knife bolts undone

Spanish translation: pernos de cuchilla sueltos/flojos

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English term or phrase:knife bolts undone
Spanish translation:pernos de cuchilla sueltos/flojos
Entered by: Ana Brassara

20:27 Feb 9, 2009
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering
English term or phrase: knife bolts undone
Se trata de una trouble shooting table:

Fault: cracks
Cause: knife bolts undone in incorrect sequence
Remedial measure: follow resetting instructions

¡¡No tengo más contexto!!
Gracias
Ana Brassara
Local time: 18:33
pernos de cuchilla sueltos/flojos
Explanation:
Según el diccionario técnico Beigbeder:

knife bolt = perno de cuchilla
http://books.google.com/books?id=ymGOeyga09AC&pg=PA798&lpg=P...

Undo:
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_spanish/engineering_gen...

Saludos
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Miguel Armentia
Spain
Local time: 23:33
Grading comment
Gracias.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1Tornillos/pernos de la cuchilla removidos
Gilberto Diaz Castro
3 +1pernos de cuchilla sueltos/flojos
Miguel Armentia
4pernos de la cuchilla aflojados
Carlos Teran


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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
pernos de cuchilla sueltos/flojos


Explanation:
Según el diccionario técnico Beigbeder:

knife bolt = perno de cuchilla
http://books.google.com/books?id=ymGOeyga09AC&pg=PA798&lpg=P...

Undo:
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_spanish/engineering_gen...

Saludos

Miguel Armentia
Spain
Local time: 23:33
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 116
Grading comment
Gracias.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Veronica Colasanto
13 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, Verónica.
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pernos de la cuchilla aflojados


Explanation:
Coincido con Miguel Armentia en la traducción, sin embargo como se trata de una tabla buscafallas, yo le interpreto de la siguiente manera: se produjeron cracks (grietas), por que los "pernos de la cuchilla fueron aflojados en la secuencia incorrecta."
Lástima que no se puede contar con más contexto.

Carlos Teran
Bolivia
Local time: 17:33
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Tornillos/pernos de la cuchilla removidos


Explanation:
Es la primera vez que veo la palabra 'Undone' utilizada en éste contexto. Lo que indica es que fueron removidos. He sido mecánico por la mayor parte de mi vida y el orden de la remoción o instalación de los tornillos en ciertas aplicaciones es muy crítica. Veamos el significado de la palabra ‘Undone’…

Pocket Oxford Spanish Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:

UNDONE /'ʌn'dʌn/ adjetivo (pred)
(unfastened) desatado, desamarrado (AmL exc RPl)
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From the Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:
undone [ʌn'dʌn] adjetivo
1 inacabado,-a
2 sin hacer
3 (cremallera) abierto,-a
(nudo, etc) deshecho,-a
(ropa) desabrochado,-a
(zapato) desatado,-a


    Reference: http://www.wordreference.com/es/translation.asp?tranword=und...
Gilberto Diaz Castro
United States
Local time: 17:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 140

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Darío Orlando Fernández: en la secuencia hay que removerlos totalmente o alcanza con aflojarlos?
3 hrs
  -> Si se sigue la secuencia prescrita se sueltan los tornillos/pernos de forma gradual. to undo=deshacer por lo tanto en éste contexto se refiere a la remoción incorrecta. Se le dio mal uso a 'Undone'. Gracias, que tenga una gran semana.
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