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Spanish: despuntar

English translation: trimming (board) ends/edges







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Spanish term or phrase:despuntar (tablas)
English translation:trimming (board) ends/edges
Entered by:Jorge Gonza
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Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Forestry / Wood / Timber / Timber Characteristics
Spanish term or phrase: despuntar
Context:
"1.1 Qué tipos de defectos serán aceptables:
Cuando los tucos (troncos) se asierran, las tablas no son despuntadas de inmediato; usualmente se espera un tiempo de más de 15 días para hacerlo debido a que, la velocidad de pérdida de agua trae como consecuencia la aparición de rajaduras en los extremos de las mismas."
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Type of document: a letter about timber conditions for trading.
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Jorge Gonza
Peru
Clarification request(s) and response
Jorge Gonza (asker): 4:43pm Mar 7, 2004: COUNTRY - This is a letter from a timber operation in Peru to a contact in the US
Jorge Gonza (asker): 5:01pm Mar 7, 2004: COUNTRY - This is a letter from a timber operation in Peru to a contact in the US

board-ends are not trimmed
Explanation:
las tablas no son despuntadas

board-ends are not trimmed

Se toma otro camino.
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Henry Hinds
United States
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Thank you very much. You make everything look easy. Thanks!
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Summary of answers provided
5board-ends are not trimmed
Henry Hinds
4saw off the ends
David Russi


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
saw off the ends

Explanation:
the ends are not sawed/cut off right away...

David Russi
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
board-ends are not trimmed

Explanation:
las tablas no son despuntadas

board-ends are not trimmed

Se toma otro camino.


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Henry Hinds
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 30
Note from asker to answerer
Thank you very much. You make everything look easy. Thanks!
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