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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

thumb nuts

Spanish translation:

tuercas de mariposa

Added to glossary by Florencia Ciccarella
Apr 30, 2005 22:21
21 yrs ago
7 viewers *
English term

thumb nuts

English to Spanish Tech/Engineering Astronomy & Space telescope
Thumb nuts for sighting scope.
They are constituent parts of a telescope.
Proposed translations (Spanish)
4 +3 tuercas de apriete manual
5 +1 tuerca de alas/mariposa
4 tornillo

Proposed translations

+3
10 mins
Selected

tuercas de apriete manual

Una posibilidad.
Buena suerte y saludos del Oso ¶:^)

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Note added at 2005-04-30 22:33:34 (GMT)
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*tuerca de apriete manual*
  DE  Fingermutter
  EN  *thumb nut*
  FR  écrou à serrage à main

http://pci204.cindoc.csic.es/tesauros/Maq_Her/html/MQH_T1.ht...

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Note added at 2005-04-30 22:39:17 (GMT)
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También llamadas comunmente: ***tuercas de mariposa*** o ***tuercas de orejetas*** o ***palomillas*** que se pueden apretar fácilmente sin necesidad de ninguna herramienta.

\"**Thumb nut**, a nut for a screw, having wings to grasp between
the thumb and fingers in turning it; also, a nut with a
knurled rim for the same purpose.\"

http://onlinedictionary.datasegment.com/word/thumb nut

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Note added at 2005-04-30 22:48:12 (GMT)
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Aquí puedes ver una imagen:
http://www.importper.cl/images/products/507312.JPG
Peer comment(s):

agree Fabricio Castillo : de ajuste manual, ¿no? Saludos, amigo plantígrado :-)
19 mins
¡Saludos cordiales, Fabricio! En México usamos comunmente "de apriete". Gracias. ¶:^)
agree Flavio Granados F : de mariposa
4 hrs
Gracias, Flavio ¶:^)
agree Gabriela Rodriguez
1 day 3 hrs
Grazie, Gaby! ¶:^)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Gracias por tu respuesta, Oso"
16 mins

tornillo

dicc. Oxford Duden
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+1
9 hrs

tuerca de alas/mariposa

Also known as wing nuts.
Peer comment(s):

agree Gabriela Rodriguez
18 hrs
thanks, gaby
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