ProZ.com global directory of translation services
 The translation workplace
Ideas
KudoZ home » Italian to Spanish » Construction / Civil Engineering

ql

Spanish translation: quintales


Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs
(or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.
GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
Italian term or phrase:ql
Spanish translation:quintales
Entered by: Veronica Colasanto
Options:
- Contribute to this entry
- Include in personal glossary

11:07 Mar 17, 2010
Italian to Spanish translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
Italian term or phrase: ql
Buen día
¿Qué significa el acrónimo "ql"?
Peso totale con copertura (ql)

Muchas gracias
Veronica Colasanto
Brazil
Local time: 21:06
quintales
Explanation:
Un quintal es una antigua unidad de masa española, que equivale a:

100 libras castellanas
46,039625555 kg
101,5 libras avoirdupois
Selected response from:

Carmen Palomino
Italy
Local time: 02:06
Grading comment
¡Gracias!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1100 kilogramos
Mercedes Sánchez-Marco
5quintales
Carmen Palomino


  

Answers


29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
quintales


Explanation:
Un quintal es una antigua unidad de masa española, que equivale a:

100 libras castellanas
46,039625555 kg
101,5 libras avoirdupois


Example sentence(s):
  • Miniescavatore di peso operativo di 18 quintali

    Reference: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quintal
Carmen Palomino
Italy
Local time: 02:06
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
¡Gracias!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Mercedes Sánchez-Marco: De acuerdo con quintales, pero no en la equivalencia en su uso habitual.
13 mins
  -> Sí, es verdad, en el sistema métrico son 100 kg. Gracias por la aclaración
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
100 kilogramos


Explanation:

Diccionario RAE: .....métrico: Peso de cien kilogramos

);


quintal n. ( Abbr. ql. or q. ) A unit of mass in the metric system equal to 100 kilograms. See hundredweight (sense 2)


Example sentence(s):
  • quintale traducción Italian - Ingles : quintale sm quintal (= 100 kg) pesa un quintale (fig) it weighs a ton … . Definición, italian, diccionario, sinónimos ...
  • Un quintale (q) è un'unità di misura di massa non usata dal sistema internazionale di unità di misura, ma assai diffusa in Italia ed in Europa, ed ancora di uso comune. Un quintale equivale a:

    Reference: http://diccionario.reverso.net/italian-ingles/quintale
Mercedes Sánchez-Marco
Spain
Local time: 02:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 95
Notes to answerer
Asker: Gracias Olza. Dejé quintales porque me pidieron que no convirtiera las unidades.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maura Affinita
3 hrs
  -> Gracias, Maura
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)




Return to KudoZ list


KudoZ™ translation help
The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.



See also: