ball bearing

Spanish translation: rodamientos esféricos

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English term or phrase:ball bearing
Spanish translation:rodamientos esféricos
Entered by: Marta Rainero

13:50 Apr 20, 2005
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general)
English term or phrase: ball bearing
It is a slide system that helps a drawer to move easily and smoothly. I found rodamiento de bolas, the problem is that the client does not like the word "bolas". I would appreciate if you can give me any options. Thank you.
Marta Rainero
Local time: 01:08
rodamientos esféricos
Explanation:
Así que no le gusta "rodamiento de bolas", ¿eh? Pues ése es el término correcto. Sin embargo, preséntale el que te señalo aquí... A ver si tampoco le gusta lo de "esféricos".
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Tadzio (X)
Grading comment
Muchas gracias!!!!!!!! Le gusto lo de esférico....
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2cojinete
Egmont
5 +1rodamiento, balero, cojinete
Ernesto de Lara
5rulemanes
Margarita Palatnik (X)
5rodamiento de balines
mslang
5rodamientos, cojinetes
Lorena Vicente
5rodamientos esféricos
Tadzio (X)
5¿rodamientos esféricos?
Hector Aires


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rulemanes


Explanation:
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Margarita Palatnik (X)
Local time: 02:08
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cojinete


Explanation:
vid. ref.


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Egmont
Spain
Local time: 07:08
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Eduardo Cano Rodríguez
0 min
  -> Gracias de nuevo :-)

agree  Susan Andrew
8 mins
  -> Gracias, Susan :-)
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rodamiento de balines


Explanation:
si tu traducción es para auduiencia de habla hispana en US ... o para México ... esta sería otra alternativa, aunque la más común es rodamiento (cojinete) de bolas

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mslang
United States
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rodamiento, balero, cojinete


Explanation:
En efecto, lo de bolas no se usa. Rodamiento tiene mayor cobertura geogr fica

Ernesto de Lara
Local time: 22:08
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agree  María Eugenia Wachtendorff
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
rodamientos, cojinetes


Explanation:
Podés usar alguno de estos términos (a veces, su uso depende del país). Trabajo para una empresa argentina de ingeniería y utilizamos los dos.

Lorena Vicente
Argentina
Local time: 02:08
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
rodamientos esféricos


Explanation:
Así que no le gusta "rodamiento de bolas", ¿eh? Pues ése es el término correcto. Sin embargo, preséntale el que te señalo aquí... A ver si tampoco le gusta lo de "esféricos".

Tadzio (X)
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 162
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Muchas gracias!!!!!!!! Le gusto lo de esférico....
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
¿rodamientos esféricos?


Explanation:
O sea que el rodamiento tiene forma esférica. ¡Cojinete raro si los hay!
El Étor

Hector Aires
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