Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
25,00m de luz
English translation:
25.0 m span
Added to glossary by
Lucy Williams
Jan 20, 2010 11:26
14 yrs ago
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Spanish term
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25,00m de luz
Spanish to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
From the same text about road construction:
Se indicará a continuación el proceso constructivo a llevar a cabo para la construcción de cada una de las estructuras.
A.1.2.7.1 Paso superior XXXX.
El paso superior XXXX consta de doble tablero de 12,70m de ancho cada uno y ***25,00 m de luz***. La estructura está formada por una cimentación directa con zapatas de hormigón armado, pilas y muros de estribo de hormigón armado y losa de tablero de hormigón armado y postesado.
Se indicará a continuación el proceso constructivo a llevar a cabo para la construcción de cada una de las estructuras.
A.1.2.7.1 Paso superior XXXX.
El paso superior XXXX consta de doble tablero de 12,70m de ancho cada uno y ***25,00 m de luz***. La estructura está formada por una cimentación directa con zapatas de hormigón armado, pilas y muros de estribo de hormigón armado y losa de tablero de hormigón armado y postesado.
Proposed translations
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| 5 +4 | 25.0 m span |
Kathryn Litherland
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| 4 | height |
Leonardo Lamarche
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Proposed translations
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Kathryn Litherland
United States
United States
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Specializes in field
United States
Versatile technical translator/editor
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English
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25.0 m span
"luz" in these sorts of contexts (bridges, beams, window openings, etc.) refers to clear span or open span between two supporting points. A good mnemonic is to think in terms of "seeing daylight" between the two end supports.
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Leonardo Lamarche
Venezuela
Venezuela
Native in Spanish
Venezuela
Leonardo Lamarche Translator
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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102
height
clearance height
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