Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
cablestante
English translation:
capstan
Added to glossary by
Patricia CASEY
Oct 29, 2002 14:51
21 yrs ago
Spanish term
cablestante
Spanish to English
Tech/Engineering
Transport / Crane Equipment
List boasting the latest equipmewnt that a haulage company has at its disposal.
Anyone know what the following are: (see individual kudoz questions)
"Tecnología punta en nuestras grúas (mando a distancia, ***cablestante***...)
Disponemos de las herramientas necesarias para cumplimentar el servicio (cestas, cubilotes, pinzas, transpalets, tanquetas, gatos, bragas...)."
Anyone know what the following are: (see individual kudoz questions)
"Tecnología punta en nuestras grúas (mando a distancia, ***cablestante***...)
Disponemos de las herramientas necesarias para cumplimentar el servicio (cestas, cubilotes, pinzas, transpalets, tanquetas, gatos, bragas...)."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | capstan |
Patricia CASEY
|
Proposed translations
42 mins
Patricia CASEY
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Spanish
United Kingdom
Even better than the real thing
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish
Related KudoZ points
:
198
Selected
capstan
Machine with a spinning vertical cylinder which is used, esp. on ships, for pulling heavy objects with a rope
A capstan is also a thin spinning cylinder in a tape recorder which pulls the tape through the machine when it is pushing against a rubber wheel.
Cambridge Dictionary of English
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2002-10-29 17:12:27 (GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
Pensé que era lo mismo!
Capstan Cablestante
Aún cuando existe una gran variedad de ellos, Capstan es esencialmente el nombre de un cablestante con un aparato rotatorio en la punta para virar cabos con su poder de rotación.
http://www.iijnet.or.jp/nittoseimo/spanish/activity/fishing/...
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2002-10-29 17:13:15 (GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
Suerte!!!
A capstan is also a thin spinning cylinder in a tape recorder which pulls the tape through the machine when it is pushing against a rubber wheel.
Cambridge Dictionary of English
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2002-10-29 17:12:27 (GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
Pensé que era lo mismo!
Capstan Cablestante
Aún cuando existe una gran variedad de ellos, Capstan es esencialmente el nombre de un cablestante con un aparato rotatorio en la punta para virar cabos con su poder de rotación.
http://www.iijnet.or.jp/nittoseimo/spanish/activity/fishing/...
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2002-10-29 17:13:15 (GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
Suerte!!!
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "In context, I went for winch.
This is the second time you've been awarded the points. I guess the breakdown we had meant my last attempt to close this question was lost in cyber space :-)"
Discussion