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en salpicado de mezclilla la posterior

English translation: cement/mortar splatter

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Spanish term or phrase:en salpicado de mezclilla
English translation:cement/mortar splatter
Entered by: bigedsenior

16:03 Nov 28, 2006
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering
Spanish term or phrase: en salpicado de mezclilla la posterior
Under the heading "Casa de Bombas":

"La caseta estará constituida por una habitación de área de 9 metros cuadrados, de 3 mts de ancho por 3 mts de largo, con paredes de bloques de 20x40x15 cms revestidas con tablilla por una cara y en salpicado de
mezclilla la posterior"

Any help greatly appreciated.
Paul Stevens
Local time: 01:37
cement/mortar splatter
Explanation:
...a mixture of mortar or cement splattered/thrown against the wall.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2006-11-28 21:00:50 GMT)
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..on the rear wall.

'mezclilla'=cement past - Robb, Dicc. de Ing.
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bigedsenior
Local time: 17:37
Grading comment
Many thanks, biged. I too had only been able to find denim, which seemed extremely unlikely, to say the least!
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5cement/mortar splatter
bigedsenior
3 +1a denim pattern on the back
Heidi C


  

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a denim pattern on the back


Explanation:
con paredes de bloques de 20x40x15 cms revestidas con tablilla por una cara y en salpicado de
mezclilla la posterior"

it is describing the walls.

On one side, they are covered with "tablilla" and on the other, with "salpicado de mezclilla"

mezclilla = denim

I understand, probably pieces of denim...



Heidi C
Local time: 20:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish

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cement/mortar splatter


Explanation:
...a mixture of mortar or cement splattered/thrown against the wall.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 4 hrs (2006-11-28 21:00:50 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

..on the rear wall.

'mezclilla'=cement past - Robb, Dicc. de Ing.

bigedsenior
Local time: 17:37
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 809
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Many thanks, biged. I too had only been able to find denim, which seemed extremely unlikely, to say the least!
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