(estar situado) en planta

English translation: located/sited on a ground plan

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Spanish term or phrase:(estar situado) en planta
English translation:located/sited on a ground plan
Entered by: Parrot

21:50 Apr 3, 2002
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering / puenting and viaducting ;-)
Spanish term or phrase: (estar situado) en planta
Bueno. Ya que estamos, pues una cosa más sencilla...creo. "El puente está situado en planta en una curva circular". Esta y una más y a la cama. :-))))))))))))))))))))))))
Paul Roige (X)
Spain
Local time: 10:15
located/sited on a ground plan in a circular curve
Explanation:
Mira ver si encaja, qué suerte tienes. Yo todavía tengo un tocho de Sprachenheits.
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Parrot
Spain
Local time: 10:15
Grading comment
That'll do, tchüss :-)
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1located/sited on a ground plan in a circular curve
Parrot
5The bridge forms a circular curve from a flat surface
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
5in plan
Nikki Graham
4el proyecto (dibujo) muestra el puente como una curva circular
Antonio Costa (X)


  

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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
located/sited on a ground plan in a circular curve


Explanation:
Mira ver si encaja, qué suerte tienes. Yo todavía tengo un tocho de Sprachenheits.

Parrot
Spain
Local time: 10:15
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 7645
Grading comment
That'll do, tchüss :-)

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agree  Dr. Chrys Chrystello
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
The bridge forms a circular curve from a flat surface


Explanation:
OR
The bridge curves up in a circle from a perpendicular plane

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 7709
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el proyecto (dibujo) muestra el puente como una curva circular


Explanation:
No necesita.

Antonio Costa (X)
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21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
in plan


Explanation:
this is what I usually translate this as in this context.
Sorry, can't give dictionary references as this is from my list and I can't remember where it's from.
HTH


    Reference: http://www.google.com/search?num=20&hl=en&q=bridge+%22in+pla...
Nikki Graham
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:15
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 5596
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