cap

Spanish translation: tapa

06:02 Jul 2, 2002

English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering

English term or phrase: cap

The piece of material placed over the open end of a piece of tubing, simply to cover the end. Could also be a plastic shielding material on the two ends of a long device of any type, to protect the ends.

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Local time: 22:19

Spanish translation:tapa

Explanation:
pero creo que ya está en el glosario

Selected response from:

Juan Viloria
Local time: 00:19

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Summary of answers provided

4 +4

tapa

Juan Viloria

4 +1

tapón or tapa

Peter Bagney

tapa ciega

Ernesto de Lara

Tapón (a rosca o a presión)

Silvina Sorribas

caperuza

Raimundo

Answers

1 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

tapa

Explanation:
pero creo que ya está en el glosario

Juan Viloria
Local time: 00:19
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 154

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

tapón or tapa

Explanation:
your choice

Peter Bagney
Spain
Local time: 06:19
PRO pts in pair: 1429

15 mins confidence:

tapa ciega

Explanation:
That how the plumbers in Mexico call it.
Don't ask me why.

Ernesto de Lara
Local time: 21:19
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 5831

5 hrs confidence:

caperuza

Explanation:
En su conocida acepción del Diccionario de la Real Academia

" cubierta de la punta o extremo de una cosa", por ejemplo de un tubo como el tuyo

Puede valer "tapón" (que, en general esconde la idea de objeto circular/cilíndrico),pero no tapa (las tapas pueden tener formas varias, no sólo circulares)

Tecnicamente, lo ideal es la generalización a este caso del uso de "opérculo" ya que éste es una "pieza generalmente redonda que, a modo de tapadera, sirve para cerrar ciertas aberturas, como las de las agallas...."

Saludos

Raimundo
Local time: 05:19
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 399

6 hrs confidence:

Tapón (a rosca o a presión)

Explanation:
generalmente se refiere a un tapón roscado o a rosca, pero depende del contexto y de la utilidad del material, puede tratarse de un tapón que se ajusta a presión.

Silvina Sorribas
Local time: 01:19
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 81

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