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pesos muerto

English translation: dead-weight

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Spanish term or phrase:peso muerto
English translation:dead-weight

01:29 Nov 8, 2000
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
Spanish term or phrase: pesos muerto
La Terminal consiste en un muelle con capacidad para atender barcos de hasta 130,000 Toneladas de Pesos Muerto...
miriam b
dead-weight
Explanation:
This is defined as the difference in the ship's displacement (in water) loaded and light. It's not actually the weight of the ship, but the weight/volume of water displaced.

The Terminal consists of a quay with /a capacity/facilities/ for dealing with ships of up to 130,000 tonnes dead-weight
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Lia Fail (X)
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Summary of answers provided
naDead weight
Paul Roige (X)
naCONFIRM: There is such a thing as dead weight in freight,
Parrot
nadead-weight
Lia Fail (X)


  

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22 mins
Dead weight


Explanation:
I believe you mean "Peso Muerto". But if what you want is "pesos muertos" you'd be talking weirdly about boxing "dead (heavy)weigths" for instance. Here goes my version: "The (Harbour) Terminal consists of a wharf with capacity to deal with ships of up to 130,000 dead weight tons". Hope it helps cheers :)


    Reference: http://www.paroscientific.com/dwtperform.htm
    Reference: http://www.rand.org/publications/classics/wohlstetter/DL1662...
Paul Roige (X)
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7 hrs
CONFIRM: There is such a thing as dead weight in freight,


Explanation:
because there is live weight (for example, livestock not yet slaughtered).

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10 hrs
dead-weight


Explanation:
This is defined as the difference in the ship's displacement (in water) loaded and light. It's not actually the weight of the ship, but the weight/volume of water displaced.

The Terminal consists of a quay with /a capacity/facilities/ for dealing with ships of up to 130,000 tonnes dead-weight


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Lia Fail (X)
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