Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
compuesta por miles de engranajes
English translation:
formed by thousands of meshing parts
Added to glossary by
Jenette Holyoak
Nov 7, 2011 12:46
12 yrs ago
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Spanish term
compuesta por miles de engranajes
Spanish to English
Tech/Engineering
Engineering (general)
Hi Proz,
This comes up in a translation about formwork in a road building project (overpass) and says:
se hace una revision al final de montaje al tratarse de una estructura tanto compleja y compuesta por miles de engranajes. is it simply componenets as I can't see how gears fits??
Thanks
J
This comes up in a translation about formwork in a road building project (overpass) and says:
se hace una revision al final de montaje al tratarse de una estructura tanto compleja y compuesta por miles de engranajes. is it simply componenets as I can't see how gears fits??
Thanks
J
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16 mins
Roberto Hall
Native in Spanish
&
English
20 years exp.Marketing Insurance/Invest
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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8
Selected
formed by thousands of meshing parts
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Note added at 18 mins (2011-11-07 13:05:16 GMT)
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also: "numerous meshing parts"
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Note added at 26 mins (2011-11-07 13:13:08 GMT)
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Mesh:
3.
a. To fit together effectively; be coordinated.
b. To accord with another or each other; harmonize.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/meshing
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Note added at 57 mins (2011-11-07 13:44:20 GMT)
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Charles Davis rightly suggests "...made up of"
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Note added at 18 mins (2011-11-07 13:05:16 GMT)
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also: "numerous meshing parts"
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Note added at 26 mins (2011-11-07 13:13:08 GMT)
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Mesh:
3.
a. To fit together effectively; be coordinated.
b. To accord with another or each other; harmonize.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/meshing
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Note added at 57 mins (2011-11-07 13:44:20 GMT)
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Charles Davis rightly suggests "...made up of"
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks!"
1 hr
Neil Ashby
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Specializes in field
Spain
DrNeil TechTrans, Precision & Clarity
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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110
composed of thousands of interdependent/interwoven subunits
I personally prefer interdependent, emphasizing the complexity and the necessity of all of the parts together to create the whole.
1 hr
Benjamin A Flores
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Research, Research, Research
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
like a thousand part jigsaw puzzle
Just an idea as we know it has no gear and probably has more than a thousand pieces. but... this one is static.
"a rather complex structure like a thousand part jigsaw puzzle"
"a rather complex structure like a thousand part jigsaw puzzle"
Reference:
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2 hrs
comprising thousands of interlocking parts
is what I would say
Peer comment(s):
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bigedsenior
: Yes! There are plenty of references to interlocking forms.
1 day 5 hrs
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