Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
allowance for float
Spanish translation:
margen de movimiento
Added to glossary by
Ana Gómez
Sep 18, 2007 10:04
17 yrs ago
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English term
allowance for float
English to Spanish
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
Informe pericial
Contexto:
"The Report also dismisses time schedule relief claims in the Claims Dossiers [...] on the basis that available drawings permitted to identify adjacent structures or buildings that should have been taken into account by X when planning its work and that onsite supervision by the owner is common in construction. Such analyses, presented in Section 4 of the Report, were carried out by taking into account the dates on which the relevant Works were actually executed without any ALLOWANCE FOR FLOAT, i.e., by looking at the «as built program» set out in its Appendix 7."
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"The Report also dismisses time schedule relief claims in the Claims Dossiers [...] on the basis that available drawings permitted to identify adjacent structures or buildings that should have been taken into account by X when planning its work and that onsite supervision by the owner is common in construction. Such analyses, presented in Section 4 of the Report, were carried out by taking into account the dates on which the relevant Works were actually executed without any ALLOWANCE FOR FLOAT, i.e., by looking at the «as built program» set out in its Appendix 7."
¡Gracias!
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 4 | margen de movimiento |
trnet
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| 4 | reserva para desplazamientos |
jomasaov (X)
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| 4 | holgura |
faguilar
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| 3 | margen de flotación |
Amanda Tozer
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Proposed translations
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Selected
margen de movimiento
This refers to a possible margin allowed to the contractor for start and completion of work, float cannot be transliterated here because it can become obscure, in Civil Engineering there are many instances of float i.e. Float Coat (enlucido), Foat Time (holgura), even floating foundation (cimentaci'on flotante), etc.
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Amanda Tozer
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margen de flotación
may also be "margen de flote", as "margen de flotación" can sometimes have a financial connotation, as in "floating on the stock exchange".
1 hr
reserva para desplazamientos
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11 hrs
holgura
It seems to me by context that the allowance for float refers to a margin of time the contractor should have considered for possible delays in the works and/or inspections or showstoppers. If this is the case, then I consider that the propper translation is "holgura", since contractor should have considered some "holgura" when planning their schedule.
Example sentence:
Planificó su programa sin holgura
Considere un 10% de tiempo de holgura
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