May 4, 2010 15:55
14 yrs ago
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Spanish term
ALETON
Spanish to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
Architecture
Hi everyone. I am currently tranlating a technical file from Spanish into English, involved with the renovation of a Spanish colonial church in Havana. The ARCHITECTS use the word ALETON. Wikipedia does not provide a definition of this technical concept. Unfortunately I have a slow connection and I just can not browse over the www trying to find what this is all about. Could you help me with this? i mean , the translastion of this word and the technical concept in Spanish
Kind regards,
RAUL
Kind regards,
RAUL
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | buttress |
traductorchile
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| 3 | flying buttress |
Michael McCann
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Change log
May 4, 2010 17:51: Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT changed "Language pair" from "English to Spanish" to "Spanish to English"
Proposed translations
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24 mins
traductorchile
Chile
Chile
Native in Spanish
&
English
Specializes in field
Chile
over 44 years environment & engineering
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish
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35
buttress
Los aletones son un elemento de enmascaramiento, utilizado para articular el piso inferior con otro superior de menor anchura, ocultando los machones que llevan el empuje de las nuevas fachadas.
buttress
http://www.parkinsondodsoncheung.co.uk/portfolio_cons_stdi.h...
buttress
http://www.parkinsondodsoncheung.co.uk/portfolio_cons_stdi.h...
2 hrs
Michael McCann
Ireland
Ireland
Native in English
Ireland
A professional translation every time
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Italian to English, French to English, and 3 more.
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8
flying buttress
It is definitely a support for a wall or higher floor. The simple form of the word "aleta" suggests a wing or something in the air. Are they fully attached to the wall from top to bottom or coming away from the wall from the top like a true "flying buttress"?
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