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Ensayos de precisión de los vidrios antes de espejar

English translation: polishing

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Spanish term or phrase:	espejar
English translation:	polishing
Entered by:	Clifford Schisler

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16:43 Nov 7, 2009

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Spanish term or phrase: Ensayos de precisión de los vidrios antes de espejar

Ensayos de precisión de curvatura al 100% de los vidrios antes de espejar.
I have problem with ESPEJAR, this is in the context of testing the MIRRORS used for solar thermal stations.

Clifford Schisler KudoZ activity Questions: 22 (1 open) Answers: 50 Paraguay
Local time: 10:42

polishing

Explanation:
espejeante means gleaming, glistening

http://diccionario.reverso.net/espanol-ingles/espejar

so 'Precision tests of the glass before polishing' could well make sense here

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a pleasure, Clifford

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Simon Harris
Spain
Local time: 14:42

Grading comment

Thanks Simon, your input was helful and I used it on this occasion.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +2

polishing

Simon Harris

oprating the mirrors / mirror operation

Jessica Noyes

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	liz askew

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23 mins confidence:

oprating the mirrors / mirror operation

Explanation:
The lenses in the mirrors would need to be tested before they could function in their role of focusing light to provide heat for power production.

Jessica Noyes
United States
Local time: 08:42
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English

14 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

polishing

Simon Harris
Spain
Local time: 14:42
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English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanks Simon, your input was helful and I used it on this occasion.

Reference comments

17 mins

Reference

Reference information:
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=H3otAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA389&lpg...

= to clean/polish

PROCURAR. (Del lat. procurare.) tr. Hacer diligencias o esfuerzos para lograr lo que se desea. II Ejercer el oficio de procurador. II Amér. Proporcionar, producir, causar. II r. Chile. Apresurarse.

http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:8ZMPsr1eZRkJ:www.iisg.n...

http://www.google.co.uk/#hl=en&safe=off&q=precision tests on...

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Note added at 18 mins (2009-11-07 17:01:54 GMT)
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sorry
ignore second ref. about "procurar"...seems to have crept in from another query I was researching!

liz askew
United Kingdom
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English
PRO pts in category: 66

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