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DIAMETRO DE GIRO ENTRE ACERAS

English translation: turning diameter / turning radius

17:05 Aug 26, 2001
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
Spanish term or phrase: DIAMETRO DE GIRO ENTRE ACERAS
This is a dimension for a van, but how would this be rendered in English?
Brent Turnipseed
English translation:turning diameter / turning radius
Explanation:
when you design a corner of a street you calculate the turning radius, which is the radius needed for a vehicle to turn around the corner.
So, in this case it should be turning diamenter.

HTH :-)
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Elinor Thomas
Local time: 14:23
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na +5turning diameter / turning radius
Elinor Thomas


  

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17 mins peer agreement (net): +5
turning diameter / turning radius


Explanation:
when you design a corner of a street you calculate the turning radius, which is the radius needed for a vehicle to turn around the corner.
So, in this case it should be turning diamenter.

HTH :-)


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Elinor Thomas
Local time: 14:23
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 247

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rocky: turning circle
12 mins
  -> I've got a surveying engineer specialized in road design at home. The technical term is turning radius. :-)
agree  trans4u (X): turning radius it is.
23 mins
  -> yep, that's it. I only added diameter because of the original text. :-)
agree  Parrot: radius
27 mins
  -> así es, Ceci :-)
agree  Henry Hinds: OK but applies to vehicle, not street; also, radius is 1/2 diameter.
50 mins
  -> yes henry, but it is always a radius :-)
agree  CCW: radius
5 hrs
  -> yep :-)
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