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compuesta por miles de engranajes

English translation: formed by thousands of meshing parts


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Spanish term or phrase:compuesta por miles de engranajes
English translation:formed by thousands of meshing parts
Entered by: Jenette Holyoak
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12:46 Nov 7, 2011
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general)
Spanish term or phrase: compuesta por miles de engranajes
Hi Proz,
This comes up in a translation about formwork in a road building project (overpass) and says:
se hace una revision al final de montaje al tratarse de una estructura tanto compleja y compuesta por miles de engranajes. is it simply componenets as I can't see how gears fits??
Thanks
J
Jenette Holyoak
Local time: 03:04
formed by thousands of meshing parts
Explanation:
xx

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Note added at 18 mins (2011-11-07 13:05:16 GMT)
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also: "numerous meshing parts"

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Note added at 26 mins (2011-11-07 13:13:08 GMT)
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Mesh:
3.
a. To fit together effectively; be coordinated.
b. To accord with another or each other; harmonize.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/meshing

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Note added at 57 mins (2011-11-07 13:44:20 GMT)
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Charles Davis rightly suggests "...made up of"
Selected response from:

Roberto Hall
Local time: 23:04
Grading comment
Thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3formed by thousands of meshing partsRoberto Hall
4 +1comprising thousands of interlocking partsxxxFVS
4composed of thousands of interdependent/interwoven subunits
Dr Neil Ashby
3like a thousand part jigsaw puzzle
Benjamin A Flores


  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
formed by thousands of meshing parts


Explanation:
xx

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Note added at 18 mins (2011-11-07 13:05:16 GMT)
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also: "numerous meshing parts"

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Note added at 26 mins (2011-11-07 13:13:08 GMT)
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Mesh:
3.
a. To fit together effectively; be coordinated.
b. To accord with another or each other; harmonize.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/meshing

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Note added at 57 mins (2011-11-07 13:44:20 GMT)
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Charles Davis rightly suggests "...made up of"

Roberto Hall
Local time: 23:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charles Davis: I would say "made up of", but "meshing parts" is a good idea.
25 mins
  -> Thanks Charles.
agree  Jenni Lukac: "Meshing parts" is a brilliant solution.
33 mins
  -> Thanks, Jenni.
neutral  Dr Neil Ashby: To me "meshing parts" has intonations of moving parts, too close to the askers idea of 'gears'. An overpass doesn't have so many moving parts; more units of 'support, suspension, foundation, road surface, water channeling, etc.' all structural not moving.
49 mins
  -> Thanks, Neil.
agree  evelyn beltrán
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Eebarias
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
composed of thousands of interdependent/interwoven subunits


Explanation:
I personally prefer interdependent, emphasizing the complexity and the necessity of all of the parts together to create the whole.

Dr Neil Ashby
Spain
Local time: 04:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 34
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
like a thousand part jigsaw puzzle


Explanation:
Just an idea as we know it has no gear and probably has more than a thousand pieces. but... this one is static.

"a rather complex structure like a thousand part jigsaw puzzle"



    Reference: http://vixra.org/pdf/1011.0001v1.pdf
Benjamin A Flores
Local time: 20:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
comprising thousands of interlocking parts


Explanation:
is what I would say

xxxFVS
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  bigedsenior: Yes! There are plenty of references to interlocking forms.
1 day5 hrs
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