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tang

Spanish translation: espiga


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English term or phrase:tang
Spanish translation:espiga
Entered by: Darío Zozaya
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21:18 Jan 13, 2012
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Engineering (general)
English term or phrase: tang
Características de una navaja.

The full tang extends beyond the G-10 scales with a lanyard hole and can be used for pressure point manipulation.
Darío Zozaya
Argentina
Local time: 12:17
espiga
Explanation:
Aunque se usa 'tang' también como anglicismo, al parecer

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Note added at 17 mins (2012-01-13 21:35:41 GMT)
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Y ver un imágen aqui: http://armasblancas.mforos.com/936850/6878643-jerga-cuchille...
demostrando que la 'espiga' es precisamente lo que se describe en la definición de 'tang' aquí: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang_(weaponry)
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fionn
Mexico
Local time: 10:17
Grading comment
Muchas gracias.
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
espiga


Explanation:
Aunque se usa 'tang' también como anglicismo, al parecer

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Note added at 17 mins (2012-01-13 21:35:41 GMT)
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Y ver un imágen aqui: http://armasblancas.mforos.com/936850/6878643-jerga-cuchille...
demostrando que la 'espiga' es precisamente lo que se describe en la definición de 'tang' aquí: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang_(weaponry)

Example sentence(s):
  • A simple vista cuando vemos el mango de un cuchillo, podemos ver varias cosas, si tiene guarda o no, si es de espiga completa (Full tang, en ingles), o de espiga oculta (Hidden tang). Dependiendo del tipo de mango y espiga, nos encontramos con muy diferen

    Reference: http://www.suministrosparacuchillos.com/mangos-para-cuchillo...
fionn
Mexico
Local time: 10:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Muchas gracias.

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agree  Charles Davis: Just beat me to it! // No problem! Happens all the time anyway...
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agree  eski: Right on, saludos. eski ;))
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