Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
por humedad ambiental
English translation:
(cures by reacting with) ambient humidity
Added to glossary by
Juan Ripoll
Nov 27, 2010 18:43
13 yrs ago
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Spanish term
por humedad ambiental
Spanish to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
Sealants, waterproofing
Spain. Not sure how to put this, nor do I understand how it can dry out "por" absolute/atmospheric humidity [if that is the right term].
"Es un producto monocomponente que seca por humedad ambiental, formando una membrana continua, elástica, con excelentes propiedades mecánicas y de adherencia que la hacen resistente a la intemperie."
"Es un producto monocomponente que seca por humedad ambiental, formando una membrana continua, elástica, con excelentes propiedades mecánicas y de adherencia que la hacen resistente a la intemperie."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +5 | (cures by reacting with) ambient humidity |
Juan Ripoll
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| 4 | surrunding moist |
Nieves Killefer
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| 3 | dries out by atmospheric humidity |
Ruth Wöhlk
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Change log
Nov 27, 2010 18:56: P Forgas changed "Language pair" from "English to Spanish" to "Spanish to English"
Nov 30, 2010 20:19: Juan Ripoll Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Juan Ripoll
Uruguay
Uruguay
Native in Spanish
Uruguay
Engineer with proficiency in english.
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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(cures by reacting with) ambient humidity
Curioso uso de la palabra seca reemplazando a cura o reacciona, siendo que es imprescindible que la película se moje.
Saludos
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Note added at 3 días1 hora (2010-11-30 20:26:52 GMT) Post-grading
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Even though the answer wasn't as dry as it could be, consider some misunderstanding on my side.
Con respecto a seca y se seca ambos son de uso común en ese contexto, y secar puede asumir transitividad.
Saludos, Juan
Saludos
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Note added at 3 días1 hora (2010-11-30 20:26:52 GMT) Post-grading
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Even though the answer wasn't as dry as it could be, consider some misunderstanding on my side.
Con respecto a seca y se seca ambos son de uso común en ese contexto, y secar puede asumir transitividad.
Saludos, Juan
Note from asker:
| Yes, and shouldn't it be "se seca" if the verb is intransitive? My query was really about the use of "por" because in English I'd say "at" or "in"... |
Peer comment(s):
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psicutrinius
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gracias, psicutrinius
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Michele Fauble
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gracias, Michele
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cranesfreak
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gracias, cranes
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Gabriella Bertelmann
: agree
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gracias, Gabriella
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Thayenga
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gracias, Thayenga
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks for the help, even if some of it was unintentionally moist..."
18 hrs
Ruth Wöhlk
Germany
Germany
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Germany
interprete y traductora jurada
Native in: German , Spanish
Works in: Spanish to German, German to Spanish, English to German, and 5 more.
dries out by atmospheric humidity
another option
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Nieves Killefer
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
United States
English>Spanish
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain) 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
surrunding moist
suggestion
Discussion
so it's enough to say dries out with/by atmospheric himidity