prensa estopas

English translation: stuffing box

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
Spanish term or phrase:prensa estopas
English translation:stuffing box
Entered by: charlesink

07:55 Mar 19, 2001
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
Spanish term or phrase: prensa estopas
In a technical manual. It is part of a water pump.
Jose Arnoldo Rodriguez-Carrington
Mexico
Local time: 17:13
stuffing box
Explanation:
stuffing box = prensaertopas
gland of a stuffing box = sombrerete del prensaestopas
gland nut = tuerca del prensaestopas

stuffing box

An enclosure containing packing to prevent leakage around a moving machine part.



The American Heritage(r) Dictionary of the English Language

Selected response from:

charlesink
Local time: 20:13
Grading comment
hank you ey much for your help. I hope I can reciprocte sometime soon.
Arnoldo
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
nagland seal
Mauricio López Langenbach
nagland seal
Mauricio López Langenbach
nastuffing box
Rocky
nastuffing box
charlesink


  

Answers


5 mins
gland seal


Explanation:
Esa es la traducción.


    Trabajos anteriores en procesos mineros
Mauricio López Langenbach
New Zealand
Local time: 12:13
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 60

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
Heathcliff
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

27 mins
gland seal


Explanation:
Adjunto el enlace del Eurodicautom, donde aparece el término que sugiero y otro más.


    Reference: http://eurodic.ip.lu/cgi-bin/edicbin/EuroDicWWW.pl
Mauricio López Langenbach
New Zealand
Local time: 12:13
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 60

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
Heathcliff
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

1 hr
stuffing box


Explanation:
Beigbeder


    Beigbeder
Rocky
Local time: 23:13
PRO pts in pair: 22

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
Heathcliff
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

3 hrs
stuffing box


Explanation:
stuffing box = prensaertopas
gland of a stuffing box = sombrerete del prensaestopas
gland nut = tuerca del prensaestopas

stuffing box

An enclosure containing packing to prevent leakage around a moving machine part.



The American Heritage(r) Dictionary of the English Language




    Malgorn Technical Dictionary and my own experience as engineer.
    The American Heritage
charlesink
Local time: 20:13
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 91
Grading comment
hank you ey much for your help. I hope I can reciprocte sometime soon.
Arnoldo

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
Heathcliff
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.


See also:
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search