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English translation: butt joint

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Spanish term or phrase:	a testa
English translation:	butt joint
Entered by:	psicutrinius

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09:40 Jan 12, 2010

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Construction / Civil Engineering

Spanish term or phrase: a testa

Dear colleagues,

please help understand the meaning of 'a testa' in the following sentence regarding floor coatings:

…
3. CARACTERÍSTICAS DE ENTREGA
La presentación del pavimento para su entrega: rollo o losetas, así como las dimensiones de los mismos se indicarán en el plano o en el pedido correspondiente.

El suministrador tendrá especial cuidado con:

- las medidas de entrega, en el caso de pavimentos que presenten algún tipo de dibujo, señales o marcas que individualicen su colocación en los coches.
- los cortes, que deberán ser limpios de manera que las uniones “ a testa” se noten lo menos posible
…

Les agradezco de antemano su atención.

Sergei Tumanov KudoZ activity Questions: 443 (4 open) (1 without valid answers) (5 closed without grading) Answers: 2280
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butt joint

Explanation:
butt joint
n
(Engineering / General Engineering) a joint between two plates, planks, bars, sections, etc., when the components are butted together and do not overlap or interlock. The joint may be strapped with jointing plates laid across it or welded (butt weld) Sometimes shortened to butt

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 6th Edition 2003. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003

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psicutrinius
Spain
Local time: 06:08

Grading comment

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Summary of answers provided

5 +1

(level) edge to edge

slothm

butt joint

psicutrinius

end/heading joint

Smartranslators

back to back

MPGS

elongation joint

Alicia Jordá

Answers

22 mins confidence:

elongation joint

Explanation:
siguiendo el término "empalme de alargamiento".

unión a testa
f
Cualquier unión de dos piezas a testa para aumentar su longitud. También llamado empalme a testa, empalme de alargamiento.

Por último, si las piezas se obtienen por un aserrado paralelo al eje del
árbol, se dicen que están al hilo, mientras si han sido cortadas
perpendicularmente a éste se llaman a testa, y si lo fueron oblicuamente,
a suela.

Reference: http://www.diclib.com/cgi-bin/d1.cgi?l=es&base=arquitectura&...

Alicia Jordá
Local time: 06:08
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 36

45 mins confidence:

back to back

Explanation:
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MPGS
Local time: 06:08
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 167

1 hr confidence:

end/heading joint

Explanation:
cat.: unió a testa f.; eng.: end joint
f. Unión de dos piezas a testa para aumentar la longitud.

Architecture and Construction dictionary English-Spanishend joint. EN: end joint, heading joint. ES: junta de testa. Definition EN: a joint made by gluing two pieces of wood end to end,commonly by a scarf or ...
www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/theme/BA/EN/.../2 - En caché - Similares

Definición de ladrillo común | Diccionario de arquitectura y ...Traducciones. En español, empalme a testa, se traduce al inglés como end joint, al francés como joint en bout y al alemán como Dehnungsanschluß ...
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end joint
EN: end joint, heading joint
ES: junta de testa
Definition EN: a joint made by gluing two pieces of wood end to end,commonly by a scarf or finger joint

http://www.construmatica.com/construpedia/Unión_a_Testa

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Dadun : Nuevas propuestas para el diseño de pórticos y uniones ...de VFV l IHFWF
Se aportan métodos de prediseño para uniones de chapa de testa extendida. ... Pre-design methods for semi-rigid extended end-plate joints are also provided ...
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Smartranslators
Local time: 06:08
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 683

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

(level) edge to edge

Explanation:
Tles are not placed on top of each other they are placed side to side.

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http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4137681.html
of the tiles 6 enables them to be set edge-to-edge over the backing 2 so that the lining is ...

http://www.pavimentosonline.com/flotex/instalacion_moqueta_F...
edge to edge, following the direction of the arrows, which ... Using a spatula, press border firmly into place. LAYING FLOTEX TILES ...

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Place each subsequent tile edge to edge with the last tile and press firmly into place

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must border at least one already placed tile (edge to edge), ...

http://posterbuddy.com/Poster-creation-instructions.aspx
The next step is to place the poster tiles, edge to edge, on a flat surface

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Place the tiles edge to edge (Note e) in a straight line in an ascending order of the numbering system

slothm
Local time: 01:08
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 179

8 hrs confidence:

butt joint

psicutrinius
Spain
Local time: 06:08
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

Catalan
PRO pts in category: 125

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Changes made by editors

Jan 26, 2010 - Changes made by psicutrinius:
Created KOG entry	KudoZ term => KOG term
Jan 12, 2010 - Changes made by Alicia Jordá:
Field	Tech/Engineering => Other
Field (specific)	Other => Construction / Civil Engineering

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