weight driven

Spanish translation: accionados por pesa

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English term or phrase:weight driven
Spanish translation:accionados por pesa
Entered by: Omar Lima Quintana

23:02 Jun 4, 2009
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English term or phrase: weight driven
The text mentions the difference between clocks and watches. It says:
From the beginning, clocks were weight driven, but the breaktrhough that made watches possible was the invention of a new device.
analiaramire (X)
Argentina
Local time: 07:30
accionados por pesa
Explanation:
El péndulo es una pesa, en el sentido de un peso determinado que ejerce una acción
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Omar Lima Quintana
Local time: 07:30
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2accionados por pesa
Omar Lima Quintana
4 +1de pesas
Laura Ojeda
3el mecanismo de los relojes (murales) se impulsaba por pesos
Bubo Coroman (X)


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
accionados por pesa


Explanation:
El péndulo es una pesa, en el sentido de un peso determinado que ejerce una acción

Omar Lima Quintana
Local time: 07:30
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Agustina Burdman Luciano
24 mins
  -> Gracias, Agustina

agree  nahuelhuapi
12 hrs
  -> Gracias, huapi. Saludos.
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
de pesas


Explanation:
Mira el enlace

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Note added at 9 minutos (2009-06-04 23:12:05 GMT)
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Otro enlace con información interesante:
http://html.rincondelvago.com/historia-y-evolucion-del-reloj...


    Reference: http://www.educar.org/Inventos/Relojes/relojesmodernos.asp
Laura Ojeda
Portugal
Local time: 07:30
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT
6 hrs
  -> Gracias, Tomás.
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
el mecanismo de los relojes (murales) se impulsaba por pesos


Explanation:
algunos relojes (p.ej. rusos) se fabrican con pesos que usan la gravedad para impulsar el mecanismo

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Note added at 10 mins (2009-06-04 23:12:57 GMT)
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http://images.google.es/images?hl=es&q=reloj a pendulo&btnG=...

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Note added at 13 mins (2009-06-04 23:15:30 GMT)
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perdona, se trata de pesas, tal como contestaron mis dos colegas

Bubo Coroman (X)
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 428
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