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pry or crow bar

Spanish translation: haciendo palanca

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English term or phrase:pry or crow bar
Spanish translation:haciendo palanca
Entered by: Spanish-English Translator

13:57 May 7, 2008
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering / correas, poleas y transmisiones
English term or phrase: pry or crow bar
Never ¨pry¨ or ¨crow bar¨belts onto a drive.
Spanish-English Translator
Local time: 23:47
haciendo palanca
Explanation:
No creo que quede muy natural decir "apalancando", pero para gustos...

Suerte Catalina,

Álvaro :O)
Selected response from:

moken
Local time: 03:47
Grading comment
Muchas gracias, Alvaro.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4fuerce o haga palanca
Sergio Gaymer
4 +2haciendo palanca
moken
5nunca utilice una pata de cabra para instalar...
Cesar Serrano


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
¨pry¨ or ¨crow bar¨
haciendo palanca


Explanation:
No creo que quede muy natural decir "apalancando", pero para gustos...

Suerte Catalina,

Álvaro :O)

moken
Local time: 03:47
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 60
Grading comment
Muchas gracias, Alvaro.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Para Henry: Es para España. Es un manual de correas trapezoidales.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yolanda González
1 hr
agree  Noni Gilbert Riley: Some form of palanca, yes - although I share your doubts about apalancar, prob because of other uses of verb.
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Noni. :O)
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
fuerce o haga palanca


Explanation:
:)

Sergio Gaymer
Chile
Local time: 20:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 60

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Noni Gilbert Riley: haga palanca
30 mins
  -> gracias aceavila
agree  Fabricio Castillo: Sip, por este lado me parece más adecuado
2 hrs
  -> gracias Fabricio, que tengas un buen día
agree  Christian [email protected]: con una "pata de cabra" o similar
11 hrs
  -> gracias Christian
agree  jmr620808: ... no "haga palanca" (pry) o utilize una "barreta" (crow bar) para ..... (México)
1 day 9 hrs
  -> gracias jmr
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
nunca utilice una pata de cabra para instalar...


Explanation:
en Ecuador se utiliza el termino *pata de cabra*...

Cesar Serrano
United States
Local time: 19:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 32
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