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Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks | | Spanish term or phrase: perfiles de refuerzo [de la] cabina | The "de la" are not in the original text but I think they should be.
This is from a loss adjuster's report concerning the damage done to the rear of the cab of a tractor unit (lorry). The perfiles need to be replaced. See this other question for more details:
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish_to_english/automotive_cars...
Thanks in advance. |
| Greg HuntKudoZ activityQuestions: 26 ( 1 open) ( 1 closed without grading) Answers: 28
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| | English translation:bracing bars | Explanation:
I always have problems with "perfil" as a technical term. For example, a "perfil de aluminio" would be an "aluminium extrusion". But other types of "perfil" are bent or folded metal, eg, a length of angle iron, or a "U" channel. Anything with a constant cross-sectional shape. You probably don't know what these "perfiles de refuerzo" look like, so I would use a non-specific term such as "bars".
(I wish I could find out how to use quote marks without the website automatically adding a back-slash - does anybody know how to do this?)
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Local time: 03:55
| Grading comment I did have some photographs, but it was still all a bit vague, so I went for "interior and exterior panels", but again your answer gave me some food for thought, so thanks!
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12 hrs confidence:   bracing bars
Explanation:
I always have problems with "perfil" as a technical term. For example, a "perfil de aluminio" would be an "aluminium extrusion". But other types of "perfil" are bent or folded metal, eg, a length of angle iron, or a "U" channel. Anything with a constant cross-sectional shape. You probably don't know what these "perfiles de refuerzo" look like, so I would use a non-specific term such as "bars".
(I wish I could find out how to use quote marks without the website automatically adding a back-slash - does anybody know how to do this?)
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Note added at 12 hrs (2011-03-29 11:01:18 GMT)
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OK, so the back-slash only shows up when you preview your answer, but not when you submit it.
| pclews
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| | Grading comment | I did have some photographs, but it was still all a bit vague, so I went for "interior and exterior panels", but again your answer gave me some food for thought, so thanks! |
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