Aug 13, 2000 11:46
24 yrs ago
Spanish term

obras gavionadas

Non-PRO Spanish to English Other
Context: excavation and backfill of earth

Construir dos hileras adicionales de obras gavionadas en la parte superior...
Proposed translations (English)
0 gabion works
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Proposed translations

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gabion works

Yo diri'a:

To build two additional rows of gabion works in the upper part...

gabion works are rows of casted cilynders of reinforced concrete to form a retention wall or to secure the foundation of a building.


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EuroDicAutom

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Berni Armstrong
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks for the explanation and the appropriate translation."
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A gabion in English is a metal cylinder filled with earth or stones or something heavy like that. The Spanish is "gavión", and "gavionar" is the verb formed from it. Without more context, it is hard to tell what the two "rows" are, but maybe with this you can put it all together.
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