Nov 11, 2010 13:07
13 yrs ago
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Spanish term
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Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English
giros
Spanish to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
Dams
From a report on the condition of a dam. It's the title of a section. The section reads "Se propone, en el informe, una revisión del sistema de toma de lecturas de los clinómetros, y del posterior tratamiento de los datos."
The section title "Giros" appears between section titles "Desplazamientos horizontales absolutos" and "Movimienetos relativos en juntas".
TIA
The section title "Giros" appears between section titles "Desplazamientos horizontales absolutos" and "Movimienetos relativos en juntas".
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Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | twisting |
Steven Huddleston
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| 3 | tilt |
Lanna Rustage
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| 2 -1 | torque |
Mari Solicka
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Proposed translations
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Mari Solicka
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in: Polish (Variant: Standard-Poland) 
Works in: Spanish to Polish, English to Polish, Polish to Spanish, and 1 more.
torque
If we're talking about dams and engineering, I would suggest Torque.
Hope it´ll be of some help :)
Hope it´ll be of some help :)
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tilt
The inclinometer (or clinometer) is used to measure slope. Given the context, giros refers to turning vertically I therefore think it mean tilt. A change in slope of a dam could be disastrous.
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Steven Huddleston
Mexico
Mexico
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English
Works in field
Mexico
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twisting
I would avoid using simply "twist" in this context because it could be interpreted metaphorically. "twisting" is very precise in comparison.
World English Dictionary
twist (twɪst)
— vb
1. to cause (one end or part) to turn or (of one end or part) to turn in the opposite direction from another; coil or spin
2. to distort or be distorted; change in shape
3. to wind or cause to wind; twine, coil, or intertwine: to twist flowers into a wreath
4. to force or be forced out of the natural form or position: to twist one's ankle
5. ( usually passive ) to change or cause to change for the worse in character, meaning, etc; pervert: his ideas are twisted ; she twisted the statement
6. to revolve or cause to revolve; rotate
7. ( tr ) to wrench with a turning action: to twist something from someone's grasp
8. ( intr ) to follow a winding course
(There is more, but this is enough.)
World English Dictionary
twist (twɪst)
— vb
1. to cause (one end or part) to turn or (of one end or part) to turn in the opposite direction from another; coil or spin
2. to distort or be distorted; change in shape
3. to wind or cause to wind; twine, coil, or intertwine: to twist flowers into a wreath
4. to force or be forced out of the natural form or position: to twist one's ankle
5. ( usually passive ) to change or cause to change for the worse in character, meaning, etc; pervert: his ideas are twisted ; she twisted the statement
6. to revolve or cause to revolve; rotate
7. ( tr ) to wrench with a turning action: to twist something from someone's grasp
8. ( intr ) to follow a winding course
(There is more, but this is enough.)
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