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Dec 10, 2003 11:12
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English term
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Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain) 
, Catalan (Variant: Central)
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slag
English to Spanish
Tech/Engineering
The foam was relatively rigig , did not sag when supporting its own weight and was thermoformable.
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 5 +2 | se hundía / hundirse |
Michael Powers (PhD)
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| 5 | pandear |
Alejandro Umerez
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Proposed translations
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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
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9884
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se hundía / hundirse
Oxford
sag1 / s&g / vi -gg-
1 a « beams / ceiling » combarse; the bed sagged in the middle la cama se hundía en el medio; the
branches sagged under the weight of the apples las ramas se combaban con el peso de las
manzanas
b (hang down, droop): sagging breasts pechos mpl caídos
2 a « spirits / courage / resolution » flaquear, decaer*
b (decline) « prices / rates » caer*, bajar; « production » decaer*
Mike :)
sag1 / s&g / vi -gg-
1 a « beams / ceiling » combarse; the bed sagged in the middle la cama se hundía en el medio; the
branches sagged under the weight of the apples las ramas se combaban con el peso de las
manzanas
b (hang down, droop): sagging breasts pechos mpl caídos
2 a « spirits / courage / resolution » flaquear, decaer*
b (decline) « prices / rates » caer*, bajar; « production » decaer*
Mike :)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Maria Lorenzo
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| agree |
John Bozell
: el verbo "combarse" is more precise, I think
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Alejandro Umerez
Native in Spanish
Large technical/industrial experience
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish
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5493
pandear
Sag, como verbo se traduce como pandear o ceder. En tu caso me parece que se aplica mejor pandear. En otras palabras la frase dice "no se pandeó al soportar su propio peso"
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