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Fuel/combustible

Spanish translation: combustible (líquido)

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase: Fuel/combustible Spanish translation: combustible (líquido) Entered by: lasvinge

16:33 Apr 5, 2018

English to Spanish translations [PRO] Science - Petroleum Eng/Sci
English term or phrase: Fuel/combustible Hola, Normalmente "fuel" se traduce como "combustible" pero realmente en español son dos palabras con matices distintos (DRAE): Combustible: 1. adj. Que puede arder. 2. adj. Que arde con facilidad. 3. m. Leña, carbón, petróleo, etc., que se usa en las cocinas, chimeneas, hornos, fraguas y máquinas cuyo agente es el fuego. Fuel: 1. m. Fracción pesada del petróleo natural, obtenida por refinación y destilación, que se utiliza como combustible. En mi caso el contexto es el de "LIQUID FUEL COMPOSITIONS" para uso en motores de combustión interna. La duda me ha surgido con una de las frases en la que aparece "combustible fuel". ¿Fuel o combustible? Yo optaría por fuel porque es un término más preciso pero me gustaría conocer vuestra opinión. Muchas gracias.	lasvinge KudoZ activity Questions: 111 (2 open) (1 without valid answers) (5 closed without grading) Answers: 3 Local time: 05:27
combustible (líquido) Explanation: Yo usaría "combustible líquido" en este caso, aunque si aportaras algo más del contexto del original se podría afirmar (o denegar), con más seguridad... Saludos cordiales. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2018-04-05 20:20:52 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "Fuel", en español, equivaldría a "fuel oil" en inglés. https://es.oxforddictionaries.com/translate/spanish-english/... De ahí que "combustible líquido" o "carburante" parece mucho más apropiado: https://es.oxforddictionaries.com/translate/english-spanish/... Espero que esto resuelva tu duda... Saludos una vez más. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 days (2018-04-12 05:14:20 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- De nada, un placer. :-)	Selected response from: JohnMcDove United States Local time: 20:27
Grading comment Muchas gracias. 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

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3 +2	combustible (líquido)	JohnMcDove

Discussion entries: 3

Juan Gil Venezuela 23:16 Apr 5, 2018  Ya que 'fuel' es un combustible, pienso que usan ambos términos como sinónimos, para evitar la repetición. lasvinge ASKER 17:46 Apr 5, 2018  Es una composición que contiene alcohol, nafta y un componente hidrocarburo para uso en motores, de hecho comentan que se puede usar como una gasolina E85. No es fuel oil. Mi duda es si hay algún motivo para usar "combustible" en lugar de "fuel". Gracias. Martin Cavalitto 17:12 Apr 5, 2018  Hola! Creo que es necesario tener un poco más de contexto, si por ejemplo éste hidrocarburo se trata de "fuel oil", sería otro el término. Saludos! Automatic update in 00:

  

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fuel/combustible combustible (líquido) Explanation: Yo usaría "combustible líquido" en este caso, aunque si aportaras algo más del contexto del original se podría afirmar (o denegar), con más seguridad... Saludos cordiales. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2018-04-05 20:20:52 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "Fuel", en español, equivaldría a "fuel oil" en inglés. https://es.oxforddictionaries.com/translate/spanish-english/... De ahí que "combustible líquido" o "carburante" parece mucho más apropiado: https://es.oxforddictionaries.com/translate/english-spanish/... Espero que esto resuelva tu duda... Saludos una vez más. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 days (2018-04-12 05:14:20 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- De nada, un placer. :-)	JohnMcDove United States Local time: 20:27 Works in field Native speaker of: Spanish PRO pts in category: 36
Grading comment Muchas gracias.
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