2005 08:49
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Spanish term
Spain
acuñamiento o de clavazón
Spanish to English
Other
Construction / Civil Engineering
Deslizamiento del puntal por falta de acuñamiento o de clavazón
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | wedging or nailing |
bigedsenior
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| 4 | slippage of the strut because it had not been nailed down |
Giles Bickford
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Proposed translations
9 hrs
Spanish term (edited):
acu�amiento o de clavaz�n
Selected
wedging or nailing
Cuña is a wedge (Robb). Apparently the brace slipped because it was not adequately wedged or nailed in place.
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Giles Bickford
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Spanish term (edited):
acu�amiento o de clavaz�n
slippage of the strut because it had not been nailed down
A suggestion
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Note added at 1 hr 25 mins (2005-02-22 10:14:35 GMT)
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Malgorn givse acuñamiento as coining, puntal as strut or stretcher - depends on the context, I guess
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Note added at 1 hr 25 mins (2005-02-22 10:14:41 GMT)
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Malgorn givse acuñamiento as coining, puntal as strut or stretcher - depends on the context, I guess
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Note added at 1 hr 25 mins (2005-02-22 10:14:35 GMT)
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Malgorn givse acuñamiento as coining, puntal as strut or stretcher - depends on the context, I guess
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Note added at 1 hr 25 mins (2005-02-22 10:14:41 GMT)
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Malgorn givse acuñamiento as coining, puntal as strut or stretcher - depends on the context, I guess
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