Apr 3, 2005 22:35
19 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Ecuador
Accurate and dependable
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American) 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
cortacorrientes
Spanish to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
los cortacorrientes deben extenderse más allá de la intervención existente (de agua) para asegurar que la escorrentía no regrese a la plataforma de trabajo..
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | current break |
mariapearce
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| 5 +1 | circuit breakers |
Ernesto de Lara
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| 5 | breakwater / (jetty) |
Fabricio Castillo
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| 4 | buffer strips / zone |
tazdog (X)
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Proposed translations
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mariapearce
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English
Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: English to Spanish, Danish to Spanish, Catalan to Spanish, and 3 more.
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Comment: "ok, muchas gracias a todos"
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Fabricio Castillo
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Experience and knowledge
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish, Spanish to English
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breakwater / (jetty)
Creo que hace referencia a los rompeolas, opción más común que rompecorrientes... El amigo Routledge me ayudó ;-)
¡Suerte!
¡Suerte!
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Ernesto de Lara
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Works in field
Technology Translations
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circuit breakers
tal cual
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bigedsenior
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gracias bigedsenior
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Flavio Posse
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gracias Flavio
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tazdog (X)
: don't think so, in this context...not if it's supposed to work against runoff water (escorrentía).
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buffer strips / zone
From this single sentence, I'm not sure exactly what type of work is going on, but it's clear that the cortacorrientes are to prevent runoff. If you look at this page and click on the photos that say "cortacorrientes," you will see what I think your text is talking about:
http://www.camisea.com.pe/esp/galeriafotos.asp?c_indice=9&of...
This page describes the process of making a buffer zone (at a marina) and includes a photo of riprap similar to the "piedras" picture at the Spanish-language link.
http://www.on.ec.gc.ca/pollution/fpd/fsheets/4015-e.html
I have also seen generic refs. like "physical barriers/structures" or "cross-slope barriers" that may work for you as well.
http://www.wrc.org.za/archives/news archive/2003/press14_03....
http://www.fao.org/ag/AGS/AGSE/agse_e/7mo/iita/Chapter13.htm
http://www.camisea.com.pe/esp/galeriafotos.asp?c_indice=9&of...
This page describes the process of making a buffer zone (at a marina) and includes a photo of riprap similar to the "piedras" picture at the Spanish-language link.
http://www.on.ec.gc.ca/pollution/fpd/fsheets/4015-e.html
I have also seen generic refs. like "physical barriers/structures" or "cross-slope barriers" that may work for you as well.
http://www.wrc.org.za/archives/news archive/2003/press14_03....
http://www.fao.org/ag/AGS/AGSE/agse_e/7mo/iita/Chapter13.htm
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