Spanish Engineering and Construction Terms

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abanico - fan
abarrotar - to place a waler or strongback
abastecer - to furnish, supply
abatanador, el - wooden maul
abatimiento - lowering- slump .conc/
abertura - opening, aperture
abiselar - to bevel, chamfer
abocardador de tubos, el - tube e0pander
abocardar - to countersink
abollar - to dent, bump
abrazadera- clamp, clip- cleat
abretubos, el - pipe swage- tube e0pander
abrigar - to shelter, cover, protect- to wrap up
abrigo- protection, cover- windbreak
absorbedor, el - absorber
absorber - to absorb
acanalar - to groove, channel, corrugate, flute
accesorios - accessories, fittings
accionado- driven, actuated, operated
-- a vapor - steamdriven
-- elctricamente - motordriven
-- por correa - beltdriven
-- por engranajes - geardriven
accionar - to drive, actuate, operate
aceitador, el - oiler- oil cup, lubricator
-- a presin - forcefeed lubricator
-- cuenta gotas - sightfeed lubricator
aceitaje, el - oiling, lubrication
aceitar - to oil, lubricate
aceite, el - oil
-- aislante - insulating oil
-- combustible - fuel or furnace oil
-- crudo - crude oil- raw oil
-- de alumbrado -illuminating oil, kerosene
-- de azufre - sulphuric acid, oil of vitriol
-- de calefaccin - furnace oil
-- de carbn - kerosene, coal oil
-- de horno - furnace or fuel oil
-- de lmpara - kerosene
-- de vitriolo - sulphuric acid, oil of vitriol
-- lubricante - lubricating oil
aceitera - oil can- oil cup
-- a presin - s1uirt can
-- con gota visible - sightfeed oil cup
-- de resorte - oil gun
aceitoso - oily
aceleracin, la - acceleration
acelerar - to accelerate, hurry
acepilladora - planer, surfacer
acepillar - to plane, face, mill- to brush
ace!uia - sewer- irrigation ditch, canal
acera - sidewalk
acero - steel
-- al carbono - carbon steel
-- al cobre - copperbearing steel
-- al cromo - chromium steel
-- al cromoni!uel - chromenickel steel
-- al manganeso - manganese steel
-- al ni!uel - nickel steel
-- colado - cast steel
-- de aleacin pobre - low alloy steel
-- de aleacin rica - high alloy steel
-- de alto carbono - high carbon steel
-- de construccin - structural steel
-- de herramientas - tool steel
-- de liga - alloy steel
-- de nitruracin - nitrided steel
-- dulce - mild or soft, or lowcarbon steel,
flange steel
-- fundido - cast steel
-- ino"idable - stainless steel
-- mangansico - manganese steel
-- moldeado - cast steel
-- muerto - killed steel
-- para nitruracin - nitriding steel, nitralloy
-- perfilado - structural shapes, rolled steel
sections
-- suave - soft or mild or lowcarbon steel
acerocromo - chromium steel
aceroni!uel - nickel steel
acetileno - acetylene
acidez, la -acidity
acidificar - to acidify, to acidi2e
cido - acid
-- clorh#drico o hidroclrico - hydrochloric acid
-- lodoso - sludge acid
-- sulfh#drico - hydrogen sulfide
-- sulf$rico - sulfuric acid
acidular - to acidulate, to acidi2e
aclarador, el - clarifier
aclarar - to clarify
acodado - bend, bent to an angle
acodalamiento - shoring, trench bracing
acodalar - to shore, brace
acodamiento - bend, elbow- shoring, trench
bracing
acodar- to bend- to shore, brace- to s1uareup-
to offset .surv./
acollar - to calk with oakum
acondicionador, el - conditioner
-- de agua - water softener
acoplamiento - coupling, splice, joint,
connection
-- electromagntico - magnetic clutch
-- hidra$lico - fluid drive
-- universal - universal joint
acoplar - to couple, join, connect, hook up
acorazado - armored- enclosed- .elec./ ironclad
acordelar - to layout with a chalk line
acorvar - to bend
acostarse - to get out of plumb
acostillado - ribbed
acotacin - elevation or dimension marked on a
plan- monument
acotamiento - setting boundary monuments-
dimensioning- shoulder of road
acumulador, el - storage battery, .mech/
accumulator .ac/cumulator
ac$stico - acoustic
achaflanar - to bevel, chamfer, splay
adelgazador, el - paint thinner
adelgazar - to make thin- to taper- to soften
.water/- to thin .paint/- to cut back .asphalt/
adema - shore, prop
ademado - timbering, bracing, shoring
-- de cajn - cribwork
ademar - to shore, timber
adiestrar - to train, guide
aditivo - additive
-- en polvo - powdered admi0ture .conc./
adulzar - to soften . metals or water/
aeronafta - aviation gasoline
afiladera - sharpener, whetstone
afilado - sharp
afilar - to sharpen, whet, grind
afirmado - road surfacing, pavement
aflojar - to loosen, slack
afluir - to flow in
agarradera - handle, grip- clamp
agotador, el - stripper .dist./- e0hauster
agotar - to strip .dist./ to e0haust- to drain
agregado - aggregate .conc./
-- coloidal - admi0ture .pet/
-- en polvo - powdered admi0ture .conc./
-- grueso - coarse aggregate
agrimensor, el - surveyor
agrimensura - land survey- surveying
agua - water
-- blanda - soft water
-- de alba%al - sewage
-- de alimentacin - feed water
-- de complemento - makeup water
-- de elaboracin - process water, .conc./
mi0ing water
-- de noria - well water
-- de reemplazo o de rellenar - makeup water
-- delgada - soft water
-- dulce - fresh water
-- dura - hard water
-- potable - drinking water- domestic water
supply
aguas
-- abajo - downstream
-- arriba - upstream
-- fecales - sewage, sanitary sewage
-- industriales - industrial wastes or sewage
-- inmundas - sewage
-- metericas - rain or storm water
-- residuales industriales - industrial wastes
aguarrs, el - turpentine
agudizar - to sharpen .tools/
agudo - sharp, acute- sharp .curve/
aguiln, el - boom, jib, mast arm
-- activo - live boom
-- de gr$a - crane boom- derrick boom
-- para pala de cable de arrastre -dragline
boom
aguja - needle- .rr/ switch point-.carp/ brad,
finishing nail
agujero - hole
-- de perno - bolt hole
-- de prueba - test hole
-- manual - hand hole
-- oblongo - slotted hole
agujuela - brad, finishing nail
aguzadera - whetstone
aguzador, el - drill sharpener
-- de lpices - pencil sharpener
aguzar - to sharpen, whet, point
aherrumbrarse - to rust
ahusado- tapered
ahusamiento - taper
ahusar - to taper- to batter
aire, el - air
-- a presin - compressed air
-- arrastrado- entrained air
-- comprimido - compressed air
airear - to aerate- to ventilate
aislacin, la - insulation
-- trmica - heat insulation
aislador, el - insulator
aislamiento - insulation- isolation
aislante, el - insulating material
aislar - to insulate, isolate
ajustador, el - machinist, fitter, mechanic-
adjusting tool
ajustar - to fit, adjust, make true- .surv/ to
balance
ajustarse a - to fit into
ajustarse sobre - to fit over
ajuste, el - adjustment, fitting, setting
-- a inglete - miter joint
-- a martillo - driving fit
-- ahusado - taper fit
-- apretado - tight or close fit
-- con holgura - loose fit
-- del trazado - balancing the survey
-- empotrado en caliente - shrink fit
-- estrecho - press fit, shrink fit
-- forzado - tight, force, press or drive fit
alambi!ue, el still .small/
-- acorazado o de casco - shell still
-- de tubos - pipe or tube still
-- desintegrador - cracking still
-- para redestilacin- rerun still
alambi!uero - stillman
alambrado - wiring, wire mesh, screen- wire
fence
alambrar- to wire
alambre, el - wire
-- cargado - live wire
-- de atar- tie wire .ref/
-- de guardia - guard or ground wire
-- de masa - ground wire
-- trenzado - braided or stranded wire
alba%al, el - sewer, drain
alba%ear - to do mason work
alba%il, el - mason, brick layer
alba%iler#a - masonry
alba&alde, el - white lead
-- rojo - red lead
alberca - pool, pond, basin, tank
alcance - reach, range
-- de trabajo - scope of work
aleacin - alloy
alear - to alloy
aleta - fin, gill- lug .mech/- vane .turb/
aletas de enfriamiento - cooling fins
alfiler, el - pin, peg
alfilerillo - finishing nail, brad
algas - algae
alicates, los - pliers- pincers- tongs
-- aislados - insulated or electrician3s pliers
-- de guarda l#nea - lineman3s pliers
alimentado a petrleo - oilfired
alimentado por gas - gasfired
alimentar - to charge- to feed
alisar - to plane, face, smooth, polish
alivio - relief
-- de esfuerozos - stress relief
-- de vac#o - vacuum relief
-- de aspiracin - suction head
almacn, el - warehouse, store room
almacenador, el - warehouseman
almacenamiento - storage
almacenar - to store, stock
al!uilar - to rent- to alkyli2e
al!uilizar - to alkyli2e
al!uilo - alkyl
al!uitarar - to distill
al!uitrn, el - tar, pitch
-- de carbn - coal tar
-- de hulla - coal tar
-- de petrleo - oil tar
-- mineral - asphalt
altitud - altitude, elevation
alto - high
altura - elevation, altitude, height- .hyd/head-
.estr/ depth
-- de carga - head
-- de descarga o de impulsin - discharge
head
-- de paso - headroom
-- de presin - pressure head
-- de succin - suction head
-- dinmica - velocity head
- esttica - static head
-- manomtrica total - total head
alumbrado - lighting
alumbrar - to light
al$mina- alumina, aluminum o0ide
aluminato - aluminate
aluminio aluminum
alveolado - honeycombed
alza- rise, lift- shim
-- de la vlvula - valve lift
alzada - .dwg/ elevation- face of a building
alzado - elevation
-- de costado - side elevation
-- delantero - front elevation
-- en corte - sectional elevation
-- trasero - rear elevation
alzar- to hoist, raise, lift
allanar - to grade, level
allane, el - leveling, grading
amarra - tie, lashing- cable clip, mooring
amarrar - to tie, lash, splice, make fast
amarre, el - tie, splice- anchorage- .conc/ bond
amasada - batch of mortar
aminorar - to lessen
amoladora - grinder
amolar - to grind, sharpen
amon#aco - ammonia
amontonar - to pile, pileup
amortiguador, el - shock absorber, damper-
muffler- door check, buffer
-- de chispas - spark arrester
-- de cho!ue - shock absorber, bumper
-- de escape - e0haust head, e0haust silencer
-- de ruido - silencer, muffler
amortiguar - to cushion, deaden, lessen- to
damp
amperaje, el - amperage
amperimetro - ammeter
amperio - ampere
analizador - analy2er
a%adir - to add
anclar- to anchor
ancorar - to anchor
ancho- width, breadth- wide
-- de via - .rr/ gage
-- tipo - .rr/ standard gage
anchura - width, breadth
andamio - scaffold
andar - to run .machinery/
andn - platform,walkway
ngulo - angle
anh#drico - anhydrous
anillo- ring, collar, rim- piston ring
-- aceitador - oil ring
-- colector - .elec/ slip or collector ring
-- de cierre hidraulico - .pump/ lantern ring
-- de mbolo - piston or packing ring
-- de empuje - thrust collar
-- de engrase - oil ring
-- de estancamiento - seal ring
-- de frotamiento - .motor/ slip ring
-- de lubricacin - oil ring
-- de respaldo - backing ring
-- de rodadura- bearing race, raceway
-- desgastable - wearing ring
-- fiador- retainer .ball bearing/
-- limpiador de aceite - wiper ring
anodizar - to anodi2e
nodo - anode
anteojos - goggles
antepresupuesto - preliminary estimate
antepro&ecto -- preliminary design
antestudio - preliminary study
anticido- acidresisting
anticoagulante - anticoagulant
antidetonante, el - antiknock
antio"idante - antirust, rustresisting,
antio0idente
antip#rico fire resisting
antirresbaladozo - nonslip, nonskid
antorcha - welding torch- plumber3s torch
anular - annular
apagar - to e0tinguish, 1uench- to slake .lime/-
.elec/ to switch off
apalancar - to pry, move with a lever
aparato - apparatus, device, fi0ture
-- de distribucin - switchgear
-- de mando - control mechanism
-- de seguridad - safety device
-- dibujador - drafting machine
aparatos sanitarios - plumbing fi0tures
aparejar - to rig- to lay out
aparejo - block and fall- chain block- tackle,
rigging
-- a cadena - chain block
-- de dibujo - drafting machine
aplanadora - roller- grader
-- a vapor - steam roller
-- con pies de cabra o de pezu%a - sheeps foot
or tamping roller
-- pata de cabra - sheep3s foot roller
aplanar - to level, grade- to smooth up
apretar - to tighten- to set .brake/
apuntalar - to share, brace, prop
arandela - washer, gasket- burr
-- de aceite - oil retainer
-- fiador o de seguridad - lock washer
-- fijadora - check or lock washer
-- de levas - camshaft
arcilla - clay
-- de flltro - filter clay
-- es!uistosa - shale
arco - arch- arc- .elec/ arc
-- cubierto - shielded arc
-- protegido - shielded arc
archivador, el - filing cabinet
archivar - to file .documents/
archivero - filing cabinet
arena - sand
argamasa - mortar
argolla - ring- staple- shackle
ariete, el - ram- water hammer
-- h&draulico - hydraulic ram- water hammer
armadura - erection,assembly- bent- truss
.conc/ reinforcement
armar - to assemble, erect- to reinforce, to truss
armella - eyebolt- staple
aro - hoop, ring- .auto/ tire rim
-- dentado - ring gear
arrancaclavos - clawbar, nail puller
arrancar - to start .a unit/
arrastrar - to haul, drag- to entrain
arrastre, el - hauling,carrying dragging
-- de agua - .boiler/ priming
-- de mbolo - piston drag
arollar - to roll, wind, reel
artefactors de alumbrado - lighting fi0tures
artefactos sanitarios - plumbing fi0tures
artesano - skilled workman, mechanic
artifice - skilled workman- maker
asa - handle- thimble
asbesto - asbestos
asentador, el - chisel- settler .petr/
asentar - to set, seat- to grind .valves/
asentarse - to settle
aserrar - to saw
aserruchar - to saw
asfalto - asphalt
-- adelgazado - asphalt cutback
-- diluido - asphalt cutback
asidero - handle
asiento - .str/ bearing, seat- .conc/ slump-
settlement .fdn/ site, location
aspa - vane- blade .propeller/- reel
aspas - 4bracing
spero - rough- uneven
asta - pole, mast- handle
astillar - to chip, splinter
astillarse - to spall
atadura - tie, knot, fastening
atar- to tie, bind, lash
atirantar - to guy, stay- to truss
atomizador, el - atomi2er
-- de pintura - paint sprayer
tomo - atom
atornillador, el - screwdriver
-- de empuje - automatic or spiral screwdriver
atornillar - to screw
atrancar - to bolt, fasten with bolts
atravesar - to cross- to pierce
aumentar - to augment,increase
azada - spade, hoe
azadn, el- hoe, grubhoe, spud
azufre, el - sulfur
azufroso - sulfurous
azulejo - gla2ed tile
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bache, , el - rut- mudhole
bajada - descent, slope, downgrade- down
spout
ba(elita- bakelite
balance, el - balance
-- calrico - heat balance .balance de calor/
balanza - scale, balance
-- anal#tica - analytical balance
-- de plataforma - platform scale
-- de precisin - analytical balance
balde, el - bucket, pail
-- de arrastre - dragline bucket, drag scraper
balero - ball bearing
-- de rodillos - roller bearing
balicero - rodman
banco - .geol/ stratum- .carp/ bench- .const/
bent- level ground
-- aserrador - saw table
-- de cota fija - bench mark
- de doblar - bending table- . reinf. rod/
fabricating bench
-- de grava - gravel bank
-- de nivel - bench mark
-- de sierra - saw table
-- de soldar - welding table
-- de taller o de trabajo - work bench
banda - belt, band
-- de cadena - chain belt
-- del embrague - clutch band
-- de transmisin - driving belt
-- del ventilador - fan belt
-- eslabonada - endless belt
-- transportadora - belt conveyor
- ) - 5belt
ba%ar - to dip . in paint, molten 2inc, asphalt
ba!uelita - bakelite
barniz, el - varnish
-- de laca - shellac
-- secante - drier
barnizar - to varnish
baromtrico - barometric
barra - bar, rod .tool/
-- colectora - bus bar
-- de cone"in - connecting rod
-- deformada - deformed .reinf/ rod
-- radial - radius rod
-- tirante - tie rod
barrena - drill, auger, gimlet, drill bit- crowbar
barrenadora - drill
barrenar - to drill- to blast
barreno - drill- drill hole
barrera - fence
barreta - crowbar- small bar
barretear - to bar, work with a bar
barril, el - barrel
barro - clay, mud, sult- sludge
barrote, el - heavy bar- grate bar- ladder rung
basamento - base- pedestal
bscula - scale .for weighing/
-- de balancin - beam scale
-- de plataforma - platform scale
-- de pozo - pit scale
-- de via - track scale
base, la - basis- base- rail flange
*-- de la soldadura - root of weld
bastidor, el - frame- chassis
bateria - battery .all senses/
batir - to beat, hammer, tamp- to stir
bau"ita - bau0ite
benceno - ben2ene
berbi!ue, beri!ui, el - carpenter3s brace
bicho - bug, thumb tack
biela - connecting rod
-- motriz - connecting or main driving rod
bifsico - two phase .elec/
bifilar - two wire .elec/
bi"ido - dio0ide
-- carbnico - carbon dio0ide
birlo - study bolt
bisagra - hinge
bisel, el - bevel, chamfer
biselar - to bevel, chamfer
blindado - armored, ironclad- .elec/ shielded
blindaje, el - armor, armor plate- .elec/ shielding
blo!ue, el - block
blo!ueo - blocking
bobina - .elec/ coil
bobinado, bobinaje, el - .elec/ winding
bobinar - to wind
boca - mouth, entrance- no22le
bocina- bushing, bell end .of pipe/- horn
bodega - warehouse, storehouse
bolsa - bag, sack- pocket
-- de aire - air pocket, air lock
-- de vapor - vapor lock
bomba - pump, fire engine, bomb
-- a mano - hand pump
-- al vacio - vacuum pump
-- a vapor - steam pump
-- alimentadora - feed or boilerfeed pump
-- calorimtrica - pump calorimeter
-- centrifuga - centrifugal pump
-- contadora - metering pump .gasoline/
-- de diafragma - diaphragm pump
-- de doble paso o de dos escalones o de
de dos otapas o de dos grados - twostage
pump
-- de doble efecto - doubleacting pump
-- de efecto $nico - singleacting pump
-- de mbolo - piston pump
-- de mbolo buzo o de mbolo macizo -
plunger pump
-- de hlice - propeller or screw pump
-- de impulsor abierto - openimpeller pump
-- de motero - plunger pump
-- reciprocante - reciprocating pump
-- de succin al e"tremo - endsuction
centrifugal pump
-- de succin lateral - sidesuction centrifugal
pump
-- de trasiego - transfer pump
-- doble - duple0 pump
-- giratoria - rotary pump
-- multigradual - multistage pump
-- para pozos profundos - deepwell pump
-- reforzadora - booster pump
-- rotativa - rotary pump
-- triple - triple0 pump
bombas gemelas - duple0 pump
bombaje, el - pumping
bombeable - pumpable
bombeador, el - pumper
bombear - to pump- to crown
bombearse - to bulge, spring
bombero - pumpman- fireman
bo!uilla - small opening- chuck- socket-
bushing- nipple- no22le
-- aisladora - insulating bushing
-- aspersora - spray no22le
-- de borne -.elec/ terminal bushing
-- de brida - flanged no22le
-- de engrase - oilhole
-- de flujo - flow no22le
-- de manguera - hose no22le
-- mezcladora - mi0ing no22le
-- para soldar- soldering bushing
-- rociadora - spray no22le
borde, el - border, edge- dike, levee
bordear - to flange- to edge
bordo - dike- edge
-- de contencin - levee, dike
-- de encauzamiento - levee
-- provisional - cofferdam
borrador, el - rough draft- eraser
borrar - to erase
bos!uejar - to sketch
bos!uejo - sketch, plan, rough draft, outline
bote, el - bucket- dipper
bracero - laborer workman
brazo - arm- leg of an angle- branch
-- del cigue%al - crank arm
-- del mbolo - piston rod
-- de grua - boom, jib- stiffleg
-- de palanca - lever arm, leverage
-- de pared - wall bracket
-- de romana - beam of a scale
-- polar - pole arm .planimeter/
-- rigido - stiffleg
-- trazador - tracing arm .planimeter/
brazos - labor .men/
brea - pitch, tar, petroleum asphalt
brida - flange clamp- splice plate- briddle
.cable/- .rr/ splice bar
-- ciega - blind flange- blank flange
-- corrediza - slip on flange
--curva - saddle or tank or boiler flange
-- de acoplamiento - companion flange-
coupling flange
-- de cara alzada - raised face flange
-- de junta montada - 5an Stone or lapjointed
flange
-- de obturacin - blind flange
-- de orificio - orifice flange
-- lisa - blank flange
-- roscada - screwed flange
-- soldada - welded flange
bridas gemelas o de unin - flange union
companion flanges
bridar - to flange
brigada - party, s1uad, gang
-- de campo - field forces or party
-- de dibujantes -s1uad of draftsmen
-- del trnsito - transit party
broca - drill, drill bit
brocha - brush
-- para pintura - paint brush
broche, el - hasp
bronce, el - bron2e- brass
br$jula - compass
bru%ir - to burnish, polish
buje, el - bushing, sleeve
-- de contratuerca - .elec/ locknut bushing
-- de reborde - shoulder bushing
-- de reduccin - bushing
-- de tubo-conducto - .elec/ conduit bushing
-- para soldar - soldering or welding bushing
buj#a - spark plug- candle- candle power
bujia-pie - foot candle
burbuja - bubble
buril, el - small chisel
butano - butane
butileno - butylene
buzn, el - bin, bunker- letter bo0
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caballete, el - trestle bent, A frame- gantry
-- de aserrar - saw horse
-- de aserrar - saw horse
-- en + - # frame
caballo - horse- horsepower- saw horse- wood
roof truss
-- de fuerza o de vapor - horsepower
-- caballo-hora - horsepowerhour
caballos
-- al eje - shaft horsepower
-- de rgimen - horsepower rating
cabeza - head .rivet, bolt, nail/- head of water-
flange .girder/
-- , de - on end
-- de la biela - big end
-- empa!ue - stuffing bo0
-- inferior - bottom flange .girder/
-- para llave - wrench head .bolt/
-- superior - top flange .girder/
cabezal, el - cap, header, lintel
-- de cajn - bo0 header .boiler/
-- de cerco - ring header .boiler/
-- de cone"in multiple - branch T .piping/
-- de entubamiento - casing head
-- de pozo - casing head
-- de tubos - branch T .piping/- tube header
.boiler/
cabina - elevator car
cable, el - cable, rope, line- .elec/
cable
-- acorazado - .elec/ armored cable
-- alimentador - .elec/ feed cable
-- armado - armored cable- multipleconductor
cable
-- atesador - tightening or takeup line
-- blindado - armored cable
-- corredor - running rope
-- de abaca - $anila rope
-- de acero - wire rope or cable
-- de alambre - wire rope
-- de algodn - cotton rope
-- de alzar - hoisting line
-- de arrastre - dragline, hauling cable
-- ca%amo - $inila or hemp rope
-- de carga - load or carrying cable
-- de compensacin - takeup line
-- de conductor m$ltiple - .elect/ multiple
conductor cable
-- de corrida - running rope
-- de elevacin - hoisting or fall or load line
-- hene!un - sisal rope
de izar - full or hoisting or load line
-- de labor - running rope
-- de levante - hoisting line
-- de refrenamiento - snubbing line
-- de retencin - guy cable
-- retroceso - backhaul rope
-- ,anila - $anila rope
-- mensajero - carrying or messenger or load
cable
-- muerto - standing rope- dead line
-- para vientos - guy cable
-- preformado - preformed wire rope
-- protegido - .elect/ shielded cable
-- rastrero - hauling cable
-- sustentador - carrying or load cable
-- trenzado - .elect/ stranded or braided cable
cabo - rope, strand- foreman- handle- end
-- de hacha - a0 handle
-- de labor - running rope
-- de pico - pick handle
-- de retenida - guy cable- guy strand
-- ,anila - $anila rope
-- muerto - standing rope, guy cable
-- para vientos - guy strand
cabrestante, el - winch- A frame
-- de cadena - chain block
cachucha - cap .bubble cap/
cadalso - scaffold, staging
cadena - chain- tie- brace, reinforcement-
buttress
-- afianzada - tire chain
-- transportadora - chain conveyor
cadmio - cadmium
ca#da - fall, drop- .hyd/ head- .struct/ failure
-- bruta - .hyd/ total head
-- de friccin - .hyd/ friction drop
-- efectiva - .hyd/ effective head
-- esttica - .hyd/ static head
-- pluvial - rainfall
-- $til - useful head
caimn, el - Stillson wrench- tongs
caja - bo0, case- carbody- .carp/ mortise,
recess- .mach/ housing, casing- .elec/ outlet
bo0, junction bo0- .read/ section e0cavated for
pavement
-- de acceso - inspection bo0- .elec/ pull bo0
-- de ascensor - elevator shaft
-- de bomba - pump casing
-- de cambio - .auto/ gear case, gearbo0
-- de caracol - .turb/ scroll case
-- de caudales - safe
-- de cig-e%al - .auto/ crankcase
-- de contrato - .elec/ receptacle, socket
-- de empacadura - stuffing bo0
-- de empalme - .elec/ junction or splice bo0
-- de empa!ue - packing case
-- de empa!uetadura - stuffing bo0
-- de enchufe - .elec/ receptacle, outlet
-- de engranajes - gear case, gearbo0- .auto/
transmission
-- de escalera - stairwell
-- de estopas - stuffing bo0
-- de fuego - firebo0
-- de heramientas - tool bo0, tool chest
-- de incendio - hydrant
-- de paso - .elec/ pull bo0
-- de registro - manhole .street/
-- de unin - junction bo0
-- de vlvula - valve chest- valve bo0
-- de ventilacin - air or ventilation shaft
-- del volante - flywheel housing
-- espiral - .turb/ scroll case
-- estancadora - gland
-- fuerte - safe
-- partida - split casing
-- & espiga - mortise and tenon- bell and spigot
cal, la - lime
-- apagada o hidratada o muerta- slacked lime
-- custica o viva - 1uicklime, caustic lime
calar - to perforate- to wedge- to treat with lime
calavera - tail light
calcado - tracing
calcador - tracer
calcar - to trace, copy
cace, el - wedge, liner, shim- underpinning- iron
tire
calcinador, el - calciner
calcinar - to calcine, burn
calcio - calcium
calcular - to calculate- to estimate
caldear - to heat- to weld
caldeo - heating- welding
caldera - boiler- tar kettle
-- de calor de desceho o de calor residual -
wasteheat boiler
-- de retorno de llama - returntubular boiler
-- de tornallama - returntubular boiler
-- de tubos de agua o de tubos hervidores -
water tube boiler
-- de tubos de humo o de tubos de llama -
firetube boiler
-- humotubular - firetube boiler
-- .gneotubular - firetube boiler
-- instantnea o rpida - flash boiler
-- tubular de retorno - returntubular boiler
calefaccin, la - heat heating
calentada - a heat .steel/
calentado al blanco - whitehot
calentado al rojo - redhot
calentador, el - heater- feedwater heater
calentar - to heat
calentarse - to heat up, run hot
calibrador, el - gage
calipers - si2er
calibrar - to gage- to caliper- to calibrate
calibre, el - gage, bore, caliber- calipers
caliza - limestone
calor, el - heat
-- aprovechable - useful heat
-- de desecho - waste heat
-- de fraguado - .conc/ heat of setting
-- especifico - specific heat
-- latente de fusin - latent heat of fusion
-- calorimetro - calorimeter
calzada - paved roadway
calzar - to wedge, shim- to key
calzo - wedge- shim- foot block
cama - bed, bed plate- cog- cam- body of flat
truck or car
cmara - .auto/ inner tube- chamber, room-
camera
cambiador, el - changer- .elec/ switch
-- de calor - heat e0changer
-- de frecuencia - fre1uency changer
-- de velocidad - speed changer, variable speed
transmission
camin, el - truck
-- chato o de cama plana - flat truck
-- de gr$a - truck crane
-- de volteo - dump truck
-- mezolador - .conc/ truck mi0er
camisa - jacket, lagging- sleeve, bushing- drill
chuck
canal, el - canel, channel- chute, flume- .elec/
raceway, wireway
canal, la - conduit, pipe, duct- channel iron- roof
gutter- groove, slot
-- de bajada - downspout
-- de lluvia - gutter
-- / - channel iron
canalado - currugated, fluted, grooved
canalizacin, la - flume- piping- system of
ducts- wiring- layout of conduits
-- de desag-es - sewer system
-- elctrica - electric wiring- system of conduits
-- maestra - mains
canasta - basket, strainer
canastilla - bucket
cangiln, el - bucket
-- de arrastre - dragline bucket
-- de elevador - elevator bucket
cantimplora - weep hole
canto - edge- thickness of a board- pebble,
boulder
-- laminado - rolled edge .steel plate/
-- recortado - sheared edge .steel plate/
-- rodado - pebble, cobble, boulder
-- vivo - s1uare edge
ca%a - shank, handle shaft- stem- rod
-- de barrena - drill shank
c%amo - hemp, jute
-- de arcilla vitrificada - sewer pipe, gla2ed tile
pipe
-- de fundicin - castiron pipe
-- de fundicin liviana - soil pipe, lightweight
castiron pipe
-- de hierro centrifugado - centrifugal castiron
pipe
-- de macho & campana - bellandspigot pipe
-- maestra o matriz - mains
-- de drenaje - drain pipe, drain tile
ca%n, el - gun barrel
capa - layer- stratum- ply- coat .paint or plaster/
course .masonry/
-- caf - brown coat .plaster/
-- de acabado - finishing coat
-- de ladrillos - course of brick
capacidad, la - capacity- .elec/ capacitance
-- asignada - rated capacity
-- de conduccin - flow capacity- .elec/ current
carrying capacity
-- electrosttica - permittance, electrostatic
capacity
-- inductiva especifica - permittivity, specific
inductive capacity, dielectric constant
-- interruptera - .elec/ interrupting capacity
-- trmica - heat or thermal capacity
capacitador, el - .elec/ capacitor, condenser
capacitancia - .elec 6 mech/ capacitance
capacitor, el - .elec/ capacitor, condenser
capataz, el - foreman, boss
capitan, el - capitan, foreman
capota - hood- auto top
captador de polvo, el - dust collector
capuchn, el - .auto/ valve cap- .piling/ driving
cap- chimney cap
caracol, el - spiral- .turb/ scroll case
cartula - dial of an instrument
carbn, el - carbon, charcoal- coal
-- de la%a o de madera o vegetal - charcoal
carborundo - carborundum
carburador, el - carburetor
carcasa - casin, frame
-- motor - motor frame
-- espiral - .turb/ scroll case
crcel, la - clamp- vise
-- de banco - bench vise
-- para sierra - saw clamp
-- para taladradora - drill or jig vise
carcomerse - to become wormeaten- to decay-
to be undermined
carcomida - decay- corrosion- .conc/
honeycomb
carcomido - .lumber/ wormy- corroded-
decayed
careta - mark, face shield
-- antigs - gas mask
-- de soldador - welding mask
carga - load, loading- freight, cargo, .hyd/ head-
.conc/ charge, batch- .elec/ charge, load- .met/
charge, heat
-- admisible - allowable load
-- de fractura - breaking load
-- de hormigonera - batch of concrete
-- de prueba - test load, trial load
-- de rotura - breaking or rupture load
-- de seguridad - safe load
-- de servicio o de trabajo - working load
-- dinmica - moving load- dynamic head
-- efectiva - .hyd/ effective or net head- .truck/
pay load
-- esttica - .hyd/ static head- .str/ static or dead
load
-- hidra$lica - head
-- inductiva - .elec/ inductive or lagging load
-- limite - safe or allowable load
-- muerta - .str/ dead load
-- permanente - .str/ dead load
-- plena - full load
-- por lotes - lessthancarload freight
-- por vagones - carload freight
-- presumida o prevista o supuesta - design
loading
-- propia - .str/ dead load
-- remanente - residual charge .elec/
-- rodante - moving or rolling load
-- tipo - .str/ standard loading
-- transversal - .str/ beam loading
-- util - pay or useful load- live load
-- viva - live load
cargadero - loading platform- freight station-
charging opening
cargar - to charge .a unit/- to load
cargo - cargo, freight
carpeta - coating- pavement- slab- folder, letter
file
-- de fundacin - foundation slab or mat
carpintear - to do carpenter work
carpinteria - carpentry- carpenter shop
-- de blanco - trim, mill work
-- de encofrado - form work
-- de modelos - pattern making
-- de obra - structural carpentry
-- de taller - shop carpentry- mill work
-- mecnica - mill work- mill, carpentar shop
-- metlica - light ironwork in a building,
especially doors and windows
carpintero - carpenter
carrera - strongback, waler, stringer- .carp/ wall
plate, sill- purling- girt- highway- .machy/ stroke,
throw, travel- .masonry/ course
-- ascendente - upstroke .piston/
-- de admisin - admission or intake stroke
-- de aspiracin - suction stroke
-- de barrida - scavenging stroke
-- de compresin - compression stroke
-- de defensa - .wharft/ fender
-- de descarga - delivery stroke
-- del distribuidor - valve travel
-- del mbolo - piston stroke
-- de encendido - ignition or working stroke
-- de escape - e0haust stroke
-- de la e"cntrica - throw of the eccentric
-- de e"pulsin - e0haust stroke- scavenging
stroke
-- de fondo - ground sill
-- de fuerza - power stroke
-- de ladrillos - course of brick
-- de la leva - lift of a can
-- de la marea - range of the tide
-- del martinete - drop of a pile hammer
-- de pared - .carp/ wall plate
-- de retroceso - back stroke
-- de techo - ceiling joist
-- de trabajo - working stroke .piston/
-- descendente - down stroke
-- motriz - working or power stroke
carreta - cart, wagon- wheelbarrow
-- de remol!ue - trailer
carrete, el - reel, coil- spool
carretilla - wheelbarrow- small car- hand truck
carretillada - wheelbarrow load
carretn, el - wagon, cart, truck- cooncrete
buggy
-- de remol!ue - trailer
-- regador - sprinkling wagon
carretonada - wagon load, truck load
carretonero - truck driver, teamster
carril, el - rail, track, traffic lane- narrow road
-- guia - guardrail
carriles de oruga - crawler tread
carrito - small car- concrete buggy- trolley,
traveller
carro - car- wagon, truck, cart- automobile
caja o cerrado o de cajn - bo0car
-- o tan!ue - tank car
-- de plataforma o plano o raso - flat car
-- de remol!ue - trailer
-- elevador - lift truck
-- entero, por - in carload lots
-- gndola - gondola car
-- inferior - undercarriage
carro-monta cargas - lift truck
carros completos, por - in carload lots
carroceria - automobile body- truck body
de volteo - dump body
crter, el - housing, casing, cover
cartn, el - cardboard, mill board, heavy paper-
gusset plate, bracket
-- al!uitranado - tar paper
de bagazo - celote0
-- de &eso - plaster board, wall board
casa - house- firm
-- de bombas - pumphouse
-- de calderas - boiler house
cascajo - gravel, crushed rock
cscara o cascarn el - casing shell
casco - shell, casing- helmet
-- de caldera - shell of a boiler
-- de soldador - welding helmet, head shield
casillero - rack .for pipe, etc./
cas!uete, el - cap- shell- helmet
-- de tubo - pipe cap
-- de unin - union bonnet .valve/
-- de la vlvula - valve bonnet
cas!uillo - ferrule- gland- sleeve, bushing-
socket- pipe cap- base of an incandescent lamp
-- de soldar - soldering bushing, sweating
thimble
-- de tubo-conducto - .elec/ conduit bushing
-- por soldar - welding neck- stub end
-- reductor - pipe bushing
catal#tico - catalytic
catalizador, el - catalyst
-- de lecho fijo - fi0edbed catlyst
-- usado - spent catalyst
catarina - sprocket
catear - to make borings, e0plore the ground- to
sample
cateto - leg of a right triangle
catin - .elec/ cation
catdico - cathodic
ctodo - .elec/ cathode
caucho - rubber
caudal, el - volume of flow
custico - caustic
cautin, el - soldering iron
cavador, el - e0cavator
-- de zanjas - trench machine, ditcher
cavadora - e0cavator
cavar - to e0cavate, dig
cavazanjas, m!uina - trench machine
cavitacin, la - cavitation
cebar - to prime .a pump/- to feed, charge . a
boiler/
cedazo - screen, sieve, strainer
cegar - to wall up- to plug, stop up
ceja - flange- tire bead
celda - cella- bin
clula - cell- cubicle
cemento - cement
-- armado - reinforced concrete
-- de alta resistencia a corto plazo - high
earlystrength cement
-- de alta resistencia inicial - highearly
strength cement
-- de alta velocidad - highearlystrength
cement
cenizas - ashes, cinders
central, la - plant, station- powerhouse-
telephone e0change
-- au"iliar - standby power plant
-- de transformacin - transformer station, sub
station
-- elevadora - pumping station, hoisting
installation
centrar - to center
centro - center
-- a centro - center to center
-- de la e
-- de la carga o de distribucin - .elec/ load
center, center of distribution
de gravedad - center of gravity
muerto - dead center
cepa - butt end- stump- footing- cut off wall
cepilladora - planer, plane- jointer
cepilladuras - shavings
cepillar - to plane, face, dress- to brush
cepillo - plane- brush
-- alambre o de acaro o metlico - wire brush
cepo - waler, strong back- clamp, vise
cera - wa0
cerca - fence- near
-- alambrada - wire fence
cercado - fence, fencing
-- eslabonado - chainlink fencing
cercar - to fence
cerco - fence- hoop- frame- .tire/ rim- iron tire
-- de alambre - wire fence
-- de puerta - door frame
-- de rueda - tire
cercha - rib of an arch center- stair string
cerda - bristle
cerillos - wa0 matches
cerner - to screen, sift
cernidor, el - screen, sieve
cernir - to screen, sift
cero - 2ero
ceroso - wa0y
cerradura - lock
cerrar - to close- to fasten, lock- to enclose- to
obstruct, block
-- con llave - to lock
el trazado - to close the survey
cerrojo - door bolt, bolt of a lock, latch
cesta - basket- bucket- strainer
cesto - basket
-- del papel - waste basket
cetano - cetane
ciclo - cycle, period of time
cicln, el - cyclone
ciego - blind .flange, nut, window, etc./, blank
.flange, etc./
cielo - ceiling- top
-- abierto, a - on the surface
-- descubierto, a - on the surface
-- raso - flat or flush ceiling- plastered ceiling
-- raso ac$stico - accoustical ceiling
ciencia - science
cierre, el - clasp, fastener- closure, locking
-- de vapor - vapor lock
-- hidra$lico - water seal
-- relmpago - 2ipper
cierro - inclosure- fence
cifra - cipher, number
cig-enal, el - crank shaft
cilindrada - piston displacemnt, cylinder
capacity
cil#ndrico - cylindrical
cilindro - cylinder- roller, roll
-- apisonador - tamping roller, paving roller
compresor - road or paving roller
-- de bomba - pump cylinder- working barrel
de caldera - shell of a boiler
-- de frenaje - brake cylinder
-- de laminar - roll in a steel mill
-- de prueba - test cylinder
cimbrarse - to sway, vibrate
cimentacin - foundation, footing
-- de zampeado - mat foundation
-- sobre pilotes - pile foundation
cimentar - to lay a foundation
cimiento - foundation, footing- foundation
material- cement
-- ensanchado - spread footing
cinc, el - 2inc
cincar - to galvani2e
cincel, el - chisel, cutter
cincelador, el - chipping hammer- chipping
chisel
cincelar - to chisel, carve- to chip
cincho - belt, hoop, band
cinta - belt- tape- strip- batten, waler- girt
-- aisladora - insulating or friction or binding
tape
-- de acero - steel tape
-- de agrimensor - measuring tape
-- de empalme - friction or insulating tape
-- de transporte - belt conveyor
circuito - circuit
-- derivado - branch circuit
-- inducido - secondary circuit
-- intuctor - primary circuit
circular - to circulate
circulo - circle
circunferencia - circumference
citacin a licitadores, la - call for bids
citarilla - thin partition block or wall
clarabo&a - skylight- transom
clarificador, el - clarifier
clarificar - to clarify
claro - clear space- clear span, bay, opening
clasificador, el - classifier, screen
clasificar - to classify, grade- to screen, to rate
clavar - to nail, spike- to drive piles
-- hasta el rebote - to drive to refusal
clave, la - key, keystone .dwg/ legend
-- de trabazon - .concrete/ bonding key
clavetear - to tack, nail
clavija - pin, peg, dowel, drift bolt, botter- .elec/
plug
-- de la cig-e%a - crankpin
-- de las patas - cotter pin
-- de escala - ladder rung
-- de e"pansin - e0pansion bolt
-- bendida - cotter pin, split pin, spring cotter
clavito - brad, small nail, tack
-- para contramarcos - casing nail
clavo - nail, spike
-- com$n de alambre - common wire nail
-- corriente - common nail
-- de doble cabeza - doubleheaded nail
-- de rosca - screw nail, drive screw
-- de 0 pulg* - two penny nail
-- de 0 012 pulg* - four penny nail
-- de 2 pulg* - si0 penny nail
-- de 2 012 pulg* - eight penny nail
-- de 3 pulg* - ten penny nail
-- 3 014 pulg* - twelve penny nail
-- 3 012 pulg* - si0teen penny nail
de 4 pulg* - twenty penny nail
de 5 pulg* - forty penny nail
de 6 pulg* - si0ty penny nail
de 7 pulg* - eighty penny spike
-- lancero - toenail
-- para hormign - concrete nail
clavo-tornillo - drive screw
cla"on, el - horn
clima artificial - air conditioning
cloaca - sewer, sanitary sewer
cloacal - pertaining to sewerage
cloracin, la - chlorination
clorador, el - chlorinator
clorar o clorificar o clorinar o clorizar - to
chlorinate
cloro - chlorine
cloraro - chloride
-- de hidrgeno - hydrogen chloride,
hydrochloric acid
-- sdico - sodium chloride
cobre, el - copper
cociente, el - 1uotient
cdigo - code
-- de edificacin - building code
cod#mero - codimer
codo - .cons/ knee- .mach/ crack- .pip/ elbow,
bend
-- abierto - long elbow
-- angular - miter elbow
-- cerrado - short elbow
-- compensador - e0pansion bend
-- con base o con soporte - base elbow
-- con derivacin o con salida lateral - side
outlet elbow
-- de campanas - bellandspigot 1uarter bend
-- de curva alargada o de rad.o largo - long
radius elbow
-- de enchufes - socketend elbow
-- de inglete - miter elbow
-- de palanca - crank
-- de reduccin - reducing elbow
-- de retorno unido - return bend .close type/
-- de servicio - service or street elbow
-- en / - return bend
-- macho & hembra - service or street elbow
-- para inodoro - .plumbing/ closet bend
-- suave - longradius elbow
coeficiente, el - coefficient
-- completo de traspaso de calor - overall
coefficient of heat transfer
-- de absorcin - absorption factor
-- de aprovechamiento - .elec/ load factor
-- de elasticidad - mo
-- de elasticidad - modulus of elasticity
-- de friccin o de frotamiento - friction factor,
coef. of friction
-- de produccin - load factor .compressor/
-- de rozamiento - coefficient of friction
-- de trabajo - factor of safety
-- de traspaso superficial de calor - film
coefficient of heat transfer
-- dielctrico - dielectric constant
cohete, el - blasting fuse- blast hole- dynamite
cartridge- rocket
cojear - to knock .engine/
cojin, el - cushion, pad- pillow block
-- roscado para soldar - welding pad
cojinete, el - bearing, pillow block, journal bo0-
bushing- die
-- a municiones - ball bearing
-- a rulemn - roller bearing
-- a"ial - a0ial or thrust bearing
-- de bancada - base or main bearnig
-- de bolas radial - radial ball bearing
-- bolillas - ball bearing
-- de empuje - thrust or a0ial bearing
-- de manguito - sleeve bearing
-- de rolletes - roller bearing
-- e"terior - outboard bearing
co(, el - coke
cola - glue- tail
-- de martillo - peen of a hammer
-- de milano o de pato - dove tail
-- de rata - rat tail file- drift pin
colada - melt .metal/- pour, batch .conc./
coladera - strainer- leaching cesspool- sewer,
drain
colado en el lugar - poured in place .conc/
colador, el - strainer
-- de cesta - baskettype strainer
-- de co!ue - coke strainer
colapso - failure, collapse
colar - to pour- to strain- to cast
colarse - to seep, percolate- to sift
colector, el - collector- catch basin, trap- sewer,
drain- .elec/ commutator
-- cloacal - main sewer
-- de aceite - oil trap- drip pan
-- de aire comprimido - air receiver
-- de polvo - dust collector
-- de sedimentos - mud drum .boiler/
colector - cabezal - header of a boiler
coleta - burlap
colgadero - hanger
colgador, el, o colgante, el - hanger
colgar - to hang
columna - column
-- compuesta - .str/ builtup column
-- de burbujeo - bubble column
-- de fraccionamiento - fractionation tower
combinarse - .chem/ to combine
combustible, el - fuel- combustible
combustin, la - combustion
-- espontnea - spontaneous combustion
-- retardada - after burning
combustleo - fuel oil
-- de calefaccin - furnace oil
comejn, el - termite
compactacin - compacting, consolidating
compacto - compact, dense
comps, el - compass- dividers, calipers
compensador, el - compensator- e1uali2er,
adjuster- balancer
compensar - to compensate- to balance,
e1uali2e
componente, el o la - component- .chem/
constituent
componer - to repair, overhaul
composturas - repairs
compresibilidad, la - compressibility
compresible - compressible
compresin, la - compression
compresive - compressive
compreso - compressed
compresora - compressor
-- a correa - beltdriven compressor
-- a motor - motordriven compressor
-- a"ial - a0ialflow compressor
centrifuga de aletas radiales - radialblade
centrifugal compressor
-- de aletas corredizas - slidingvane rotary
compressor
-- de cinco grados - fivestage compressor
-- elevadora - booster compressor
-- rotativa - rotary compressor
comprimible - compressible
comprimir - to compress, compact
compueesto - compound- .str/ builtup
-- aislador - insulating compound
-- de cortar - cutting compound
-- de curacin - .conc/ curing compound
-- de retacar - calking compound
-- de soldar - soldering paste- bra2ing
compound
-- de tarrajar - boiler compound
-- impermeabilizador - waterproofing
compound
-- para banda - belt dressing
-- para enchufes - joint compound
-- para rosca - thread paste
computar - to compute, calculate
cmputo - computation
cncavo - concave, dished
concreto - concrete
-- aguado - sloppy concrete
-- armado - reinforced concrete
-- en masa - mass concrete
-- fresco - green concrete
-- graso - rich concrete
-- magro o pobre - lean concrete
-- premezolado - readymi0ed or plantmi0ed
concrete
-- premoldeado - precast concrete
-- reforzado - reinforced concrete
concha - shell, casing- boiler scale
-- de almeja - clamshell
condensador, el - condenser- .elec/ capacitor
-- de inundacin - flooded condenser
-- de paso m$ltiple - multiflow condenser
-- de reflujo - reflu0 condenser
-- de superficie - surface condenser
condensar - to condense
conduccin, la - conduction
-- de calor - thermal conduction
conducir - to carry, conduct, convey
conductancia - conductance
-- calorifica - thermal conductivity
conductividad, la - conductivity
-- magnetica - magnetic conductivity,
permeability
-- trmica - thermal conductivity
conducto - conduit- duct- flue- chute
-- de aceite - oil duct or groove- oil pipe
-- de alambres - wireway, reaceway, .elec/
conduit
-- de desag-e - sewer, drain
-- de fibra - fiber conduit
-- de humo - flue
-- fibroso fle"ible - .elec/ fle0ible tubing
-- metlico fle"ible - .elec/ fle0ible metallic
conduit
-- m$ltiple - .elec/ multipleduct conduit
-- para barras colectores - .elec/ busway
-- portacable - .elec/ cable duct
conductor, el - .elec/ conductor- conveyor
-- a tierra - ground wire, grounding conductor
-- a tierra de la red - system grounding
conductor
-- compuesto - .elec/ composite conductor
-- de alimentacin - feed wire, feeder
-- de arrastra - drag conveyer
-- de correa - belt conveyer
-- de cubetas - bucket conveyor or elevator
-- de entrada - leadin wire
-- de gusano o espiral - screw conveyor
conectar - to connect
conector, el - connector
-- a tierra - .elec/ grounding connector
-- de brida - flanged connection
-- de rosca - threaded connection
cone"in, la - connection, joint
-- de estrella - .elec/ star or 7 connection
-- de rosca - threaded connection
-- empernada - bolted connection
-- en delta o en tringulo - .elec/ delta
connection
-- para tuberia - pipe coupling- pipe fitting
-- por enchufe - .elec/ plug connection- .pip./
bellandspigot joint
confitillo - pea gravel or stone
conformador, el - grader- driftpin- shaper
conformadora - grader- shaper- former
congelar, congelarse - to congeal, free2e,
solidify
conjunto - assembly
commutador, el - electric switch- commutator
cono - cone
conocimiento de embar!ue - bill of lading
construccin, la - construction- structure
contruido en el lugar - builtinplace
construir - to construct, build, erect
contador, el - meter
-- de ratio-horas - watthour meter
-- de vueltas - revolution counter, speed
indicator
contorno - outline, contour
contrabalancear - to counterbalance
contrabrida - counter flange- follower .8resser
coupling/
contracarril, el - guard rail
contra codo - .pip/ Sbend
contrachapada, madera - plywood
contraerse - to contract, shrink
contrafuego - fireproof, fireresisting
contrafuerte, el - buttress- abutment
contragolpe, el - return stroke .piston/
contraincendios - fireproof, fireresisting- for
fire fighting
contraincendio - fire fighting
contrapeso - counterweight
contrapresion, la - back pressure
contratante, el - contracting party
contratar - to contract
contratista, el - contractor
contrato - contract
-- a costo ms honorario - costplus or fee
contract
-- a precio determinado - fi0edpriced contract
-- a precio global o a suma alzada - lumpsum
contract
-- a precios unitarios - unitprice contract
-- de enganche - contract to furnish workman
contravstago - piston tailrod
control, el - control
-- a distancia o remoto - remote control
controlador, el - controller
controlar - to control- to check, verify
conveccin, la - convection
convenio - agreement, contract
convertidor, el - converter
convertir - to convert
coordenadas - coordinates
copia - copy
-- al carbn - carbon bopy
-- azul - blue print
cople, el - coupling
co!ue, el - coke
co!uificar, co!uizar - to coke
coraza - armor, protective covering
corazn, el - core- heart wood
corcho - cork
cordel, el - rope, cord- belt course
-- de marcar - chalk line
cordn, el - cord, strand of rope- belt lacing-
.struct/ chord, flange- .masonry/ course- .pip/
spigot end- .carp/ .weld/ bead
-- de traslape - .weld/ overlap bead
correa belt, strap- purlin, girt
-- conductora - belt conveyor
-- en cu%a - 5 belt
-- sin fin - endless belt
corredera - slide, track- .surv/ target
-- de regla - slide of a slide rule
correderas - guides- skids
corrida - run, travel
corriente, la - current, flow- electric current
-- alterna 8c*a*9 - alternating current .a.c./
-- alternada - alternating current
-- con rotor fijo - blockedmotor current
-- directa 8c*d*9 - direct current .d.c./
corroer - to corrode
corrosin, la - corrosion
-- con esfuerzo - stress corrosion
corrugado - corrugated
cortaalambre, el - wire cutters, nippers
cartaca%o - pipe cutter
cortadora - cutter, chisel
cortadura - cutting, shearing- shearing stress
cortafierro - cold chisel
cortafiletes, m!uina - threadcutting machine
cortafrio, cortahierro - cold chisel or cutter
cortar - to cut
cortarroscas - threading machine
cortatubo - pipe cutter, tube cutter
corte, el - cut- section- cutting edge- shearing
stress
corto circuito - short circuit
costalera - burlap
costo - cost
-- ms honorario fijo - cost plus fi0ed fee
-- ms porcentaje - cost plus percentage
-- ms sobre costo - cost plus fee
-- primitivo - original cost
-- seguro & flete 8CS:9 - cost, insurance and
freight .9!,/
-- unitario - unit cost
costra - scale- crust
-- de caldera - boiler scale
-- de herrumbre - rust scale
-- de laminado - mill scale
costura - seam, joint
cota, cotacin, la - elevation
cotizar - to 1uote
criba - screen, strainer
cristal, el - glass
-- armado - wire glass
-- irrompible - safety or nonshattering glass
cromo - chromium, chrome
cromoni!uel - chromenickel .steel/
cro!uis, el - sketch
cruce, el, crucero - .pip/ cross
cruceros laterales - lateral bracing
cruceta - crossarm- cross head
crucetas - 4 bracing
crudo - crude- raw .untreated/
cruz, la - .pip/ cross
-- filar o reticular - cross hairs
cuaderno - notebook, field book
-- de hojas sueltas - looseleaf notebook
-- de nivelacin - level book
cuadrado - s1uare
cuadrante, el - 1uadrant- dial of an instrument
cuadrar - .math/ .carp/ to s1uare
cuadrtico - 1uadratic
cuadrilla - gang, party, s1uad
-- de colocacin - .conc/ placing gang
-- de dibujantes - s1uad of draftsmen
cuadro - s1uare- timbre frame- table of figures,
tabulation- .elec/ switchboard
cuarteadura - crack, split
cuartearse - to crack, split, .lbr/ to check
cubeta - bucket
-- autoprensora - clamshell bucket
cubeta draga - dragline bucket
c$bico - cubic, cubical
cubierta - cover, lid- roof, roof covering- .mech/
casing, hood- overburden
-- de tuberia - pipe covering
cubilete, el - beaker
cubo - pail, bucket- cube- cubical contents- hub-
socket- boss
-- de almeja - clamshell bucket
-- de arrastre - dragline bucket
cubrejunta, el - splice plate, butt strap
cucharn, el - bucket, scoop, skip, scraper
-- cargador - skip loader
-- cogedor - scraper
-- de conchas de almeja - clamsheel bucket
cuchilla - blade, knife, cutting tool
-- de contacto - .elec/ blade of a switch
-- de interruptor - .elec/ switch blade
empujadora o niveladora - bulldo2er
-- zanjeadora - ditcher
cuchillo - knife, blade- scrapper
cuello - collar, neck, throat- journal- gland,
stuffing bo0- pipe coupling
-- )enturi - 5enturi throat
cuentavueltas, el - tachometer, counter
cuerda - cord, line, rope- chord- girder flange-
screw thread
-- de alinear o de marcar - chalk line
-- de ca%amo - $anilla rope
-- de plomada - plumb line
-- iz!uierda - lefthand thread
cuerpo - body- corps, party
compuesto - chemical compound
-- de agrimensores - survey party
-- de bomba - pump barrel- pump casing
-- de varretilla - wheelbarrow tray
-- de mbolo - piston barrel
-- de fundicion guarnecido de bronce - iron
body bron2emounted
-- de polea - shell of a tackle block
-- de remache - shank of a rivet
-- de la vlvula - valve body
-- dividido - split casing .pump/
-- espiral - .turb/ spiral casing, scroll case-
.pump/ volute casing
-- muerto - dead man
-- simple - .chem/ element
cuesta - slope, hill, grade
culata - slope, hill, grade
culata - butt- haunch- cylinder head- yoke
cuneta - ditch, gutter
cu%a - wedge- key- frog of a plane- paving stone
cu%ar - to wedge
cuota de flete - freight rate
cura - .conc/ curing
curacin, la - .conc/ curing- .lbr/ seasoning
curado - curing
curar - .conc/ to cure- .lbr/ to season
curso - stroke, throw, travel
-- del mbolo - piston travel
cursor, el - .mach/ slide- indicator .slide rule/
curva - curve, bend
-- abierta - .pip/ long sweep
-- cerrada - .pip/ short sweep
-- compensadora con doble desplaz-
amiento - doubleoffset e0pansion :bend
-- compensadora en / - e0pansion :bend
-- de deformacin o esfuerzo - deformation or
stressstrain curve
-- de dilatacin - e0pansion bend
-- histeresis - hysteresis loop
-- nivel - contour line
-- de paso - .pip/ crossover
-- de pie - .pip/ base elbow
-- de retorno - return bend
-- en / - :bend
-- senoidal - sine curve
curvar - to bend
curvatura - bending- curvature
curvo - curved
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chafln, el - bevel, chamfer- knee brace
chaflanar - to chamfer, bevel
chapa - sheet, plate- veneering
-- acanalada o currugada - corrugated sheet
-- calada - perforated plate
-- de nudo - gusset plate
-- de palastro - plate steel, sheet iron
-- de relleno - filler plate
-- de unin - splice plate
-- desplegada - e0panded metal
-- eti!ueta o de identidad - nameplate
-- lisa - flat sheet metal
-- nodal - gusset plate
-- ondulada - currugated sheet metal
-- tubular - tube sheet
chapeado - veneering- plywood
cha!ueta - casing- jacket
chaveta - cotter, key, wedging piece
checar - to check- to crack
chicharra - ratchet- electric bu22er
chifln, el - no22le- flume
-- de agua - water jet
-- de arena - sand blast
chispa - spark
chispar - to spark
chisporroteo - .elec/ sparking- .weld/ spatter
cho!ue, el - impact, shock, collision
-- de agua o de ariete - water hammer
-- elcctrico - electric shock
chorro - jet- stream
-- de arena - sandblast
-- de municiones o de perdigones - shot blast
-- de vapor - steam jet
chamacera sleeve, bearing, pillow block,
journal bo0
-- anular - annular or radial bearing
-- de empuje - thrust bearing
-- e"terior - outboard bearing
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dado - die
dados para tornillos - bolt dies
dados para tuberia - pipe dies
dar - to give
-- cuerda - .inst/ to wind
-- presin - to get up steam
-- vapor - to steam
-- viaje - to taper
drsena - dock, wharf- inner harbor, basin
dato - datum
datos - data
decantador, el - settling tank, catch basin
declive, el - slope, grade, incline, pitch
dedal, el - cap, ferrule
defensa - bumper, fender, guard, protection
deformacin, la - deformation, strain- distortion
-- plstica - plastic deformation
-- de soldador - welder3s apron
delantera - front end, front part
delgadez, la - slenderness
delgado - thin, light
delinear - to design, draw
demanda - demand, load
demarcacin, la - demarcation
densidad, la - density
denso - dense, thick
depsito - warehouse- bin- tank- reservoir-
sediment, precipitate
-- de aduana - customs warehouse
-- de aire comprimido - air receiver
-- decantador o de sedimentacin - settling
basin
depurar - to purify
derecha - right hand
derechos - ta0es, duties, fees- rights
-- aduaneros o arancelarios - customs duties
-- de entrada o de importacin - import or
customs duties
-- de muelle - wharfage
-- de patente - patent royalty
-- portuarios - port charges, harbor dues
derechura - straightness
derredor, el - circuit- contour
derretido - grout- melted, molten
derretir - to melt, fuse- to dissolve
derrochar - to waste
derroche, el - waste
derrumbarse - to fail, collapse- to slide .earth/
desabollar - to straighten out dents or bulges
desacidificar - to neutrali2e acids
desacoplar - to uncouple, disconnect
desado!uinar - to tear up pavement
desaereador, el - dearator
desaguadero - drainpipe, drain- sewer
desaguar - to drain- to discharge
desag-e, el - drainage- drain- gutter
desairear - deaerate
desajustarse - to get out of order
desajuste, el - bad order, breakdown
desalojamiento - displacement
desapuntalar - to remove shores
desarmador, el - screw driver
desarmar - to dismantel, desassemble- to strip
.forms/
desarreglado - outoforder
desarreglo - bad order
desasfaltar - to remove asphalt, deasphalt
desatascar - to remove an obstruction
desatorar - to remove obstructions- to clear
away rubbish
desatornillar - to unscrew
desbarbar - to chip, trim, smooth off
desbutanizadora - debutani2er
descalibracin - faulty calibration
descanso - stair landing
descarga - unloading, dumping- .hyd/
discharge, outlet- e0haust- .elec/ discharge
descargadero - unloading platform
descargador, el - .elec/ lightning arrester-
.comp/ unloader
descargar - to unload- to discharge- to e0haust
descentrado - outofline, off center, eccentric
descomposicin, la - decomposition
descompostura - bad order, breakdown
descompuesto - outoforder- desintegrated
desconector, el - disconnect, disconnecting
switch
-- fusible - disconnecting fuse
desconectar - to disconnect- .elec/ to cut out
descontaminacin, la - decontamination
descostrar - to remove scale
descostrarse - to spall- to scale
desecacin, la - drying- .lbr/ seasoning-
drainage
desecador, el - dehydrator
desecar - to dry, season- to drain, dewater
desecho - scrap, junk- .surv/ offset- detour
desempa!uetar - to remove packing
desempolvar - to dust, remove dust from
desencajar - to throw out of gear, disjoint
deseclavijar - to remove a dowel or pin
desenergizar - to deenergi2e
desenfrenar - to release brakes
desenganchar - to unhook, disconnect-
disengage, release, uncouple
desengranar - to throw out of gear, disengage
desenmohecer - to clean off rust
desenroscar, desentornillar - to unscrew
dese!uilibrado - unbalanced
desescombrar - to clean away rubbish- to muck
dese"citar - to deenergi2e
desfasado, el - .elec/ phase displacement
desfasamiento - phase difference
desfogar - to vent
desfogue, el - relief .pressure/- vent- outleft
desforrar - to remove sheathing or lining
desfrenar - to release brakes
desgasificador, el - degasifier
desgasificar - to degasify
desgastar - to erode, wear, abrade
desgastarse - to wear, wear out
desgaste, el - erosion, abrasion, wear
desgracia - accident
desguarnecer - to strip off fittings, dismantle
desherrumbrar - to clean off rust
deshidratador, el - dehydrator, dewaterer
-- de gas - knockout drum
deshidratar - to dehydrate, dewater
deshidrogenacin, la - dehydrogenation
deshidrogenar - to dehydrogenate
desimanar, desimantar - to demagneti2e
desincrustador, el - boilertube cleaner- scaling
hammer
desincrustante, el - boiler compound
desincrustar - to remove scale
desinflado - flat .tire/
desintegracin, la - cracking
-- catalitica - catalytic cracking
-- trmica - thermal cracking
desintegradora, la - cracking unit
desintegrar - to desintegrate- to crack
desisobutanizar - to deisobutani2e
deslavar - to erode, wash away to wash, rinse
deslave, el - erosion, eroded material
deslindar - to survey
desmagnetizar - to demagneti2e, deenergi2e
desmantelar - to dismantle
desmontar - to dismantle, desassemble- to
clear .land/- to e0cavate, dig, cut
desmontavlvulas, el - valve lifter
desmonte, el - clearing- e0cavation
desnatador, el - skimmer
desnatar - to skim, remove scum
desnivel, el - difference of elevation, fall, drop-
.hyd/ head
-- bruto - gross head
-- de funcionamiento - operating head
-- efectivo - net or effective head
-- $til - useful head
desnivelacin, la -
desnudo - bare .wire/
desparafinar - to dewa0
desperdicio - spoil, e0cavated material- waste-
residue
desperfecto - damage- flaw, defect
despilfarrar - to waste
desplazamiento - displacement
desplazar - to displace
desplomar - to batter, incline- desplomarse - to
get out of plumb- to collapse- .conc/ slump
desplomo - deviation from the vertical
despojar - to back off- .pet/ to strip
despojos, los - debris, rubbish, spoil
-- de alba%al - sewage
-- de hierro - scrap iron, junk
desprender - to detach, unfasten- to give off,
emit
desprederse - to slip, slide, sag, slough
desprendimiento - loosening- landslide, slip
despropanizadora - depropani2er
despuntado - blunt, dull
desrecalentador, el - desupereater
destemplar - to anneal-
destemplarse - to loose temper
destemple, el - annealing
destilacin, la - distillation
-- al vac.o - vacuum distillation
-- intermitente - batch distillation
destiladora, destilador, el - a still
destilado - distillate
destilar - distill
destiler.a - distilling plant
destornillador, el - screwdriver- wrench
-- a cri!ue - ratchet screwdriver
-- de berbi!u. - screwdriver bit
-- de golpe o de percusin - impact
screwdriver
destornillar - to unscrew
destral, el - hatchet
destreza - skill, de0terity, ability
desulfurar - to desulfuri2e, sweeten
desviacin, la - diversion- deviation- deflation,
.surv/ departure- displacement
-- del arco - .weld/ arc blow
-- de las escobillas - .mot/ brush displacement
or shift
desviadero - .rr/ siding- turnout
desviador, el - deflector, baffle- bypass
desvio - diversion- bypass- .rr/ siding detour
detallar - to detail
detalle, el - detail
deterioro - wear and tear- deterioration
detonar - to detonate, e0plode
devanado - .elec/ winding
-- en derivacin - shunt winding
-- en jaula - s1uirrelcage winding
-- enparalelo - parallel or multiple
-- en serie - series or wave winding
-- imbricado - lap or multiple winding
-- inducido - armature winding
devanador, el - reel, spool
devanar - to reel- to wind
de"trgiro, de"trogiratorio - turning clockwise
diagonal - diagonal
diagonales cruzadas - 4 or diagonal bracing
diagrama, el - diagram
-- de fuerzas - force diagram
-- del indicador - indicator diagram
-- vectorial - vector diagram
dimetro - diameter
dibujador, el o dibujante, el - draftsman,
designer
dibujar - to draw, draft
-- en escala - to draw to scale
dibujo - drawing, plan- design, pattern
-- a mano libre o a pulso - freehand drawing
-- de construccin en fbrica - shop drawing
-- de detalle - detail drawing
-- de ejecucin o de trabajo - working drawing
-- de montaje - erection plan
-- de taller - shop drawing
-- patrn - standard plan or drawing
dieciseisavo - onesi0teenth
diente, el - tooth- cog- .conc/ bonding key
diesel, el - diesel
diezmilsimo - one tenthousandth
diezmilimetro - one tenthousandth
diezmillonsimo - one tenmillionth
diferencial, la - differential- chain block
diluente, el - diluent- .paint/ thinner
diluir - to dilute- to cut back .asphalt/
dimensin la - dimension
-- a escala - scaled dimension
-- e"trema - overall dimension
dimensional - dimensional
dimensionar - to proportion, dimension- to si2e
dinmico - dynamic
dinamita - dynamite
dinamitar - to blast
d.namo - dynamo, generator
d.namo-motor - motorgenerator
dintel, el - lintel, cap, doorhead
di"ido - dio0ide
-- carbnico - carbon dio0ide
-- de azufre - sulfure dio0ide
di!ue, el - dike, levee- dam- barrier
directrices, las - guide vanes .turb/
dise%ador, el - designer
dise%ar - to design- to sketch
dise%o - design- sketch
disipar - to dissipate .heat/, disperse
disolver, disolverse - to dissolve
disponible - spare, available- on hand
dispositivo - device, appliance- fi0ture,
mechanism- arrangement, layout- facility
-- de mando - control mechanism
-- de seguridad - safety device
dispositivos de distribucin - switchgear
distanciamiento - spacing, pitch
distribucin, la - distribution
-- del encendido - ignition timing
distribuidor, el - distributor- spreader- slide
valve .stm. eng./- distributing bar .reinf/-
manifold
-- cil#ndrico o de mbolo - piston valve
distribuir - to distribute- to sort, classify
disuelto - solute- dissolved
doblado - bent
-- al fuego o en caliente - hotbent
-- en frio - bent cold
doblador, el - bender
-- de tubos-conductos - .elec/ hickey, conduit
bender
dobladora - bending machine
doblar - to bend- to double
doble - double, duple0
-- citara - wall ; bricks thick
-- efecto, de - double acting
-- escuadra - T s1uare
-- e"tra fuerte - doublee0trastrong
doblegarse - to buckle
doblez, el - bend, kink
dormido - mudsill, sleeper
dos bocas, de - doubleended .wrench/
dos capas, de - twoply- twocoat
dos etapas, de - twostage .pump/
dosificacin dosing- .conc/ proportioning,
mi0ture
draga - dredge- dragline outfit
dragad ra - dredge
dragaje, el - dredging
dragar - to dredge
drenaje, el - drainage
drenar - to drain
drene, el - drain
d$ctil - ductible
ductilidad - ductillity
ducto de cables - cable duct
duela - stave .barrel/
duelas para cielo - ceiling
dulce - fresh .water/- soft/mild .steel/- sweet
.chem/
durable - durable
duradero - durable
duraluminio - duralumin
dureza - hardness- hardness of water
-- 'rinell - <rinell hardness
durmiento, el - mudsill, groundsill
duro - hard
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ebullicin, la - boiling
economizador, el - economi2er
-- de trabajo - labor saving
ecuacin, la - e1uation
edificacin, la - construction- building
edificar - to build, construct, erect
edificio - a building
educcin, la - eduction- .eng/ e0haust .pump/
discharge
eductor, el - eductor, e0hauster- steam ejector
-- doble, de - doubleacting
-- simple, de, o $nico, de - singleacting
eficaz - effective
eficiencia - efficiency
efluente - effluent, out flow
eje, el - a0is- a0le, shaft, sheave pin, core
-- acodado cig-e%al - crankshaft
-- au"iliar - counter shaft
-- de atrs - rear a0le
-- de ca%amo o de hene!un - hemp center
.cable/
-- de coordenadas - a0is of coordiinates
-- de la e"cntrica - eccentric shaft
-- de levas - camshaft
-- de mando - driving a0le
-- de momentos - center of moments
-- de sierra - saw arbor, saw mandrel
-- de transmisin - driving or line or
transmission shaft
-- de visacin - line of sight .level/
-- delantero - front a0le
-- fibroso - fiber center .wire strand/
-- impulsado - driven shaft
-- loco - idler shaft
-- ma&or - majer a0is
-- menor - minor a0is
-- motor - driving shaft, driving or live a0le
-- neutro - neutral a0is
ejemplo - model, pattern- e0ample
elaboracin, la - manufacture, fabrication
processing
elaborar - to work .mat3l/- to process- to
manufacture
elasticidad, la - elasticity, resilience, spring
elstico - elastic- .auto/ a spring
elastita - Elastite
ele, la - angle iron- pipe elbow
-- cerrada - short elbow
-- con derivacin - sideoutlet elbow
-- de base - base elbow
-- de curva abierta - longradius elbow
-- de reduccin - reducing elbow
electricidad, la - electricity
electricista, el - electrician- electrical engineer
elctrico - electric, electrical
electrodo - electrode
electrogenerador, el - electric generator
electrgeno - generating electricity
electrolitico - electrolytic
electrolito - electrolyte
electromagntico - electromagnetic
electrnica - electronics
electrosttico - electrostatic
electrotcnico - electrical engineer
elemento - element- .struct/ member
-- de caldeo - heating element
elevacin, la - elevation, altitude- .dwg/
elevation- lift
-- delantera - front elevation
-- en corte - sectional elevation
-- en el e"tremo - end elevation
-- lateral - side elevation
-- posterior - rear elevation
elevador, el - elevator, lift, hoist- booster
-- de cangilones - bucket elevator
-- de correa - belt elevator
-- de cubos - bucket elevator
elevar - to elevate, hoist, raise
-- al cuadrado - .math/ to s1uare
-- a potencia - .math/ to raise to a power
elongacin, la - elongation
embalastar - to ballast
embarcadero - loading platform, wharf- ferry
embarcar - to ship- to load
embar!ue, el - shipment, loading
embobinar - .elec/ to wind
embolada - piston stroke- piston displacement
mbolo - piston, plunger
-- buzo o de empa!ue central - center piston
-- buzo de presaestopa e"terior - outside end
packed pluger
-- compensador - balance piston- .turb/ dummy
piston
-- distribuidor - piston valve
-- e!uilibrador - balancing piston
-- macizo - plunger, ram
mbolos opuestos - opposed pistons
embrague, el - clutch
embridar - to flange
embudo - funnel- hopper
embutir - to embed- to counter sink
emba!ue, el - gasket, packing, oakum- .elec.
cab/ bedding- .struct/ filler plate
-- de cara completa - fullface gasket
-- devstago - rod packing
emparejar - to grade, level off- to screed- to
rough plaster
emparrillado - grillage, grating, grid
empatar - to splice, join
empate, el - joint, splice, seam
-- de inglete - miter joint
-- de solapa - lap joint
-- de tope - butt joint
emplomar - to lead
empotrado - embedded- fi0ed .beam/
-- por una e"tremidad - fi0ed one end
empotrar - to embed, to fi0 in a wall
emprestito - borrowed fill
empuje, el - thrust, push, pressure- bearing
.rivet or pin/
emulsificar o emulsionar - to emulsify
emulsin, la - emulsion
encadenado - bond
encadenado - bond
encadenar - to chain- to brace- to buttress- to
bond .masonry/
encajar - to rabbet- to gear- to fit
encaje, el - rabbet- recess, socket- fitting
encamisar - to place lagging, lining, sleeve, or
bushing
encargado - man in charge
-- del trnsito - transitman
encendedor, el - igniter- e0citer
encender - to ignite
encenderse - to take fire
encendido - ignition
-- anticipado - preignition
-- doble - dual ignition
-- espontneo - selfignition, spontaneous
ignition
-- por chispa - spark ignition
encerado - tarpaulin- oilskin
encerrado - enclosed, sealed
encima - above, overhead, on top
encoger, encogerse - to contract, shrink,
shorten
encolado - .paint/ si2ing
encolar - to glue- to si2e
encostrarse - to form scale
encuadrar - to s1uare- to frame
encuentro - joint- junction- intersection
encu%ar - to wedge, key
enchapar - to veneer- to line with sheet metal
encha!uetado - jacketed
enchavetar - to key
enchufar - to plug iin- to telescope- to fit .a tube
or pipe/ into another
enchufe, el - bell end of a pipe- bellandspigot
joint- .elec/ plug
-- de campana - bellandspigot joint
-- fusible - fuse plug
-- hembra - bell end of pipe
-- macho - spigot end of pipe
enderezar - to line, straighten- .elec/ to rectify
endulzar - to sweeten .oil/
endurecedor, el - hardener .all senses/
endurecer - to harden
-- a martillo - to hammerharden
enduricido - hardened
enduricido - hardened
-- al airo - air hardened
-- al martillo - hammerhardened
-- superficialmente - case hardened
endurecimiento - hardening- hardness
-- de trabajo - work hardness
energia - energy, power
-- absorbida - input
-- de salida - output
-- hidraulica - water power
radiante - radiant energy
-- trmica - steamgenerated power
energizar - to energi2e
enfocar - to focus
enfo!ue, el - focus, focusing
enfrenar - to brake
enfriado - cooled
-- a li!uido - li1uidcooled
-- por agua - watercooled
-- por aire - aircooled
enfriador, el - cooler- coolant, chiller
-- intermedio - intercooler
enfriamiento - cooling, refrigeration
-- atmosfrico o evaporativo - atmospheric or
evaporating cooling
enfriar - to cool, chill
enfriarse - to cool, cool off
enganchar - to hook, couple, engage- to
employ- to recruit labor
enchanche, el - coupling, coupler, hitch-
recruiting .labor/
engargolar - to groove- to make a maleand
female joint
engarzar - to hook, couple
engranaje, el - gearing- a gear
-- angular o cnico - bevel gear
-- cilindrico - spur gear
-- de dientes helicoidales angulares - double
helical gear
-- de espina de pescado - herringbone gear --
de inglete - miter gear
-- de rosca o de tornillo sin fin - worm gear
-- doble helicoidal - herringbone gear
-- en bisel - bevel gear
-- espiral - spiral or helical gear
-- fresado - machinecut gear
-- helicoidal - helical or worm gear
-- hipoidal - hypoid gears
-- impulsado - mandado - driven gear
-- impulsor o motor - drive gear, driver
-- intermedio o loco - idle gear
-- recto - spur gear
-- reductor - reducing gear
-- transmisor - drive gear
engranar - to gear, engage
engrane, el - gear, meshing
engrasadera - grease cup
engrasado - grease job
engrasador, el - grease cup- grease gun oiler
-- a pistola - grease gun
-- de compresin - grease cup
-- de gotas visibles - slghtfeed lubricator
-- de pistn - grease gun
engrasar - to grease, lubricate
engravar - to surface with gravel
engrudo - belt dressing- paste
enjuagar - to rinse- to backwash .filter/
enlacar - to shellac
enlace, el - interlocking- linkage- lacing- bond
enladrillado - brick work, bricklaying
-- reforzado - reinforced brickwork
enladrillador, el - bricklayer
enladrillar - to lay brick
enlatar - to roof with tin- to lath- to lag- to cleat
enlistonado metlico - metal lathing
enlistonar - to lath, to lag- to cleat, batten
enmohecerse - to rust
enrejado - grating, grillage- latticing- gri22ly-
.adj./ foul .rope/ kinked
-- de alambre - wire netting- wire mesh
enrojecido al fuego - redhot
enrollar - to wind, reel, coil
enroscar - to thread, to screw up- to coil, twist
enros!ue, el - threading- screwing up
ensamblaje, el - assembling, joining, joint,
framing
ensamblar - to assemble, frame, join, connect
ensamble, el - joint, assembly
ensanchar - to widen, enlarge- to ream
ensa&o - test, assay- trail, e0periment
-- al cho!ue - impact test
-- al jabn
-- a tinte - dye test
-- a la traccin - tensile test
-- de asiento - .conc/ slump test
-- de campa%a - field test
-- de doblado - bending test
-- de golpe - shock test- impact test
entalpia - enthalpy, heat content
entrecierre, el - interlock- partial closing
entrepa%o - panel- shelf
entrepilastra - spacing of pilastera
entropia - entropy
entubar - to pipe
envoltura - casing, jacket, housing- lagging
envolvente, el - casing, jacket
-- aislador - insulating, lagging
-- de caldera - boiler shell- boiler lagging
en&esado - plastering
en&esador, el - plasterer
en&esar - to plaster
e!uidistancia - spacing, pitch
e!uilibrar - to balance, counterbalance
e!uilibrio - e1uilibrium, balance
-- de calor - heat balance
-- dinmico - dynamic or running balance
-- esttico - static or standing balance
e!uipo - e1uipment, plant, rig- gang, shift
-- clasificador - screening e1uipment
-- de dia - day shift
-- de ingenieros - engineering party
-- de noche - night shift
-- de ocasin - used e1uipment
-- mudador de tierra - earthmoving e1uipment
-- proporcionador - .conc/ batch plant
-- suavizador - softening plant .water/
e!uivalente mecnico del calor - mechanical
e1uivalent of heat
ereccin, la - erection
erector, el - erector, steel worker
erigir - to erect, set up, build
erosin, la - erosion
erosionar - to erode
erosivo - erosive
error - error
-- de cierre - .surv/ error of closure
esbozar - to sketch
esbozo - sketch
escala - ladder- scale .of a drawing/- scale
.draftsman3s/- gage
-- absoluta - .temperature/ absolute or =elvin
scale
-- de ar!uitecto - architect3s scale
-- de emergencia - fire escape
-- de flotador - float gage
-- de millas - scale of miles
-- de octanos - octane scale
-- de sueldos - wage scale
escalafn, el - scale of wages- register of
employees
escalar - to scale .a drawing/
escalera - stair, stairway, ladder
-- de escape o de salvamento - fire escape
escaln, el - step, rung, stair tread- .e0o/ bench
escalonado - stepped- graded .gravel/
escalonar - to form in steps- .surv/ to offset
escantillar - to gage, measure- to lay out
escantilln, el - straightedge, screed, screed
board- rule- gage- template
-- de 'irmingham - <irmingham wire gage
escape, el - leak- e0haust- outlet- .rr/ siding
-- de incendio - fire escape
escarpado - steep, battered
escoba - broom
escobilla - brush- whisk broom
-- de alambre - wire brush
-- de alambres - wire commutator brush
-- de carbn - .elec/ carbon brush
-- grafitica - .elec/ graphite brush
escombrar - to muck, remove spoil- to clean up
rubbish
escombros - spoil, muck, rubbish, debris, dirt
escoria - slag, clinker
-- de cemento - cement clinker
escorias de alto horno - blastfurnace slag
escrepa - scraper
-- de empuje - bulldo2er
escritorio - desk
escuadra - s1uare- angle iron- .dwg/ triangle-
knee, corner brace, gusset plate
-- a - s1uare, at right angles
-- de esambladura o de unin - gusset plate
-- en T - T s1uare
-- fuera de - out of s1uare
escurridero - drain hole, outlet- drip- leak
escurrirse - to run off, drain- to leak
esfera - sphere
esfuerzo - stress- effort
-- admisible - safe or allowable stress
-- cortante doble - double shear
-- cortante simple - single shear
-- de aplastamiento - crushing stress
-- de apo&o - bearing stress .beam/
-- de compresin - compressive stress
-- de contracn - .conc/ shrinkage stress
-- de empuje - bearing stress on rivets or pins
-- de fle"in - bending stress
-- de prueba - proof stress
-- de rotacin - torsional stress
-- de ruptura - breaking stress, ultimate or
rupture strength
-- de seguridad - safe stress
-- de tensin - tensile stress
-- de trabajo - working stress
-- en la fibra - fiber stress
-- especifico - unit stress
-- fle"or - bending stress
-- limite de trabajo - allowable working stress
-- restante - residual stress
-- tangencial - tangential or hoop stress
-- unitario - unit stress
eslabn, el - link
eslabonamiento - linkage
esmaltar - to enamel
esmeril, el - emery
esmerilado - grinding
-- al aire o sin puntas - centerless grinding
-- en h$medo - wet grinding
esmerilador, el - emery wheel, grinder
-- de vlvulas - valve grinder
esmeriladora - grinder, honing machine
esmerilar - to grind- to polish with emery
espaciado - spacing- pitch .rivet/
espaciar - to space
espacio - space
-- libre o muerto - clearance .free space, or
dead space/
con spalda - back to back
-- con espalda - back to back
esparcir - to spread, distribute
esprrago - pin, peg- welding stud
esptula - trowel- putty knife, spatula
especificacin, la - specification
-- model o normal - standard specification
especificar - to specify
espejo - mirror- model
espeso - viscous- heavy- thick, dense
espesor, el - thickness- density- viscosity- gage
.sheet/- depth .slab/
espiga & campana o & enchufe - bell and
spigot
espoleta - fuse
-- de tiempo - time fuse
-- fulminante - blasting cap
espuela - spur- .rr/ siding- .tool/ point, spur
espuma - scum- foam, froth
espumar - to foam- to froth
es!uema, el - sketch, plan, diagram- scheme,
plan
-- almbrico - wiring diagram
-- de las cargas - load diagram
es!uemtico - diagramatic, schematic
es!uina - corner, angle
estabilizacin de suelos - soil stabili2ation
estabilizador, el o estabilizadora - stabili2er
estabilizar - to stabili2e
estable - firm, steady- stable .chem/
estaca - pile, sheet pile- stake
-- de cerca - fence post
-- de declive - slope stake
-- de rasante - grade stake
-- directriz, la - guide pile
-- limitadora de talud - slope stake
estacada - sheeting, sheet piling- fence
estacar - to stake out
estacin, la - station, plant- survey station
-- de bombeo - pumping plant
-- de fuerza - power plant, power house
estacionario - stationary
estadal, el - measure of length about ).)m-
s1uare measure about &&.; s1. m- level rod
-- de corredoera - level rod
-- estadimtrico - stadia rod
estadalero - rodman .level/
estallar - to e0plode, burst
estallido - e0plosion, outburst- crash
estandar - standard
estandardizacin, la - standardi2ation
estan!ue, el - reservoir, basin
-- almacenador - storage reservoir
-- de clarificacin o de deposicin - setting
tank or basin
-- de enfriamiento - cooling pond
-- de rociada - spray pond
-- decantador - setting basin
-- mezclador - mi0ing tank
esta%o - tin
estator, el - stator
estengrafo - stenographer
estilete, el - style, pencil of a recording
instrument- .dwg/ stylus, tracer
estimacin, la - an estimate, estimating
estimador, el - estimator
estimar - to estimate, appraise
estimativo - estimated
estirado - drawn .tubing/- e0panded .metal/-
stretched
-- en caliente - hotdrawn
-- en duro - harddrawn
-- en frio - colddrawn, harddrawn
estopa - burlap- oakum, caulking yarn
estopero - staffing bo0
estrenar - to run in .machinery/
estreno - running in .machinery/
estria - groove, fluting
-- de lubricacin - oil groove
estriado - fluted, ribbed- checkered .plate/-
serrated .gasket/
estriar - to groove, flute, knurl, score
estribo - abutment- buttress- .reinf/ stirrup,
hoop- .bldg/ joist hanger, bridle iron
estructura - structure- .conc/ forms
estructural - structural
estrujar - to e0trude
estucar - to stucco
estuco - stuco
estudiar - to study- to plan, design
estudio - study- design, survey
etano - ethane
etapa - .machy/ stage- station, stop
ter, el - ether
-- de petrleo - petroleum ether
etilo - ethyl
eti!ueta - label, tag
evacuar - to empty, e0haust, evacuate
evaluacin, la - valuation, appraisal- evaluation-
computation
evaporacin, la - evaporation
evaporador, el - evaporator
-- instantneo - flash evaporator
evaporar, evaporarse, - to evaporate
e"actitude, la - accuracy
e"apolar - .elec/ si0 pole
e"cavacin, la - e0cavation, out, digging
e"cavadora - e0cavator- power shovel
-- a cangilones - trench machine, bucket
e0cavator
-- acarreadora - carryall scraper
e"cavar - to e0cavate, dig
e"cntrica, e"cntrico - eccentric
e"citacin, la - .elec/ e0citation
e"citador, el - e0citer
e"citar - to e0cite, energi2e
e"cusado - water closet, toilet room
e"pandir - to e0pand
e"pansin, la - e0pansion
e"pansor, el - e0pander
e"plosin, la - e0plosion
e"plosivo - e0plosive
e"tender - to stretch- to spread- to lay out- to
draw up .contract/
e"tensin, la - e0tension- tension
e"tinguidor, el - e0tinguisher
-- a espuma - foam fire e0tinguisher
.:nderwriters approved/
e"tinguir - to e0tinguish
e"tractor, el - e0tractor, puller
-- de engranaje - gear puller
-- de muestras - sampler
-- de neblina - mist e0tractor
e"traer - to e0tract- to pull .piles/
e"trafino - e0trafine
e"trafuerte - e0trastrong, heavyduty
e"tragrueso - e0trathick, e0traheavy
e"trapesado - e0traheavy
e"trapotente - high power
e"trarresistente - e0trastrong
e"traviarse - to get out of line
e"tremo muerto - dead end
e"tremo a e"tremo outtoout, overall
e&ector, el - ejector, eductor
-- a chorro de agua - water jet eductor
-- a chorro de vapor - steamjet ejector
-- cebador - .pump/ priming ejector
-- condensador - ejector condenser
-- de agua a vapor - steamoperated water
ejector
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fbrica - factory, mill, shop- plant- masonry- a
building
-- contral o generatriz - control station power
house
-- de acero - steel works
-- sider$rica - steel mill
fabricacin, la - fabrication, manufacture
fabricante, el - fabricator, manufacturer
fabricar - to fabricate, manufacture- to
construct- to process
factor, el - factor .all senses/
-- de absorcin - absorption coefficient
-- de amortiguacin - damping factor
-- de amplitud - amplitude or crest or peak
factor
de capacidad - .elec/ capacity factor
-- de capacidad de la planta - plant capacity
factor
-- de carga - .elec/ load factor
-- de carga de la planta - plant load factor
-- de carga de la red - system load factor
-- de demanda - .elec/ demand factor
-- de potencia - .elec/ power factor
-- de rendimiento - performance factor, load
factor .compressor/
-- de seguridad - factor of safety
-- de seguridad final - ultimate factor of safety
facturar - to bill, invoice- to check baggage
fachada - facade, front of a building
-- de caldera - boiler front
falda - slope, hillside
faldear - to make a hillside e0cavation
faldeo - side hill cut- slope of a hill
falso - false
-- pilote - pile follower
falla - failure, breakdown
-- estructural - structural failure
fallar - to fail
fango - mud, muck, silt- sludge
farol, el - lantern, lamp- head light
fase, la - phase .elec, chem, metals/
fasmetro - .elec/ phase meter
fatiga - stress, fatigue
-- admisible - allowable stress
-- con corrosin - corrosion fatigue
-- cortante o al corte - shearing stress
-- de compresin - compressive stress
-- de fle"in - bending stress- bending fatigue
-- de metales - fatigue of metals
-- de ruptura - breaking stress, ultimate strength
-- de seguridad o de trabajo - safe or working
stress
-- de tensin o de traccin - tensile stress
-- superficial - surface fatigue
fatigmetro - strain gage
fatigar - to stress
fnico - carbolic, phenic
fenol - phenol
ferreria - iron work- iron shop
ferroteria - hardware- hardware store- iron work
frrico - ferric
ferrita - ferrite
ferritico - ferritic
ferroacero - semisteel
ferroso - ferrous
ferrugineo - containing iron
frula - ferrule
fiador, el - fastener, retainer, toggle, catch
fianza - bond .surety/
fibra - fiber- grain .wood/
-- atravesada - cross grain
-- fina - fine grain
-- gruesa - course grain
-- recta - straight grain
fibras de vidrio - fiber glass
fibroso - fibrous
fichero - card inde0
fieltro - felt
-- asfaltado - asphalt felt, roofing felt
fierro - iron
-- angular - angle iron
-- canal - channel iron
-- forjado - wrought iron
-- fundido - cast iron
figura - figure
fija - trowel
fijar - to fasten- to fi0
fijo - stationary, fi0ed
filo - cutting edge- .topo/ ridge
-- de cincel - chisel point
-- de corte - cutting edge
filoso - sharpedged .tool/
filtrador, el - filter
filtrar - to filter
filtro - filter
fino - fine- light .oil/
finos - fines
finura - fineness, grain
-- del molido - .cement/ fineness of grinding
fiscalizacin, la - control, supervision,
inspection
fiscalizador, el - inspector, supervisor
fiscalizar - to control- to inspect
fisica - physics
fisico - physicist- physical
fisurarse - to crack
flama - flame
flanche, el - flange
flecha - shaft, a0le- spade of a concrete vibrator
flete, el - freight- freight rate- freight charges
-- debido o por cobrar - freight collect
-- pagado - freight prepaid
fle"ibilidad, la - fle0ibility, pliability
fle"ible - fle0ible
fle"in, la - bending, fle0ure
-- compuesta - compound fle0ure
-- pura o simple - pure bending
fle"ionarse - to deflect, bend, buckle
flculo - floc
flojo - slack, loose- unstable .ground/
flor de, a - flush with, level with
flotador, el - float
flotante, el - float- floating
flotar - float
fluidez, la - fluidity, li1uidity
fluidificar - to li1uify, flu0, fluidi2e
fl$ido - fluid
fluir - to flow
flujo - flow- flu0- .metal/ creep
-- de dispersin - .elec/ leakage flu0
-- inductor o magntico - magnetic flu0
-- laminar o viscoso - laminar or viscous flow-
streamline flow
-- turbulento - turbulent flow
fluor, el - fluorine
flus, el - flue, tube
-- de acero enterizo - seamless tubing
-- de caldera - boiler tube
fluseria - set of boiler tubes
fluvimetro - flow meter
flu&endo - flowing
foco - focus- focal point
-- elctrico o incandescente - incandescent
lamp
fogn, el - firebo0, furnace
foguear - to stoke a furnace
fogueo - stoking
fondo - bottom, far end, base, bed- depth
-- de la caldera - boiler head
-- del cilindro - cylinder head
-- del mbolo - piston head
-- de la rosca - root of thread
-- del la soldadura - root of weld
fondos - bottoms .oil/
fontaneria - pipework, piping, plumbing
fontanero - pipe fitter, plumber
forja - forge- forging
-- con martinete - dropforging
-- de banco - bench forge
-- de herrero - blacksmith forge
-- de soldar - welding or bra2ing forge
forjable - malleable, forgeable
forjado - forged, wrought
-- a martinete o a tro!uel - dropforged
-- en caliente - hotforged
-- en frio - coldforged
forjador, el - blacksmith
forjar - to forge- to roughplaster
forma - form, shape- .conc/ form
formar - to form
formn, el - chisel
frmula - formula
forrar - to line, sheath, cover, ceil, coat, face, lag
forro - lining, lagging, sheathing- casing-
bushing
-- aislante - insulation
-- centrifugado - spun lining
-- de cilindro - cylinder lining
-- de cojinete - bearing sleeve, bushing
-- de chumacera - bushing, liner
forros de zanja - sheeting, sheet piling
fortificar - to strengthen, brace, buttress, shore
fosa - pit- drain
-- sptica - septic tank
fosa - pit- drain
-- sptica - septic tank
foso - trench, ditch, pit
-- de succin - suction pit
fotoesttico - photostatic
fotografia - photography- a photograh
fotografiar - to photograph
fotogrametria - photographic surveying
-- area - aerosurveying
-- terrestre - terrestrial photographic surveying
fotomapa - photoplan, photomap
fotosttico - photostatic
fotstato - photostat
fracaso - failure- breakdown
fraccionador, el - fractionator
fraccionamiento de viscosidad - viscosity
breaking
fraccionar - to break down- to fractionate
frgil - brittle
fragilidad, la - brittleness
-- custica - caustic embrittlement
fragua - forge- blacksmith shop- .cement/
setting
-- final - final set .cement/
-- inicial - initial set .cement/
fraguado - forging- setting .cement/
fraguador, al - blacksmith
fraguar - to forge- .cement/ to set- to cure
.asphalt/
franco - open, free, clear- e0empt
-- a bordo o sobre vagn 8:A'9- free on board
.,></
-- de derechos - dutyfree
-- sobre muelle - free alongside .,AS/
franja - strip, band
fran!ueo - postage- prepayment- clearance
.machy/ relief, backing off
-- superior - head room, vertical clearance
frecuencia - fre1uency
frenar - to brake
freno - brake
-- para puerta - door check
frente, el - face, front
-- muerto - dead front .switchboard/
-- vivo - live front .switchboard/
fresa - bit, milling tool
fesado - milling
-- & taladrado - faced and drilled
friccin, la - friction
-- cintica o de deslizamiento - sliding friction
-- de arran!ue o de zafar o esttica - starting
or breakaway friction
-- de rodamiento - rolling friction
frotador, el - rubber
frotamiento - friction
-- de deslizamiento - sliding friction
-- de rodadura - rolling friction
fuera - out, outside
-- de ajuste - outofadjustment
-- de aplomo - outofplumb
-- de centro - offcenter
-- de escuadra - outofs1uare
-- fase - outofphase
-- de linea - outofline
-- de redondo - outofround
-- de servicio - outofservice
fuerza - force, power
-- al freno - brake horsepower
-- centrifuga - centrifugal force
-- indicada de caballos - indicated horsepower
funcionamiento - operation
funcionar - to run, work, operate
fundacin, la - foundation
-- corrida - continuous footing
-- ensanchada - spread footing
-- escalonada - stepped footing
fundamentar - to lay a foundation
fundamento - foundation, footing
fundente, el - welding compound, flu0
funderia - foundry, casting
fundido - cast- fused, melted
fundir - to cast- to melt- to blow out .fuse/-
fundirse, to melt, fuse
fusible, el - fuse
-- de accin retardada - timedelay or timelag
fuse
fusin, la - fusion
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gafas de soldador - welding goggles
galactita - ,uller3s earth
galn, el - gallon
galvanizacin 8la9 por inmersin en caliente -
hot or hotdip galvani2ing
galvanizado al fuego o en caliente - hot
galvani2ed
galvanizar - to galvani2e
galvanmetro - galvanometer
gancho - hook
ganchos escaladores - climbing irons
garantizar - to guarantee
garfios de trepar - climbing irons, climbers
garganta - throat, no22le of ejector- groove,
channel
-- del )enturi - 5enturi throat
garra - clutch, catch, claw, grip
garrote, el - brake
garrucha - sheave, pulley, tackle block
-- de cadena - chain block or hoist
-- diferencial - differential hoist
gas, el - gas
-- acetileno - acetylene gas
-- cloacal - sewer gas
-- combustible - fuel gas
-- de boca de pozo - casinghead gas
-- de desperdicio - waste gas
- icuado de petrleo - li1uefied petroleum gas
-- natural - natural or casinghead gas
-- residualo seco - dry or residual gas
gases de deshecho - waste gases
gases de escape - e0haust gases
gaseiforme o gaseoso - gaseous
gasifero - containing gas
gasificar - to gasify
gasleo - gas oil
gasolina - gasoline
-- de alto actanaje - highoctane gasoline
-- de destilacin directa - straightrun gasoline
-- estabilizada - stabili2ed gasoline
-- mezclada - blended gasoline
-- natural - natural or casinghead gasoline
-- reformada - reformed gasoline
gastar - to wear, wear out, wear away
gasto - volume of flow- discharge- consumption-
wear
-- cr.tico - critical flow
gato - jack- rail bender
gaveta - drawer, locker- .auto/ glove
compartment
gemelo - twin, duple0, double
generador, el - generator
-- de espuma - foam generator
generar - to generate
girar - to revolve, turn, slue, swivel, swing,
rotate- to gyrate- to draw .draft/
giratorio - revolving, gyratory, rotary
giro - revolving- turn- revolution
gis, el - crayon
glicol, el - glycol
-- de etileno - ethylene glycol
gobernar - to control
gobierno - control
-- a distancia - remote control
golpe, el - blow, shock- .eng./ stroke
-- de ariete o de agua - water hammer
-- de aspiracin - suction stroke
-- de compresin - compression stroke
-- de compuerta - water hammer
-- de e"pulsin - e0haust stroke
-- de retardo - back lash
-- de retroceso - return stroke- backlash
golpear - to strike, pound- .eng/ to knock
golpeo - striking, pounding- .eng/ knock
por encendido - spark knock
golpetear - .eng/ to knock, hammer
golpeteo - knocking, pounding
-- del mbolo - piston slap
goma - gum- eraser
-- de borrar - eraser
-- elstica - rubber
-- esponjosa de borrar - sponge rubber
-- laca - shellac
gordo - .conc/ rich- .water/ hard- oily- bulky- fat
gota - drop .li1uid/
goteadero - drip
gotear - to leak- to drip
goteo - leakage, leaking- dropping- drip, leak
gotera - leak- eaves, gutter
gotero drip .sill/- weep hole
gozne, el - hinge
grada - step- stepladder
gradiente, el - grade, slope, gradient
grado - grade, class, rate- .machy/ stage-
.math/ degree
-- antidetonante - antiknock rating
-- de octano - octane rating
-- de pureza - .metal/ fineness
-- de velocidad - rate of speed
--, de un - singlestage .pump/
-- unico, de - singlestage
graduacin, la - gradation, graduation, grading-
.machy/ staging
-- cetnica - cetane rating
-- de presin - .turb/ pressure staging
-- de velocidad - .turb/ velocity staging
-- octnica - octane rating
graduador, el - gage- graduator- adjuster
grfica - diagram, graph
-- del indicator - .eng/ indicator card
grfico - diagram, graph, chart- graphic-
graphical
grafio - ruling pen
grafitico - graphitic
grafito - graphite
gramo - gram
grano - grain
-- cerrado - close grain
-- fino - fine grain
-- grueso - coarse grain
granoso, granular, granuloso - granular
grnulo - granule
grapa - clip- clamp- staple
grapn, el - clamp
grasa - grease- slag
-- de copa - cup grease
-- lubricante - cup or lubricating grease
-- para caja de engranajes - transmission
grease
-- para coppilla de presin - cup grease
-- para engranajes - gear compound
-- para in&ector - gun grease
grasera de compresin - grease cup
grasiento - greasy, oily
grava - gravel
-- en bruto - pitrun gravel
-- graduada - graded gravel
-- sin cribar o tal como sale - runofbank or
unscreened gravel
gravedad especifica - specific gravity
gravera - gravel pit or bank
gravilla - fine or pea gravel
gremio - labor union- craft union- trade, craft
-- del oficio - craft union
-- obrero - tradeunion- labor union
grieta - crack, seam- .lumber/ check
-- capilar - hair crack
-- decontraccin - shrinkage crack
gr$a - crane- derrick- hoist
-- atirantada - guy derrick
-- con pie de gallo - stiffleg derrick
-- corredera o corrediza - traveling crane-
traveling derrick
-- de aguiln - derrick- jib crane
-- de arrastre - dragline e0cavator
-- de brazo - jib crane
-- de brazos rigidos - stiffleg derrick
-- caballete - gantry crane
-- de camin - truck crane
-- de carriles - crawler or caterpillar crane
-- de contravientos de cable guy derrick
-- de orugas - crawler crane
-- de palo - gin pole
-- de pescante - jib crane
-- de piernas rigidas - stiffleg derrick
-- de portico o de portal - gantry or bridge or
portal crane
-- de poste - gin pole
-- de puente - traveling crane- bridge crane
-- de retenidas - guy derrick
-- diferencial - differential hoist
-- fija - derrick
-- viajera - traveling crane
grueso - thickness- thick, dense, heavy, coarse-
hard . water/- harsh .conc/
grupo - group- set
-- de carga - batterycharging set
guantes 8los9 de soldador - welder3s gloves
guardabanda, el - belt guard
guardacorrea, el - belt guard
guarismo - figure, number, cipher
guarnecer - to trim, fit out- to stucco- to line
.brake/- to bush .bearing/
guarnicin, la - packing- gasket- lining, curb-
.mech/ insert
-- de amianto - asbestos packing
-- del embrague - clutch lining
-- de freno - brake lining
-- espiraloide - labyrinth packing
guarniciones, las - fittings, trimmings
-- de conducto - .elec/ clamp fittings
-- divididas - split fittings
guia - guide
-- colorimtrica - .lab/ color chart
-- de espigar - doweling jig
-- de rotular - .draft/ lettering guide
-- de la vlvula - valve guide
-- para biselar - chamfer gage
guiar - to guide- .auto/ to drive
guillotina - a shear
gusano - drill bit- worm
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habilitar - to e1uip, fit out, rig
haber - to make- to do
-- asiento - to settle
-- estacin - to fi0 a transit point- to set up a
transit
-- masa - .elec/ to ground
-- saltar - .blast/ to fire, shoot
hacha - a0, hatchet
hachazo - blow of an a0
hebra - grain .wood/- thread
helar, helarse - to free2e
hlico - helical
helio - helium
hembra - pipe cap- nut- female .mech/
-- de terraja - die for male thread
-- de tornillo - nut
hemisfrico - hemispherical
hemisferio - hemisphere
hendodura - split, crack- .lumber/ check
hender - to split- .lumber/ to rip-
henderse - to split- .lumber/ to check
hendible - easily split, clearable
hendidura - split, crack, seam- .lbr/ check
heptano - heptane
hermtico - water tight, air tight, hermetic
-- al aceite - oiltight
-- al vapor - vaportight, steam tight
herraje, el - ironwork, hardware
herramienta - tool
herreria - ironwork- blacksmith shop
herero - blacksmith
herrumbre, la - rust
herrumbroso - rusty
hervidero - water leg of a boiler
hervir - to boil
he"ano - he0ane
he"opolar - .elec/ si0pole
hidrante, el - hydrant
-- de incendio - fire hydrant
hidrocarbono, hidrocarburo - hydrocarbon
hidroformacin la - hydroforming
hidrogenar - to hydrogenate
hidrgeno - hydrogen
hielo - ice
-- seco - dry ice
hierro - iron- any iron implement
-- al ni!uel - corrugated iron
-- acanalado - corrugated iron
-- acerado - semisteel
-- angular - angle iron
-- batido - wrought iron
-- canal - channel iron
-- de desecho - scrap iron, junk
-- de fragua - wrought iron
-- de fundicin - cast iron
-- de lingote - ingot iron- pig iron
-- de primera fusin - pg iron
-- dulce - wrought iron- ingot iron
-- dulce de fusin - malleable cast iron
-- en bruto - pig iron
-- forjado fraguado - wrought iron
-- fundido moldeado - cast iron
-- = - ! beam
-- laminado - rolled iron
-- ondulado - corrugated iron
-- perfilado - structural shapes
-- soldador - a soldering iron
-- / - channel iron
-- vaciado - cast iron
-- viejo - scrap, junk
hilada - layer, course, .conc/ lift
hilera - purlin- ridgepole- .mas/ course
hilo - wire- thread- strand
-- de guardia - .elec/ guard wire
-- de plomada - plumb line
-- fusible - .elec/ fuse wire
-- piloto - pilot wire
hipoidal - hypoid
histresis, la - hysteresis
hogar, el - furnace, firebo0, home
-- abierto, de - openhearth .steel/
hoja - leaf- sheet- ply- blade- pane .glass/-
window sash
-- calibradora - thickness gage, feeler
-- de computaciones - work sheet
-- de cuchillo - knife blade
-- de elstico leaf of a spring
-- de empuje - bulldo2er
-- de latn - sheet brass
-- de madera - veneer
-- de sierra - saw blade
-- maestra - main leaf .spring/
-- metlica - sheet metal- metal leaf, foil
-- niveladora - scraper blade
-- topadora - bulldo2er
hojalata - tin plate- sheet metal
hojalateria - sheetmetal - sheetmetal shop
hojalatero - tinsmith, sheetmetal worker
holgura - .machy/ play
horas e"tras - overtime
horadar - to drill, bore, perforate
horado - drilled hole, through hole
horca - gallows frame- fork
horizontal - hori2ontal
horma - mold, form- dry wall
hormign, el - concrete
-- armado - reinforced concrete
-- elaborado - readymi0ed concrete
-- en masa - mass concrete
-- enjuto o magro - lean concrete
-- gordo o graso - rich concrete
-- pobre - lean concrete
-- reforzado - reinforced concrete
-- simple - plain concrete
hormigonada - a pour, lift
hormigonar - to concrete
hormigonera - concrete mi0er
-- automvil o de camin - transit or truck
mi0er
-- por cargas - batch mi0er
hornada - .met/ a melt
horno - furnace, kiln, oven
-- de caja - bo0type furnace
-- de combustin arriba - overfired furnace
-- de combustin lateral - sidefired
-- de combustin por debajo - underfired
furnace
-- de hogar abierto - openhearth furnace
-- de recalentar - soaking furnace
-- de tubos - pipe still
hor!ueta - yoke, fork of a road
-- & tornillo e"terior - .valve/ outside screw and
yoke .>S67/
ho&o - hole, pit
huacal, el - crate- cribwork
hueco - void, hollow, cavity
-- del ascensor - elevator shaft
-- de escalera - stair well
huelga - strike .labor/
-- patronal - lockout
huelguista, el - striker
huella - stair tread, track, rut- width of tread of a
vehicle
-- antirres baladiza o de seguridad - safety
tread .stair/
hule, el - rubber
humear - to smoke, emit smoke- to fume
humedad, la - humidity, dampness, moisture
-- relativa - relative humidity
humo - smoke, fume
hundir - to sink-
hundirse - to settle- to sink- to cave in
husillo - stud, mandrel, spindle, sheave pin
huso - drum, winch head
-- de torno - lathe spindle
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idear - to design- to plan
ignicin, la - ignition
-- a contratiempo - back fire
por compresin - compression ignition
-- por chispa - spark ignition
igualador, el - e1uali2er
igualar - to e1uali2e-
igualdad, la - e1uality- uniformity- evenness
iluminacin, la - illumination, lighting
-- difusa - diffused illumination
-- pro&ectada - flood lighting- spot lighting
iluminar - to light, illuminate
imn, el - magnet
imanar, imantar - to magneti2e
impacto - impact
impenetrable al polvo - dusttight
impermeabilizacin, la - waterproofing, damp
proofing
impermeabilizante, el - waterproofing material
impermeabilizar - to waterproof
implementos - tools
impregnado de aceite - oilimpregnated
impresin, la - print, printing
impresora - printing machine
imprimador, el - primer .paint/
imprimar - to prime
imulsar - to drive, actuate, operate
impulsin, la - discharge- impulse, drive
impulsor, el - impeller, runner .pump/- tappet
-- abierto - open impeller
-- de admisin simple - singleinlet impeller
-- de paletas alabeadas - warpedvane impeller
-- de la vlvula - tappet rod
-- encerrado - shrouded or fully enclosed
impeller
-- semiencerrado - semienclosed impeller
impulsores opuestos - opposed impellers
impurezas - impurities
incandescente - incandescent
incendio - fire
inclusin, la - inclusion
-- de escoria - slag inclusion
gaseosa - .weld/ gas inclusion
incombustible - fireproof, incombustible
inconsistente, - unstable .ground/, loose, not
compacted
incorrosible - rustresisting, rustproof
incrustacin, la - scale, incrustation
incrustado - embedded, incrusted
incrustante, el - incrustant- scaleforming
incrustar - to embed- to form scale
indicacin, la - .inst/ reading
indicador, el - indicator, gage- annunciator- sign
-- de alineacin - alignment gage
-- de fases - .elec/ phase indicator
-- de flecha - deflection gage
-- de gasto - flow indicator
-- de golpeo - .eng/ knock meter
-- de nivel - level gage- gage glass
-- de presin - pressure gage
-- de tensin - .elec/ voltage indicator- tension
indicator
-- de tiro - draft gage
-- de tuberia - pipe locator
-- de vacio - vacuum gage
-- velocidad - speedometer- speed indicator
-- registrador - recording gage
indice, el - inde0- .inst/ hand
-- antidetonante - antiknock rating
-- cetnico - cetane number
-- de acidez - acid number or value
-- de compresin - compression ratio
-- de dureza - hardness number
-- de tarjetas - card inde0
-- octnico - octane number
inducci
induccin, la - induction
inducido - armature
inducir - .elec/ to induce
inductancia - inductance
inertes, los - aggregates
inestable - .struct/ .chem/ unstable
inflamacin, la - firing- .eng/ ignition
-- de chispa - spark ignition
-- espontnea - spontaneous combustion or
ignition
inflamar - to ignite-
inflamarse to take fire, ignite
inflar - to inflate
informe, el - report
ingeniar - to devise
ingenier.a - engineering
-- de campo - field engineering
ingeniero - engineer
-- asesor o consulting - consulting engineer
-- civil - civil engineer
-- de suelos - soils engineer
-- dise%ado - designing engineer
-- electricista - electrical engineer
-- encargado - engineer in charge
-- jefe o ma&or - chief engineer
-- localizador - layout engineer
-- matriculado - licensed engineer
-- mecnico - mechanical engineer
-- petrolero - petroleum engineer
-- pro&ectista - designing engineer
-- residente - resident engineer
ingenio - mill, plant
ingreso - entrance, ingress
inhabilitado - outoforder, broken down
inhibidor, el - inhibitor
injerto - .pip/ T- 7- branch
-- a presin - pressure tap
-- doble - cross
inmiscible - immiscible
inodoro - toilet .fi0ture/- odorless
inorgnico - inorganic
ino"idable - rustless, rustresisting
inseguro - unsafe
insercin 8la9, insertado - insert
inserto - insert- inserted
insoluble - insoluble
inspeccin, la - inspection
inspeccionar - to inspect
inspector, el - inspector
instabilidad, la - instability
inestable - unstable
instalacin, la - installation- a plant
-- sanitaria - plumbing
instalador, el - erector
-- de ca%eria - pipeman, plumber
-- de lineas - .elec/ lineman
-- electricista - electrician
-- sanitario - plumber
instalar - to install, erect, place, set
instrumental, el - set of instruments-
instrumental
instrumentista - .surv/ instrument man
instrumento - instrument
-- grfico o registrado - recording or graphic
instrument
-- indicador - indicating instrument
instrumentos de agrimensura - surveying
instruments
instrumentos de dibujo - drafting instruments
integrador, el - integrator, totali2er
intercambiador, el - interchanger, e0chanager
-- de calor - heat e0changer
intercierre, el - interlock
intercondensador, el - intercondenser
interenfriador, el - intercooler
interenfriamiento - intercooling
interfacial - interfacial
interfase, la - interface
intergranular - intergranular
interpolar - to interpolate
interruptor, el - .elec/ switch- circuit breaker-
relase- interruptor
-- al aire - airbreak or air switch
-- a distancia - remotecontrol switch
-- a flotador - float switch
-- automtico de circuito protector - circuit
breaker
-- de separacin o desconectador -
disconnect switch
-- en aceite - oil or oilbreak switch
-- maestro - main or master switch
intersticio -
intersticio - .turb/ clearance
intervalo - .elec/ gap
inutilizado - brokendown, outofplay
invertido - .sewer/ invert
in&eccin, la - grouting, injection
in&ectar - to inject- to grout
-- de cemento o de lechada - grout machine
-- de grasa - grease gun
isomero - isomer
isomtrico - isometric
isooctano - isooctane
izador, el - hoist, elevator
izaje 8el9, izamiento - hoisting
izar - to hoist- to heave
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jalar - to haul, pull
jaln, el - .surv/ rod, pole- milepost
-- de mira - level rod
jalonar - to run a survey line
jalonero - rodman
jaula - cage- crate
-- de ardilla - s1uirrel cage .motor/
-- de bolas - ball cage, retainer
-- de cojinete - bearing cage
jefe, el - chief
-- de brigada o de e!uipo - .surv/ chief of party
-- de carpinteros - carpenter foreman
-- de compras de servicio - purchasing agent
-- de construccin - construction manager,
superintendent
-- de cuadrilla - s1uad boss
-- de dibujantes - chief draftsman
-- de estudios - chief designer
-- de ma!uinaria - master mechanic
-- de obras - works or project or construction
manager
-- de oficina - office manager
-- de operarios - labor foreman
-- de pro&ectos - chief designer
-- de taller - shop mechanic, master mechanic
-- de turno - shift boss
-- mecnico - master mechanic
jeringa - syringe
-- de grasa - grease gun
-- para aceite - oil gun
jornada - day3s work- shift
-- doble - double shift
jornal, el - wate, day3s wates
juego - set- .machy/ throw- .machy/ play,
clearance, lash
-- de la leva - lift of a cam
-- de motor & dinamo - motorgenerator set
-- de nuez - ballandsocket joint
-- de planos - set of plans
-- en vacio - lost motion
-- generador - generator set
-- lateral - side play
-- longitudinal - end play
-- muerto o perdido - lost motion, backlash
junta - drift pin
-- a inglete - miter joint
-- a tope - butt joint
-- atornillada - screwed coupling, threaded joint
-- corrediza - slip or e0pansion joint
-- de anillo - ring joint
-- de colado - .conc/ construction joint
-- de compensacin de dilatacin -
e0pansion joint
-- de construccin - construction joint
-- de cubrejunta - butt joint
-- de hule - rubber gasket
-- de montaje - field joint
-- de pasador - pin joint
-- de superposicin - lap joint
-- de trabajo - .conc/ construction joint
-- enchuflada - bellandspigot or maleand
female joint
-- giratoria - swivel joint
-- metaloplstica - metallic gasket
-- montada solapada - lap joint
-- resbaladiza - slip joint
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juntas
-- a rosca - screwed joints
-- alternadas - broken or staggered joints
juntar - to splice, join, couple
juntura - jont, splice
-- de pesta%a - flanged coupling
-- montante - vertical joint- field joint
-- para manguera - hose coupling
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(erosina - kerosene
(ilovatiaje, el - power in kilowatts
(ilovatio - kilowatt
(ilovatio-hora kilowatthour
(ilovoltamperio - kilovoltampere
(ilovolt#metro - kilovoltmeter
(ilovoltio - kilovolt
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laberinto - labyrinth
labio - lip, edge
-- cortante - cutting edge .drill/
labor, la - work, labor
laboratorio - laboratory
laboratorista, el - laboratory worker
labrable - machinable
labrado - dressing, machining- wrought-
manufactured
-- por llama - flame machining
labrar - to work- to dress, face mill- to
manufacture
-- en caliente - to hotwork
-- en frio - to coldwork
-- toscamente - to roughdress
laca - lac1uer- shellac
lacar - to shellac
ladeado - outofplumb
ladearse - to tip, get outofplumb- to tilt- to warp
ladeo - sway, tilting, sidesway
ladero - .rr/ siding
lado - side- let of an angle
ladrillado - brick work
ladrillar, el - brickyard- brick kiln
ladrillar - to lay brick, pave with brick
ladrillo - brick
-- aislador - insulating brick
-- alivianado - hollow brick
-- com$n o corriente - common brick
-- de fuego - fire brick
-- recio - common brick
-- refractario - fire brick
-- refractario aislante - insulating firebrick
lagrimal, el - weephole
laja - layer- stratum of rock- spall
lajeado - laminated
lmina - sheet, plate- sheet metal
-- acanalada - corrugated iron
-- de ballesta - spring leaf
-- de fibra - fiber board
-- de goma - sheet rubber
laminacin, la - lamination
laminado - laminate- rolled .steel/- laminated
-- a tro!uel - dierolled
-- en caliente - hotrolled
-- en frio - coldrolled
laminador, el - rolling mill- roll
-- acabador - finishing roll
-- de planchas plate mill
laminar - to roll .steel/- to laminate- laminated
.adj/
laminilla - scale .rust/, flake
-- matlica - metal foil
laminita - shim, small plate
lmpara - lamp
-- plomero o de soldar - blowtorch, gasoline
torch
lamparilla - small lamp- incandescent lamp
lana - wool
-- de asbesto - mineral wool
-- de cristal o de vidrio - glass wool
-- mineral - mineral or rock wool
-- ptrea - rock wool
lanzaarena - sandblast outfit
lanzamortero - cement gun
lapicero - mechanical pencil- pencil holder of a
compass .draft/
lpiz, el - graphite- pencil, lead for pencil or
compass- .elec/ carbon point
-- de maderero - lumber crayon
la!uear - to lac1uer
largo - length- long
-- desarrollado - developed length
-- total - overall length
lastrar - to ballast, weigh down- to surface with
gravel
latente - latent
lateral - .pipe/ lateral, 7- side .adj/
-- de reduccin - reducing 7 or lateral
latigazo - whipping of a cable
latn, el - brass- a large can
-- cobrizo - red brass
-- corriente - yellow brass
-- de aluminio - aluminum brass
lavado contra corriente - countercurrent
washing
lavador, el - washer
-- de arena - sand washer or tank
-- de gas - gas scrubber
lavar - to wash
lazo - loop, tie
lectura - .inst/ reading
lechada - grout- slurry
lecho - bed, stratum
leng-eta - tongue, lug- .rr/ switch point or blade-
.rr/ point of a frog- .mech/ key, spline
-- calibradora - thickness gage
-- paralela postiza - feather key, spline
& ranura - tongue and groove
lenta !uemadura, de - slowburning
lente, el - lens
-- ocular - .inst/ eyepiece, eyeglass
letrero - sign- .dwg/ title
letreros - .dwg/ lettering
leva - cam- dog, catch
levador, el - cam
levantador, el - lifter, elevator
levantamiento - survey- raising, lifting
-- altimtrico - topographical survey
-- de planos - surveying, mapping
-- estadimtrico ta!uimtrico - stadia survey
-- ordinario o planimtrico o plano - plane
surveying
levantar - to hoist- to survey- to lift, heave
-- una planimetria - to make a survey
-- una topografia - to make a topographical
survey
levantavlvula, el - tappet, push rod- valve lifter
levgiro - turning counterclockwise
libra - pound
libraphi, el - footpound
libre - free
-- al costado vapor - free alongside .,AS/
-- a bordo 8AA'9 - free on board .,></- loaded
on cars
-- de derechos - dutyfree
-- de impuesto - ta0e0empt
librementeapo&ado - simply supported
libreta - notebook
-- de campo - field book
-- de trazada - transit notebook
licuar - to li1uefy
liga metlica - alloy
ligar - to bond, tie- to alloy
ligazn, la - tie, fastening- .masonry/ bond
ligero - thin, light .oil/
lignina - lignin
lija - sandpaper
-- de barborundo - carborundum paper
-- esmeril - emery paper
lijadora - sandpapering machine- sander
lijar - to sandpaper
lima - file .tool/- .roof/ hip or valley, hip or valley
rafter
limaduras, limalla - filings
limar - to file- to shape
limite, el - boundary, limit
-- de elasticidad - elastic limit
-- elstico aparente - yield point
limo - mud, silt
limpia - cleaning- clean
-- por chorro de arena - sandblasting
-- por llama - .paint/ flamecleaning
-- por vapor - steamcleaning
limpiador, el - cleaner- stripper
-- al vacio de succin - vacuum cleaner
limpiaparabrisas, el - windshield wiper
limpiar - to clean- to strip, clear
limpiatubos, el - pipecleaning machine- tube
cleaner
limpiavidrio - windshield wiper
limpieza - cleaning, clearing- stripping
limpio - clean
linaza - linseed
lindero - boundary, border, property line
l#nea - line, track- onetwelfth of an inch
-- bsica de base - baseline
-- continua o corrida - .dwg/ full line
-- de cota - .dwg/ dimension line
-- de eje - a0is, center line
-- de fuerza - .elec/ line of force
-- de marcar - chalk line
-- de mira - line of sight
-- de montaje - production or assembly line
-- de punteria - line of sight
-- de punto & ra&a de puntos & trazos -
.dwg/ dotanddash line
-- de puntos - .dwg/ dotted line
-- de ra&as de trazos - .dwg/ broken or dash
line
-- de transporte de energia o de transmisin -
transmission line
-- frrea o ferroviaria - railroad track, railroad
-- interrumpida - .dwg/ dotted or broken line
-- limitrofe - boundary line
-- llena - full or solid line
-- media - center line
-- puntada o punteada - .dwg/ dotted line
-- !uebrada - .dwg/ dash or broken line
-- troncal - .rr/ trunk line
lingote, el - .met/ pig, ingot- bloom- billet
lintel, el - lintel
lista - list- strip
-- de empa!ue - packing list
-- de partes - .machy/ parts list
listn, el - lath, cleat, batten, slat- lattice bar
-- de cierre - sealing strip
-- de defensa - wearing strip
-- de enrasar - furring strip
-- para clavado - nailing strip
-- &esero - lath
listn-guia - screed, ground
listonado - lath, lathing
-- metlico - metal lath
listonar - to lath
listoncillo - lath
litro - liter
liviano - light .wt/
lbulo - lobe, lug- flange
localizar - to lay out, locate, place
lodo - mud- sludge
lodoso - muddy
lomo - ridge- shoulder of a road- .mech/ boss
lona - canvas- tarpaulin
lon
longitud, la - longitude- length
lubricacin, la - lubrication
-- a inundacin o por inmersin - flood
librication
-- a plena presin de presin completa -
fullpressure lubrication
-- a salpicn o por salpicaduras - splash
lubrication
-- de goteo dropfeed oiling
-- forzada - forcefeed oiling
-- por anillo - ring oiling
-- por mecha - wick lubrication
lubricador, el - lubricator
-- de alimentacin regulable - adjustablefeed
lubricator
-- de alimentacin visible - sightfeed lubricator
lubricante, lubrificante, el - lubricant
lubricar, lubrificar - to lubricate
luces, las - lights
lumbre, la - light- skylight- transom
lumbrera - opening- shaft- skylight- engine port-
louvre
-- de admisin - steam or intake or admission
port
-- de aspiracin - .pump/ suction port
luz, la - light, span, opening- clearance .bldg/
bay
-- trasera - tail light
AA
llama - flame
-- aeroacetilnica - airacetylene flame
-- carbonizadora - corboni2ing flame
-- de arco - arc flame
-- e"idante - o0idi2ing flame
-- reductora - reducing flame
llamar a concurso a licitacin - to call for
bids
llana - plain- plasterer3s trowel, mason3s float
llanta - iron tire, tire rim- tread- rubber tire- steel
flat
-- de refaccin o de repuesto - spare tire
-- de volante - flywheel rim
-- picada o ponchada - punctured tire
llantas de oruga - crawler tread, caterpillar
mounting
llantera - tire iron
llave, la - key .lock/- wrench- .mech/ key,
wedge- valve, cock, bibb, faucet- .elec/ key,
small switch- .masonry/ header, keystone
-- a botn a pulsador - pushbutton switch
-- a cri!ue - ratchet wrench
-- acodada angular - offset wrench- angle
-- de boca - openend wrench
-- de bridas - flanged valve
-- de cadena - chain wrench or tongs
-- de caja o de cas!uillo o de copa o de cubo
- socket or bo0 wrench
-- de ca%o - pipe wrench
-- de cola - fittingup or spud wrench
-- de compuerta - gate valve
-- de chicharra - ratchet wrench
-- de compuerta - gate valve
-- de chicharra - ratchet wrench
-- de cho!ue - impact or pneumatic wrench
-- de doble entrada o de dos bocas - double
ended wrench
-- de escape - e0haust valve- blowoff cock,
petcock
-- de golpe o de impacto - impact wrench
-- de macho - plug valve or cock
-- de media vuelta - plug cock- stop cock
-- de nivel o de prueba - gage cock
-- de paso - bypass valve- shutoff or line valve-
master key
-- de purga - blowoff valve, drain cock, pet cock
-- de retencin - check valve- shutoff cock
-- de seguridad - safety valve
-- de torsin - tor1ue wrench
-- de trabazn - .conc/ bonding key
-- de trin!uete - ratchet wrench
-- de tuercas - wrench
-- desconectadora - disconnect switch
-- indicadora - indicator cock
-- inglesa - monkey wrench
-- maestra - master or pass key
-- para boca de agua o para hidrante - hydrant
wrench
-- para tubos - pipe wrench
-- tubular - socket wrench
-- universal - monkey wrench
llenaderas - loading rack
llenador, el - filler plate
llenar - to fill
llevar - to carry, convey
-- una poligonal - .surv/ to run a traverse
lloradera - leak
lloradero - weep or drain hole- leak
,
macho - dowel- mandrel, shaft, journal, spindle-
sheave pin- sledge hammer- pier, buttess- tap-
plug valve- spud .vibrator/
-- llave - plug of a cock
-- de perno - bolt tap
-- de roscar o de terraja - tap
-- para tuberia pipe tap
-- & campana - bell and spigot
-- & hembra - male and female
madero - log- a timber
-- de escuadria - s1uared timber
madrina - shore, brace- stringer
maestra - .pipe/ main- screed, ground
.masonry/- girder
maestro - journeyman, master workman
-- de obras - construction manager-
superintendent
malacate, el - hoisting engine, winch, hoist
-- de hincar - piledriver engine
maleable - malleable
malla - mesh, screen- network
-- ancha - coarse mesh
-- angosta - fine mesh
-- de alambre o metalic - wire mesh
-- cerca - wovenwire fencing
mamparo - bulkhead
-- contraincendio - fire wall
mampostear - to build with masonry
mamposteria - masonry, stonework
mampuesta - a course
mandado - driven, actuated, controlled
mandar - to send- to control, drive, actuate
mandibula - jaw
mandil, el - apron
-- alimentador - apron feeder
mando - drive, operation, control
-- a distancia - remote control
-- a mano - hand control
-- de engranaje - gear drive
mandril, el - mandrel, spindle, arbor, driftpin-
broach- boring tool- chuck
-- de ensanchar - driftpin
-- de e"pansin - tube e0pander- e0panding or
cone mandrel
mandrilar - to bore- to roll .tubes/ to broach, to
drift .holes/
manecilla - hand of a gage- small lever, handle
manejabilidad, la - .conc/ workability
manejar - to handle- to manage- .auto/ to drive-
.eng/ to run, operate
manejo - handling- management- operation
-- a distancia - remote control
-- de materiales - material handling
manga - hose- .mech/ sleeve
mangas de soldador - welder3s sleeves
mango - shank, handle, grip
manguera - hose- inner tube
-- de incendio - fire hose
-- neumtica - air hose
-- para vapor - steam hose
manguito - sleeve, pipe coupling- bushing-
socket- small handle, chuck
-- aislante - insulating sleeve or coupling
-- de acoplamiento - sleeve coupling
-- de cilindro - cylinder sleeve
-- de unin - .elec/ splicing sleeve- coupling
sleeve
-- enroscada - threaded coupling
-- para soldar - welding sleeve
-- sujetador - .elec/ hickey
manija - handle- clamp- hand of a gage
-- para machos - tap wrench
-- para robinetes - cock wrench
maniobra - operation- control- handling
maniobrar - to operate, handle
manipular - to handle
manivela - crank, handle
mano, la - hand- .paint/ coat
--, a, - by hand
-- aprestadora o de aparejo o de fondo -
priming or filler coat
-- de campo - field coat
-- de obra - labor- workmanship
-- de taller - shop coat
manmetro - pressure or steam gage,
manometer
-- al vacio - vacuum gage
-- de agua - water manometer
-- de 'ourdon - <ourdon gage
-- de diafragma - diaphragm gage
-- de mercurio - mercury manometer
-- de tubo / - :tube manometer
-- marcado o registrador - recording gage
mantener - to maintain
mantenimiento - maintenance
manuabilidad - .conc/ workability
manuable - handy, easily handled- .conc/
workable
manubrio - crank, handle
manutencin, la - maintenance
mapa, el - map
-- topogrfico - contour map, topographical
plan
m!uina - machine, engine
-- a nafta - gasoline engine
-- a vapor - steam engine
-- borradora - .dwg/ erasing machine
-- calculadora - calculating machine
-- de dibujar - drafting machine
-- de elevacin - hoist
-- de encorvar - bending machine
-- de enroscar - threading machine
-- de escribir - typewriter
-- de imprimir - .dwg/ printing machine
-- de in&ectar cemento - grout machine
-- de sumar - adding machine
-- ;iesel - 8iesel engine
-- dobladora - power bender, bending machine
-- heliogrfica - blueprint machine
-- izadora - hoisting engine, hoist
-- motriz - prime mover
-- rotuladora - .dwg/ lettering machine
ma!uinar - to machine
ma!uinaria - machinery
-- caminera - road machinery, roadbuilding
e1uipment
-- de construccin - construction e1uipment
ma!uinista, el - hoist operator
-- de tractor - tractor operator, cat skinner
marca - brand, make- mark
-- de comercio o de fbrica o registrada -
trademark
marcas guias - erection marks- match marks
marco rigido - .struct/ rigid frame
marcha - movement, progress
-- de ensa&o - trial run
-- en vacio - idling- running with no load
-- muerta - lost motion, backlash
marchar - to go, move, function- to progress-
.machy/ to run, operate
mariposa - butterfly .valve/- wing nut
-- regulador de tiro - butterfly damper
marmita - small furnace, tar kettle, small boiler
maroma - cable, rope
martillar - to hammer
-- cincelador - chipping hammer
-- con bolita o boca esfrica o de bola - ball
peen hammer
-- de carpintero o de orejas o de u%a - claw or
carpenter3s hammer
-- macho - sledge hammer
-- neumtico - air hammer- jackhammer
-- para descanti
-- perforador -
-- rompedor -
martillo-cincel -
martillo-piln -
martinete, el - pile driver, pile or drop hammer
-- de caida - .piling/ drop hammer
-- forjador - trip or forging hammer
masa - mass, bulk- .elec/ ground
masilla - putty
masoner.a - masonry
masti!ue, el - mastic
matar - to bevel- to round off- .met/ to kill- .lime/
to slack- .elec/ to disconnect
matraca - ratchet
matricula - license
matriculado - registered, licensed
matriz, la - die, mold, form
mazo - maul, sledge
macnica - mechanics- machinery, mechanism
mecanismo - mechanism, gear
-- de control - .elec/ switchgear
-- de maniobra - operating mechanism
mecanizar - to mechani2e
mecangrafo, mecangrafa - typist
mecate, el - rope
mecha - fuse- wick- drill bit
-- aceitadora - oiling wick
-- de e"pansin - e0tension bit
-- e"tractora - tap or screw e0tractor
media - .math/ mean
medicin, la - measurement- mensuration
-- de comprobacin - .surv/ tie or check
distance
mediciones de referencia - .surv/ ties,
reference measurements
medida - measure, measurements- rule,
measuring tape
-- con calibrador - caliper rule
-- de tabla o para madera - board, measure
medidor, el meter- batcher, measuring device-
gage- .surv/ tapeman
-- cargas - .conc/ batcher
-- de corriente - flow meter
-- de deformacin - strain gage
-- de flujo o de gasto - flow meter
-- de golpeo - knock meter
-- de velocidad - speedometer
-- de voltaje - voltmeter
medidora de piladas - .conc/ batcher
medio - middle, mean
medir - to measure
megavatio - megawatt
megavoltio - megavolt
mejorador, el - .conc/ admi0ture
menos - minus
mercurio - mercury
mesa - table- stair landing- wall plate
-- de control - control desk
-- dibujo - drawing or drafting table
-- de entradas - an office in every @overnment
dept. where all docs are received for subse1uent
distribution
-- de trabajo - work bench
metal, el - metal- ore
-- antifriccin o blanco <abbit or bearing
metal
-- bsico - .weld/ base or parent metal
-- de aporte - .weld/ filler metal
-- desplegado - e0panded metal
-- estirado - e0panded metal- drawn metal
-- monel - monel metal
-- no ferroso - nonferrous metal
metlico - metallic, metal
metano - methane
metanol, el - methanol
metileno - methylene
metilo - methyl
mtrico - metric
metro - rule, scale- .meas/ meter, lineal meter
-- cuadrado - s1uare meter
-- c$bico - cubic meter
-- de tramos o plegadizo - folding rule
mezcla - mi0, mi0ture- mortar
-- a brazos - .conc/ hand mi0ing
-- delgada o pobre - lean mi0ture
-- grasa - rich mi0ture
mezclador, el - mi0er
mezcladora - mi0er
-- de lechada - grout mi0er or machine
-- de macdam bituminoso - bituminous mi0er
-- en camin - truck or transit mi0er
-- por cargas - batch mi0er
mezclar - to mi0
micrmetro - micrometer
miembro - member, piece
milsimo - thousandth
mina - mine, pit
-- de arena - sand pit
-- de grava - gravel pit or bank
mingitorio - urinal .upright/
minimo - minimum
minio - red lead
minutas - .surv/ notes
-- ta!uimtricas - stadia notes
mira - level rod- a sight
-- atrs - back sight
-- a adelante o de frente - foresight
-- de espalda - back sight, plus sight .level/
-- de estadia - stadia rod
-- de nivelar - level rod
-- ta!uimtrica - stadia rod
mirilla - small opening in a boiler door- small
window- .surv/ target- .inst/ peep sight
miscible - miscible
mitad, la - half- middle
modelar - to form, shape
modelo - model- pattern- standard- blank form
-- a escala - scale model
mdulo - modulus
-- de elasticidad en corte - modulus of
elasticity in shear, coefficient of rigidity
-- de finura - fineness modulus
molal - molal, molar
moldaje - forms, forming
moldar - to form- to mold
molde, el - form- mold- pattern
-- deslizante - .conc/ slip form
moldes, los - .conc/ forms
-- ensamblados en obra o hechos en sitio -
forms built in place
-- laminados o contraplacados - plywood
forms
moldeado - forming- formed
-- en el lugar - .conc/ cast in place
-- en el terreno - .piling/ cast in place
moldear - to cast- to mold- to form
moldeo - forming, centering- casting
-- centrifugo - centrifugal casting
-- en matriz - die casting
moldura - a molding
molcula - molecule
molcula-gramo - gram molecule, mole, mol
molecular - molecular
moledor, el - grinder
moledora - grinder
moler - to grind
molibdono - molybdenum
molido - grinding
molienda - grinding, milling
molino - mill, grinder
momento - moment
-- de fle"in o fle"ionante o fle"or - bending
moment
-- de inercia - moment of inertia
-- de vuelco - overturning moment
monofsico - .elec/ single phase
monofilar - singlewire
monolitico - monolithic
mon"ido carbnico - carbon mono0ide
montacarga, el - material hoist- winch,
windlass, hoisting engine
-- de cadena - chain hoist or block
montado en bronce - bron2emounted
montador, el - erector, steelworker
montadura - mounting, setting, erection- .boiler/
setting
montaje, el - mounting, erection, installation
montante, el - post, upright, stud- jamb, guide-
stile- vertical member of a truss- mullion
-- cornijal - corner post
-- de contencin - .boiler/ buckstay
-- de escala - ladder string
montar - to erect, assemble, mount, set
-- en caliente - to shrink on
montear - to lay out, make a working drawing of
montera - skylight- overburden
montn, el - pile, heap
-- de acopio de almacenamiento - stock pile
mordaza - clamp, jam
-- tirador de alambre - comealong clamp
.lineman/
morsa - vise
mortaja - mortise, socket
mortajar - to mortise
mortero - mortar
-- bastardo - mortar gaged with plaster of Aaris
-- hidrulico - cement mortar
-- lanzado - gunite
motobomba - pump and engine
motocamin, el - motor truck
motocompresor, el - motordriven compressor
motogenerador, el - motorgenerator
motogr$a - truck crane
motomezolador, el - .conc/ truck mi0er
motor, el - motor- engine- driving, motive
-- a combustin interna - internalcombustion
engine
-- a nafta - gasoline engine
-- abierto - open motor
-- blindado - totally enclosed motor
-- de anillo de anillos rozantes de aro
corredizo - slipring motor
-- de combustin - internal combustion engine
-- de cuatro tiemo - fourcycle engine
-- de e"plosin - gasoline engineer
-- de gas - gas engine
-- de induccin - induction motor
-- de inducido de jaula de jaula de ardilla -
s1uirrelcage or barwound motor
-- de inducido devanado - slipring motor
-- de potencia fraccionada - fractional
horsepower motor
-- ;iesel completo - full8iesel engine
-- en derivacin - shuntwound motor
-- en serie - serieswound motor
-- primario - prime mover
-- sincrnico - synchronous motor
motor-generador - motorgenerator
motorizar - to motori2e
movedizo - movable, unstable
mover - to move, drive, actuate
movido a correa - beltdriven
movido por motor - motordriven
mvil - portable, movable, mobile
movimiento - movement, motion
-- de tierras - dirt moving
-- perdido - lost motion
muebles 8los9 para ba%o - plumbing fi0tures
muela - grindstone, whetstone- grinder
-- de esmeril - emery wheel
muelle, el - spring- wharf, dock, pier- .rr/
platform
-- antagonista - recoil or reactive spring
-- de ballesta de hojas - laminated spring
-- de compresin - compression spring
-- de retorno - retraction or return spring
-- en espiral - spiral spring
-- tensor - tension or e0tension spring
muerto - deadman, anchorage
muesca - notch, mortise, groove
-- de chaveta - keyway
muestra - sample
-- fortuita sin escoger - grab sample
muestreador, el - sampler
-- de tierra - soil sampler
muestrear - to sample
muestreo - sampling
mufla - block and fall
-- con cadena - chain block
multicapa - multilayer
multifsico - .elec/ polyphase
multifilar - multiwire
m$ltiple, el - manifold- multiple
-- de admisin - intake manifold
-- de escape - e0haust manifold
-- efecto, de - multipleeffect
mu%n, el - journal, pivot, trunnion
-- de cig-e%al de la manivela - crankpin
mu%onera - socket- journal bo0, bearing
muro - wall
-- a prueba de incendio contrafuego
cortafuego - fire wall or stop
-- de apo&o - retaining wall- bearing wall
-- de carga - bearing wall
-- de cimiento - foundation wall
-- de contencin a gravedad - gravity retaining
wall
-- de cortina - .bldg/ curtain wall
-- de defensa - wing wall- parapet
-- de fachada - front wall
-- de retencin de sosten de
sostenimiento - retaining wall
-- divisorio - partition wall
-- refractario - fire wall
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nafta - gasoline, naphtha
-- de alto octanaje - highoctane gasoline
naftalina - naphthalene
neopreno - neoprene
nervadura - rib- .roof/ purlin
nervio - rib- .str/ web- stay- purlin
neumtico - pneumatic tire- pneumatic
-- de repuesto - spare tire
nicromio - ?ichrome .alloy/
nicho - niche- .elec/ cubicle- .elec/ cabinet
niple, el - .pipe/ nipple
-- corto - short nipple
-- de largo minimo de resca corrida - close
nipple
ni!uel, el - nickel
ni!uelado - nickelplated
ni!uelifero - containing nickel
nitrogeno - nitrogen
nitruracin - nitriding
nivel, el - grade, level, elevation- .inst/ level
nivelacin, la - leveling, grading
nivelador, el - grader- .surv/ levelman
niveladora - grader, road scraper
nivelar - to level, grade- to run levels
nomograme, el - nomograph, nomogram,
alignment chart
norma - norm, standard, pattern
normal, la - standard, normal- perpendicular
normalizar - to standardi2e- to normali2e .iron/
n$cleo - core- nucleus
-- de c%amo - hemp center .cable/
-- de cordn metlico de torn de alambre
wirestrand core
-- del transformador - transformer core
nudo - knot .rope or lumber/- .truss/ panel point,
connection- coupling
-- apretado - .lumber/ sound or fast knot
-- blando - .lumber/ rotten knot
-- corredizo - running knot or bowline- slip knot
-- de presilla - bowline knot
-- de rizos derecho llano - reef or s1uare
knot
-- flojo - .lumber/ loose knot
-- sano - .lumber/ sound or tight knot
nuez, la - drill chuck- ballandsocket
n$mero - number
B
obra - work- job, project- structure
obrar - to work- to construct, make
obras - works- jobs
obrero - workman- laborer
-- diestro - skilled workman
obstruir - to obstruct, block
obturacin, la - plugging off
obturador, el - plug, stopper- .plumbing/ trap
obturar - to stop up, plug, seal
octagonal - octagonal
octgono, el - octagon- octagonal
octanaje, el - octane rating
octnico - octane .adj/
octano - octane
octavo 8un9 - one eighth
oferta - bid, proposal
oficina de campo - field office
ohmio - ohm
ojo - eye- opening, span, bay
-- de la escalera - stair well
olefinas - ofefins
leo - oil
oleoductos - pipeline for oil
oleosidad, la - oiliness
oleoso - oily
mnibus, el - bus, omnibus
--, barra - .elec/ bus bar
onda - wave- .elec/ surge, impulse
-- senoidal sinusoide - sine wave
-- sonora o ac$stica - sound wave
-- transversal - .vibration/ shear or transverse
or S wave
operar - to run, operate, work
operario - workman, laborer, operative
operar - to run, operate, work
operario - workman, laborer, operative
opresor, el - setscrew- cable clip
o!uedad, la - cavity, hollow- porosity
orden de compra - purchase order
oreja - lug, flange
orificio - orifice, hole
-- alargado - slotted hole
-- de admisin - .eng/ intake port
-- de aristas vivas de borde afilado - sharp
edged orifice
-- de drenaje - weep or drain hole
-- de entrada redondeada - roundedapproach
orifice
-- de escape - .eng/ e0haust port
-- de estrangulacin - throttling orifice
-- de purga - drain hole
-- de revisin - inspection hole
-- guia - pilot hole
-- sin contraccin - suppressed orifice
orilla - edge- .river/ bank, shore
-- cortante - cutting edge
-- de acera - curb
orillar - to trim, edge- to skirt
orinal, orinario - urinal
ovalado - oval, slotted .hole/
overoles, los - overalls
o"idacin, la - o0idation, rusting
o"idar - to o0idi2e- o"idarse - to rust
"ido - o0ide
-- de hierro - iron o0ide
o"igeno - o0ygen
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pabilo - wick- packing
paila - boiler .small/- boiler plate
paileria - boiler shop
pailero - boilermaker
pala - shovel- blade- paddle- scraper
-- a vapor - steam shovel
-- de arrastre de bue& de caballo - drag or
slip scraper
-- de cable de arrastre - dragline e0cavator
-- de fuerza de potencia - power shovel
-- empujadora - do2er shovel
-- mecnica - power shovel
-- oval redonda - point shovel
-- punta cuadrada - s1uarepoint shovel
-- transportadora - carryall or hauling scraper
-- zanjadora - ditching shovel, trench hoe
pala-draga, pala-gr$a rastrera - dragline
e0cavator
palada - shovelful
palanca - lever, crowbar- arm of a couple-
purchase
-- de cambios - gearshift lever
palan!uear - to pry
palan!uita - small lever
palastrear - to trowel
palastro - steel plate- sheet metal
-- de ensamble - gusset plate
-- ondulado - corrugated sheets
paleador, el - shoveler
palear - to pound- to shovel
paleo - shoveling
paleta - small shovel- blade- trowel- blade
tamper- pallet- paddle- .turb/ wicket, vane- .turb/
bucket
-- acabadora - finishing trowel
-- de amasar - gaging trowel
-- de la hlice - propeller blade
-- de madera - .masonry/ float
-- de regulacin - .turbine/ wicket- guide vane
-- directriz o guiadora - .turb/ guide vane,
wicket gate
palomilla - wall bracket- bearing- journal bo0
-- de barandilla - handrail bracket
panales, el - .conc/ honeycomb
pandear - to buckle, sag, bulge
pandeo - buckling, sagging, bulging
panel, el - panel- bay of a building
pantalla - screen- .inst/ sunshade- .weld/ face
shield
pa%o - panel- cloth
-- de filtro - filter cloth
papel, el - paper
-- aislador - insulating paper
-- al!uitranado - tar paper
-- cuadriculado - crosssection or graph or
coordiante paper
-- de calcar - tracing paper
-- de carbn - carbon paper
-- de cartucho - .drafting/ cartridge paper
-- de dibujo - drawing paper
-- de edificacin - building paper
-- de esmeril - emery paper
-- de granate - garnet paper
-- de lija - sandpaper
-- embreado - roofing or tar paper
-- heliografico - blueprint paper
-- para juntas - gasket paper
-- para perfiles - profile paper
-- semilogaritmico - semilogarithmic paper
pa!uete, el - package- .met/ billet
par, el - .mech/ .elec/ couple- .bldg/ rafter-
.elec/ cell
-- de arran!ue - starting tor1ue
-- de fuerzas - couple
-- elctrico - electric moment- electric cell
-- motor de rotacin - tor1ue
-- trmico - thermocouple
parabrisas, el - windshield
parachispas, el - spark arrestor
parada - stop- obstruction- .elec/ outage- shift,
gang, crew
parado - steep
parador, el - .mech/ stop
parafango - mudguard
parafina - paraffin
parafinicidad, la - parafincicity
parafinico - paraffinic
parafinoso - containing paraffin
paragolpes, el - bumper, buffer- bumping post-
fender pile
paralela - parallel
paralelas de cruceta - crosshead guides
paralelar - to parallel
paralelo - parallel
paralizar - to stop, shutdown
parallamas, el - flame arrester or check- fire
stop or wall
parar - to stop, shutdown
pararra&os, el - lightening arrester or rod
paraviento - windshield
parchar - to patch
parche, el - patch
pared, la - wall
-- cargada de apol&o - bearing wall
-- corta fuego contra incendio - fire wall
-- de arrimo - curtain wall- partition
-- de relleno - curtain or panel or filler or
enclosure or apron wall
-- divisoria de separacin - division wall,
partition
-- divisoria parafuego - fire partition
-- maestra - main or bearing wall
paredn, el - thick wall
parejo - even, flush
paro - shutdown- breakdown- strike- lockout
-- obrero - strike
-- patronal - lockout
parte, el - report, communication
-- del accidente - accident report
-- del accidente - accident report
partidora de hormign - concrete or paving
breaker
pasada - .e0ch/ .weld/ pass
pasador, el - pin, cotter- tie rod
-- ahusado - taper pin, driftpin
-- de articulacin - wrist pin
-- del cigue%al - crankpin
-- del la cruceta - crosshead pin
-- de chaveta - cotter pin
-- de grillete - shackle bolt
-- hendido - cotter pin
pasamano - handrail, banister- gangway
paso - step, pace, passage- step, stair tread-
ladder rung- .mech/ pitch
-- circunferencial - circular or arch pitch
-- de hombre - manhole
-- regulable - .turb/ variable pitch
pasta - paste
-- de cal - lime putty or paste
-- de cierre - .elec/ sealing compound
-- de soldar - soldering paste
-- para correas - belt dressing
-- para vlvulas - valvegrinding compound
pasteca - snatch block, guide or lead block
patente, la - patent- license, permit
patin, el - shoe- brake shoe- skid, slide- base of
a rail- flange- leg of an angle
patitas de carnero - sheep3s foot .roller/
patrn, el - standard- template, pattern, jig
-- de agujerear - drilling template
-- de taladrar - drill jig
pavimentacin, la - pavings, pavement
pavimentar - to pave
pavimento - pavement
pedal, el - pedal, treadle, foot lever
pedernal, el - flint- niggerhead .stone/
pedestal, el - pedestal
-- de armadura - .struct/ truss shoe
-- de chumacera - .mach/ bearing pedestal
pedido - order, re1uisition- demand
pedregal, el - gravel bed- stony ground
pedrusco - boulder- cobble
pega - pitch, mastic, cementing material
pegada - blast, shot
pegar - to stock, glue- to hit, strike- to fire a blast
pegarse - to cohere, cake, stick, bind
pegar fuego - to set fire
peine, el - screw chaser, die for threading-
grooving tool- .elec/ comb, collector
-- para hembras - inside chaser
-- para machos - outside chaser
pelarse - to scale off
pelda%o - step, tread, ladder rung
-- de registro - manhole step
-- de seguridad - safety tread
pelicula - film
-- superficial - surface film
pelo - hair- fiber, filament- .inst/ crosshair
pendiente, la - grade slope, gradient
penetracin, la - penetration, punching .shear/
pena - peen of a hammer
pen, el - laborer- .mech/ journal, spindle
-- de alba%il - mason3s helper, hod carrier
-- de muelle - dock laborer, stevedore
-- de pico & pala - common laborer
peonaje, el - common labor- gang of laborers
peraltar - to raise- to bank .curve/
peralte, el - raising- depth of a girder- .stair/ rise
peralto - rise .arch/ .step/
percolador, el - filter
percolarse - to seep, percolate
prdida - loss
perfil, el - profile, section- a rolled steel shape
-- angular - steel angel
-- de canal - channel iron
-- de construccin estructural - structural
shape, rolled steel section
-- doble T = - ! beam
-- edafolgico - soil profile
-- en escuadra - steel angle, angle iron
-- laminado - rolled steel section
-- / - channel iron
perfiles corrientes - regular structural shapes
perfiles de ala ancha - wideflanged sections
perforacin, la - drilling, boring, perforation- drill
hole- rivet hole
-- de prueba - test boring
perforadora - drill
-- de ho&os para postes - posthole digger
-- de mano - jackhammer- hand drill
perforar - to drill, bore, perforate
periferia - periphery
perifrico - peripheral
perimetro - perimeter, girth
periodo - .elec/ period- cycle- stage
permiso - permit, license
-- de importacin - import permit
permutador trmico - heat e0changer
perno - bolt, spike, pin, stud
-- agarrador - clamp bolt
-- ciego clavado - drift bolt
-- com$n - machine bolt
-- de anclaje de cimiento - anchor or
foundation bolt
-- de ereccin de montaje - fitting up or
erection bolt
-- de grillete - shackle bolt or pin
-- de puntal - stay bolt
-- de sujecin - anchor bolt
-- ordinario - machine bolt
-- prisionero - stud bolt, tap bolt- anchor bolt
perpendicular - plumb bob- perpendicular
persiana - window blind, shutter- louver
perspectiva - perspective
pesa - a weight- counterweight
pesas de contrapeso - counterbalance weights
pesada, la - weighing
pesado - heavy- viscous
pesantez, la - weight, heaviness- gravity
pesar - to weigh
pescante, el - jib, boom- cab of truck
peso - weight- a scale
-- atmico - atomic weight
-- bruto - gross weight
-- dinmico - live or moving load
-- especifico - specific gravity- unit weight
-- esttico muerto propio - dead weight,
dead load
-- unitario - unit weight
pesta%a - flange, rib, shoulder- tire rim
pestillo - latch, catch- bolt of a lock
petrleo - oil, petroleum
-- a granel oil in bulk
-- combustible - fuel oil
-- crudo - crude oil
-- de alta gravedad - highgravity oil
-- dulce - sweet oil
-- parafinoso - paraffinbase oil
petrolizador, el - oil sprayer, road oiler
petrolizar - to oil .raod/, coat with oil
pezu%a - sheep foot .roller/
picada - survey line, line of stakes- staking out
picador, el - worker with a pick- operator of a
pneumatic tool
picadora - chipper
picadura - puncture- pitting- cut of a file-
roughening of a concrete surface
-- gruesa - rough cut .file/
picaduras - pitting
picar - to pick- to break, crush, to chop- .conc/
to roughen- to pit .rust/- to puncture tire/
picarse - to become pitted
pico - pick- spout, no22le- tip- beak of anvil
-- , a, - steep
-- bate - tamping pick
-- soldador - welding tip
pichancha - strainer
pie, el - foot- leg of a bent
-- corrido - running foot
-- cuadrado - s1uare foot
-- cuadrado de table - board foot
-- c$bico - cubic foot
-- de cabra - pinch bar, crow bar- claw bar-
sheep3s foot .roller/
-- de re& - foot rule- gage
-- de table - board foot
-- de talud - toe or foot of a slope
-- derecho - stud, upright, leg of a bent, post,
column, stanchion
-- por segundo - footsecond
pie-bujia, el - footcandle
pie-libra, el - footpound
piedra - stone, rock
-- afiladera aguzadera asentadora de
aceite de afilar de repasar - oilstone,
whetstone
--amoladera de afilar - grindstone
-- de cordn de guarnicin - curbstone
pierna - post, upright, leg- leg of an angle
pieza - piece, part, member- room
-- comprimida - .struct/ compression member
-- acordamiento - transmition piece
-- de acuerdo - .pipe/ fitting- transition piece
-- de armadura - .struc/ web member
-- de enrejado .struc/ web member- lattice bar
-- de m!uinas - engine room
-- de prueba - test piece
-- de repuesto - spare part
piezas de reserva - spare parts
pigmento - pigment .paint/
pila - basin- raised reservoir- water tap- pile,
heap- .blgd/ pier- .elec/ battery, cell
-- de acopio - storge pile
-- de e"istencia - stock pile
-- de pilotes - pile bent
-- termoelctrica - thermocouple, thermopile
pilar, el - pier, buttress- column, standard
pilastra - pilaster
pileta - sink, basin, trough- pool
-- de sedimentacin - settling basin
piln, el - basin- tower, trestle bent- drop
hammer
-- de gravedad - drop hammer
-- de vapor - steam hammer
pilotaje, el - piling
-- de retencin - sheet piling
pilote, el - pile
-- compuesto - composite pile
-- con resistencia de punta - pointbearing pile
-- de carga - bearing pile
-- de cimiento - bearing or foundation pile
-- de columna - endbearing pile
-- de ensa&o de prueba - test pile
-- de friccin - friction pile
-- encerrado - cased .concrete/ pile
-- inclinado - bater or brace pile
-- prevaciado - precast concrete pile
-- sustentador - bearing pile
-- vaciado en sitio - concrete pile cast in place
pilotes de palastro - steel sheet piling
pilotear - to drive piles
pincel, el - brush
-- para pintura - paint brush
pincelada - brush stroke- brush coat
pinchadura - puncture .tire/
pinchar - to puncture- to tap
pinchazao - puncture .tire/
pinta - pint
pintar - to paint
pintor, el - painter
pintura - paint, painting
-- al agua a la cola de agua fria - cold
water paint, kalsomine
-- al barniz - varnish paint
-- al leo de aceite - oil paint
-- aluminica - aluminum paint
contrafuego - fireresisting paint
-- de rociar - spraying paint
-- mate - flate paint
-- primaria - priming paint
-- vidriada - enamel paint
pinza - clamp, clip
pinzas - pinchers, nippers, pliers, tongs, forceps
-- con corte adelante - endcutting pliers
-- cortantes de filo - cutting pliers
-- cortantes al costado - sidecutting pliers
pi%n, el - pinion
pi!uete, el - stake- survey pole- picket
pi!ueteo - staking- piling- pile driving
pirlisis, el - pyrolisis
pirmetro - pyrometer
piso - floor, story- road bed- bottom
-- monolitico - concrete floor having finish cast
integrally with slab
pisonador, el pisonadora - tamper
-- de impacto - impact tamper
-- de relleno - backfill tamper
pisonadura - tamping, ramming
pisonar, pisonear - to tamp, compact, ram
pistola - pistol- paint sprayer- jackhammer
-- de arena - sandblast no22le
-- de barrenacin - jackhammer
-- de cemento - cement gun
-- de grasa - grease gun
-- lubricadora - grease or oil gun
-- neumtica - jackhammer
-- pulverizadora - spray gun- airbrush
-- remachadora - riveting hammer
-- rompedora - paving breaker
pistn, el - piston
pistonada - piston stroke
pistoneo - piston slap
pitn, el - no22le, spout- screw eye
-- atomizador - spray no22le
pivotar - to pivot
pivote, el - pivot
-- de direccin - .auto/ king pin, knuckle pin
placa - plate, slab, sheet
-- de apo&o - .struct/ bearing plate
-- de asiento - bearing or wall or base plate,
bedplate
-- de base - bed plate, base plate
-- de burbujeo - bubble tray
-- de cara - .struct/ face plate
-- de cubierta - cover plate
-- cu%a - liner- shim
-- de cho!ue - baffle plate
-- de defensa - wearing plate
-- de empalme - gusset or connecting plate
-- del fabricante - name plate
-- de frotamiento - wearing plate
-- de fundacin - base plate, bed plate
-- de junta - splice or gusset plate
-- de nudo - gusset or connection plate
-- de orificio - orifice plate
-- recubrimiento - .struct/ face plate
-- de relleno - .struct/ filler plate
-- de rozamiento - rubbing or waring or chafing
plate
-- de tubos - tube sheet, flue plate .boiler/
-- de unin - splice plate, gusset plate
-- deflectora - baffle plate
-- delantal - skirt plate
-- escurridiza - flashing
-- portatubos - tube sheet
placa-marca - name plate
plan, el - plan, scheme, design
-- de trabajo - construction program
plana - trowel, flat
plancha - plate, sheet, slab- plank
-- abovedada - .struct/ buckle plate
-- atiesadora - .struct/ tie plate
-- cizallada - sheared plate, plate with sheared
edges
-- de alma - web plate
-- de asfalto - asphalt smoother
-- de base - base plate
-- de canto laminado - milledge plate
-- de canto recortado - shearededge plate
-- de cubierta - cover or flange plate
-- de desgaste - wearing plate
-- de doblar - .pipe/ bending slab
-- de escurrimiento - flashing
-- de fondo - bed plate
-- de orificio - orifice plate
-- de unin - splice plate- gusset plate
-- estriada - checkered plate
planchita - shim, small plate
planialtimetria - contour map- topographical
survey
planimetrar - to measure with a planimeter
planimetr#a - planimetry- plane surveying,
mapping- ground plan, map
--, en, -- in plan
planimetro - planimeter
plano - plan, drawing- plane- flat, level
-- acotado - topographical plan- dimensional
drawing
-- altimtrico - topographical plan, contour map
-- azul - blueprint
--, de, -- on the flat
-- de colado - .conc/ fill plane, lift line
-- de comparacin de referencia -datum
plane
-- de ejecucin - working drawing
-- de taller - shop drawing
-- hidrogrfico - chart
-- maestro - master plan
-- topogrfico - topographical plan, contour
map
planta - plant, e1uipment- ground plan- floor
-- alta - upper floor or story
-- baja - ground floor
-- de fuerza - powerhouse, power plant
-- del piso - floor plan
-- de repuesto - spare e1uipment
-- desintegradora - cracking plant
-- estabilizadora - stabili2ing plant
--filtradora - filtering plant
-- generadora - electric power plant
-- filtradora - filtering plant
-- generadora - electric power plant, generating
statioin
-- hormigonera - .conc/ mi0ing plant
-- mezcladora de cemento - cementblending
plant
-- piloto - pilot plant
-- !uebradora - crushing plant
-- revolvedora - .conc/ mi0ing plant
-- seleccionadora - .aggregate/ screening plant
-- suavizadora de agua - watersoftening plant
-- vista - top view, plan
plantar - to place, set- to set up erect
planteo - layout, arrangmenet
plantilla - pattern, jig, template- screed-
subgrade- invert- .dwg/ ,rench curve
-- del canal - bottom, floor
-- de espesor - thickness gage, feeler
-- de filetear - screw chaser
-- de gu#a jig
-- de montaje - assembly jig
-- de rotular - .dwg/ lettering guide
-- de soldador - welding -jig
-- de taladrar - drilling template
-- de &eso - floating screed
-- sujetadora para soldar - welding fi0ture or jig
pla!uita - shim, small plate
plastocemento - plastic cement
plataforma - platform, road bed, subgrade- flat
car
platinos - .auto/ contact points
-- del distribuidor - distributor points
-- del ruptor - breaker points
plato - plate, disc- web of a wheel- face plat of a
lathe, chuck
plegar - to fold, bend- to snub .belt/
plena carga - full load
plena velocidad - full speed
pleno - plenum- full, complete
pliego - folder- file of papers- document
-- de condiciones - specifications, bidding
conditions
-- de licitacin - information for bidders- bidding
form
pliegue, el - ply, sheet- fold, bend
plomada - plumb bob
plomar, plomear - to plumb
plomeria - plumbing, lead work
plomero - plumber
plomo - lead- plumb bob
--,a, - plumb, vertical
-- tetraetilo - tetraethyl lead, ethyl fluid
pluma - pen- boom- gin pole
-- de dibujo - lettering pen
-- de gr$a - derrick or crane boom
-- para cable de arrastre - dragline boom
plumbito sdico - sodium plumbite
pobre - poor- lean .conc/- lean .mi0ture/
pocillo - sump, catch basin
poder, el - power, strength- authority
-- dielctrico - dielectric strength
-- resolutivo - resolving power .inst/
podrimiento - rot, rotting
podrirse - to rot, decay
polainas de soldador - welder3s leggings
polea - pulley, sheave
-- acanalada - sheave
-- de aparejo - tackle block
-- de garganta - sheave
-- de pesta%a - flanged pulley
-- diferencial - differential hoist, chain block
-- ranurada - sheave
-- poliestireno - polystyrene
polietileno - polyethylene
polifsico - polyphase, multiphase
polifilar - multiplewire, multiwire
polilla - termite
polin, el - roller- skid- ground sill- nailing strip on
!beam
polipaste, polispasto - tackle, block and fall,
rigging
-- diferencial - differential hoist
polisulfuro - po
polisulfuro - polysulfide
polivinilo - polyvinyl
polo - pole
polucin, la - pollution
poluto - polluted
polvo - powder, dust
plvora - powder, gun powder
polvorero, polvorista, el - blaster, powderman
ponchadura - puncture
ponchar - to puncture
poner - to put- .inst/ to set- .surv/ to set up
-- a tierra - to ground .elec/
-- aire - to inflate
-- el freno - to set the brake
-- en circuito - to switch on .elec/
-- en marcha - to start .machinery/
-- en obra - to erect, install
porcelana - porcelain
porosidad, la - porosity
poroso - porous
porra - maul, sledge
portaaislador, el - .elec/ insulator bracket
portaalambre, el - .elec/ wire holder
portabandera, el - .lev/ rodman, flagman
portabarrera, el - guardrail support
portabolas, el - ball or bearing race
portacadena, el - .lev/ chain man
portatubo - pipe hanger
porte, el - freight
-- a pagar - freight collect
-- pagado - freight prepaid
portezuelo - handhole
prtico - gantry- portal- .struct/ mill bent- rigid
frame
-- de claro m$ltiple - multiplespan bent
-- dentado - sawtooth bent
portillo - opening in a wall- weep hole- gate
portn, el - opening- large door- gate
posicionador, el - welding positioner, positioner
.inst/
postcalentamiento - post heating
postcondensador, el - aftercondenser
poste, el - pole, stud, column, stanchion
-- de agua potable - drinking fountain
-- de alambrado - fence post .wire fence/
-- de alumbrado - lighting standard, lamppost
-- de cabria - gin pole
-- de cerca - fence post
-- de farol - lamppost
-- de lmpara - lamppost
-- gr$a - gin pole- podestal crane
posteria - line of posts
postor, el - bidder
postura - bidding- a bid
potable - potable
potencia - power
-- a plena carga - fullload horsepower
-- al freno - brake horsepower
-- calorifica - calorific or heating value
-- consumida - input
-- de ane"in - .elec/ connected load
-- de entrada - input power
-- hidrulica - water power
-- indicada - indicated horsepower- rating
-- instalada - installed capacity
-- motora o motriz - motive poDer
-- $til - useful power
potencial, el - potential
potencimetro - potentiometer
pozo - well, pit
-- de ascensor - elevator pit
-- de aspiracin - suction pit
-- de decantacin - settling basin
-- de entrada - manhole
-- de escalera - stair well
-- de percolacin - leaching cesspool
-- de recogida - sump
-- de registro de visita - manhole
-- negro - cesspool
-- sptico - septic tank
prearmado - preassembled
prebombeo - cold springing, initial distortion
precalentador, el - preheater
precalentar - to preheat
precio - price
-- alzado - lump sum price
-- corriente de plaza - market or current price
-- unitario por unidad - unit price
precipitador, el - precipitator
-- de polvo - dust precipitator
precolar - .conc/ to precast
preencendido - preignition
preenfriador, el - precooler
preenfriar - to precool
preensamblado - preassembly
prefabricado - prefabricated
prefatiga - initial stress, prestress
prefatigado - prestressed
preignicin, la - preignition
premezclado - .con/ premi0ed
premoldeado - precast, premolded
prendas de proteccin - .weld/ protective
clothing
prensa - press, vise, clamp
-- a cadena - chain vise
-- de banco - bench vise
-- de curvar de doblar - bending press
-- de chapa caliente - hot press
-- de filtrar - filter press
-- de taladro - drill press
-- de tornillo - vise- screw press
-- dobladora - crimping or bending press
-- para ca%os - pipe vise
-- rebordeadora flanging press
-- recalcadora - upsetting press
-- taladradora - drill press
prensado en caliente - hotpressed
prensado en frio - coldpressed
prensaestopas, el - stuffing bo0
-- de laberinto - labyrinth stuffing bo0
prensar - to press
presaturado - presaturated
preservativo - preservative
presilla - clip, clamp- loop, bight
presin , la - pressure
-- a reventar - bursting pressure
-- asignada - rated pressure
-- de aplastamiento - collapsing pressure
-- a apo&o - bearing pressure
-- de ensa&o de prueba - test pressure
-- de estallido - bursting pressure
-- de rgimen - cooking or rated pressure
-- de trabajo - working pressure
-- manomtrica - gage pressure
-- media efectiva - mean effective pressure
-- no e!uilibrada - unbalanced pressure
prstamo - borrowed fill- borrow pit- a loan
presuponer - to estimate
presupuestar - to estimate, to budget
presupuesto - estimate- budget
pretratar - to pretreat
prevaciado - .conc/ prescast
primario - primary
primera destilacin, planta de - topping plant
primera mano - .paint/ priming coat
prisionero - setscrew, stud bolt, tap bolt, cap
screw
-- de cabeza hueca - sockethead cap screw
-- de resalto - shoulder stud
-- de rosca continua - continuousthread stud
bolt
-- de rosca doble - doubleend stud bolt
-- encajado - hollow set screw
-- espigado - pivotpoint set screw
privada - privy
privado - private
probador, el - tester- testing machine
probar - to test, to taste
probeta - test piece- test tube- buret
procedimiento - process, method, system,
procedure
proceso - process, processing
produccin la - production- product, throughput
producir - to yield, produce
producto - product, yield- income- thruput
-- de desecho - waste product
-- secundario - byproduct
profundidad, la - depth
profundizar - to deepen
profundo - deep
prolongar - to prolong- .dwg/ to produce
propano - propane
propileno - propylene
propuesta - bid, proposal, tender
-- a precios unitarios - unitprice bid
-- a suma alzada - lumpsum bid
propulsin , la - propulsion, drive
-- a cadena - chain drive
-- de engranajes - gear drive
-- por correa - belt drive
propulsor, el - propeller- impeller- propulsive,
driving
prorrogar - to e0tend, prolong
prorrogar - to e0tend, prolong
proteger - to protect
protuberancia - .mech/ boss
-- para cone"in roscada - .pipe/ tapping boss
pro&eccin, la - projection- designing
-- ortogonal - orthographic or orthogonal
projection
pro&ectar - to design, plan- to project
pro&ecto - design, plan- a project
-- de ejecucin - detail design
prueba - test- test piece
-- al cho!ue - impact test
-- al freno - brake test
-- de doblado - bending test .bar/
-- de fle"in libre - free bend test
-- de fluidez - pour test
de mella - nickbreak test
-- de pliegue en frio - coldbending test
-- en fbrica - mill test
-- por plegado - bending test
prueba de, a, - proof against
-- cidos - acidproof
-- agua - waterproof
-- aire - airtight
-- chispa - sparkproof, nonsparking
-- moho - rustproof
-- e"plosiones - e0plosionproof
-- fuego incendio - fireproof
-- goteo - drip proof, leak proof
-- polvo - dust proof
puente, el - bridge- .carp/ cap header
-- de alcantarilla - culvert bridge
-- del hogar - .furnace/ bridge wall, fire or flame
bridge
-- delantero - .auto/ front a0le
-- posterior trasero - .auto/ rear a0le
puerta - door- gate
-- contrafuego a prueba de incendio - .bldg/
fire door
-- de cerco - gate
-- de cortina articulada - rolling steel door
-- de hombre - manhole
-- incombustible - .bldg/ fire door
puesta - setting, placing
-- a punto - adjusting
-- a tierra - .elec/ ground connection
-- en marcha - .mach/ starting
-- en obra - placing, erection, installation
-- en servicio - putting into service
puesto a bordo - free on board .,></
puesto sobre vagn - loaded on cars
pulgada - inch
-- cuadrada - s1uare inch
pulidora - polisher, buffer
pulimentadora - lapping or buffing
machine
pulimentar - to polish- to buff- .valve/ to grind
pulir - to polish- to finish- to surface
pulsacin, la - pulsation- .elec/
surgir - .elec/ pulsa
pulsador, el - pulsator- push botton
pulsar - to pulsate
pulsativo - pulsating
pulso, a - by hand- .dwg/ free hand
pulsometro - pulsometer
pulverizador, el - pulveri2er- atomi2er sprayer
-- de pintura - paint sprayer
pulverizar - to atomi2e- to pulveri2e
punta - point- nail
-- coladora - point- nail
--, de, - on end
-- de aguja - .rr/ switch point- needle point
.compass/
-- de cabeza perdida - brad, finishing nail
-- de cajonero - bo0 nail
-- de los dedos, a - fingertip .control/
-- de flecha - .dwg/ arrow point
-- de Caris - common wire nail
-- de torno - lathe center
-- de vidriar - gla2ier3s point
-- fija - dead center
-- para hormign - concrete nail
-- rmbica - diamond point
puntal, el - shore, strut, prop, compression
member
punteado - pitted .rust/
puntiagudo - pointed, sharp
puntilla - finishing nail, brad
punto - point
-- a punto - pointtopoint
-- caliente - hot spot
-- caracteristico - .pump/ design point
-- cedente - yield point
-- de burbujeo - bubble point
-- de combustin - fire point- burning point
-- de condensacin - fire point- burning point
-- de condensacin - dew point
-- de congelacin - free2ing point- pour point
-- de cota fija - bench mark
-- de deformacin - yield point, elastic limit
-- de destilacin - distillation point
-- de ebullicin - boiling point
-- de encendido - ignition point
-- de fluidez - pour point
-- de fuga - .dwg/ vanishing point
-- de fusin - melting point
-- de ignicin - ignition point
-- de inflamacin - flash or ignition point
-- de infle"in - .struct/ point of contrafle0ure,
inflection point
-- de partida - .lev/ starting point
-- de rasante - .lev/ grade point
-- de referencia - .lev/ reference point datum
point
-- de rocio - dew point
-- de tangencia de trmino - point of
tangency
-- fijo altimtrico fijo de nivel - bench mark
-- muerto - dead end- dead center- .auto/
neutral position
-- obligado - .lev/ control or governing point
-- topografico de referencia - bench mark
-- & ra&a & trazo - dot and dash .line/
punzar - to punch
punzn, el - punch- .valve/ needle- pile spud
-- centrador de centrar - center punch
-- de marcar de puntear - center or prick
punch
-- para clavos - nail set
punzonar - to punch
pu%o - grip- door knob- handle
pureza - purity
purga - draining- venting- blowoff
purgador, el - blowoff, drain cock
purgar
purgar - to drain- to cleanse- to vent- to blow off-
to purge
purificador, el - purifier
purificar - to purify
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!uebrado - .math/ fraction- broken- bankrupt-
.topo/ hilly
!uebrador, elF !uebradora - crusher
!uebrajar, !uebrajarse - to crack, split
!uebrantable - brittle
!uebrantadora - crusher- paving breaker
!uebrantar - to crush, break
!uebrar - to crush, break, rupture- to fail,
become bankbrupt
!uemador, el - burner
-- a chorro de vapor - steamatomi2ing burner
-- de petrleo - oil burner
-- de surtidores m$ltiples - multiple burner
-- mecnico - mechanicalatomi2ing burner
-- para combustibles m$ltiples - multifuel
burner
!uemar - to burn- !uemarse - to burn up, to
burn out .bearing/
!uiebra - crack- brankruptcy, failure
!uimica - chemistry
!uimico - chemist- chemical
!uitacostra - scale remover
!uitapintura - paint remover
!uitar - to remove take away- e0tract, take off,
strip
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rabo - shank, handle- breech .tackle block/
radiacin, la - radiation
radiador, el - radiator
radiante - radiant- radian
radiar - to radiate
radio - radius, radium
-- de giro - bradius of gyration- turning radius
-- de viraje - turning radius
radioa"ial - radialthrust .bearing/
ra#z, la - root- .math/ root
-- cuadrada - s1uare root
-- c$bica - cube root
-- de la soldadura - root of weld
raja - crack, fissure, split- splinter, chip- .lumber/
check
rajable, rajadizo - easily split, fissile
rajadura - crack, fissure, split
rajar - to split- .pile/ to broom- rajarse - to crack,
split- .pile/ to broom
ralo - light, thin .li1uid/
rama - branch, arm- leg of an angle
ramas desiguales - une1ual legs .angle/
ramas iguales - e1ual legs
ramal, el - branch arm- strand of rope
-- a 45o o H - .pipe/ 7
-- a IJo o T - .pipe/ T
ramificarse - to branch off
rampa - ramp, slope, grade, incline
rana - .rr/ frog
rangua - socket- step bearing, pivot bearing
ranura - groove, slot .as in bubble cap/, keyway,
channel, rabbet, dado
-- de aceite - boil groove
de chaveta .mach/ keyway
-- de engrase de lubricacin - oil groove
-- para aro - piston ring groove
-- & lengueta - tongue and groove
ranuradora - grooving machine or tool- slotting
machine
ranurar - to slot, groove, rabbet, channel
rpida - chute, flume
rapidez, la - speed
ras, el - level, surface, plane
-- de, al, - flush with
rasador, el - straight edge, screed board
rasante, la - grade line, subgrade
-- con - flush with
rasar - to level, smooth off, strike off
rascaceite, aro - scraper ring .piston/
rascadera, rascador, el - scraper
rascar - to scrape, roughen
rasero - straight edge, screed board
rasgador, el, rasgadora - rooter, ripper
rasgar - to rip, tear
rasgueo - .dwg/ shading
raspa - rasp, coarse file
raspador, el - rasp, scraper- .pet/ stripper
-- de tinta - ink eraser
raspante, el - abrasive
raspa pintura, el - paint scraper
raspar - to scrape, rasp
raspatubos, el - tube cleaner- godevil
ras!ueta - scraper
ras!uetear - to scrape- to roughen
ras!ueteo - scraping
ra&a - line- boundary- payroll, day3s wages
ra&ado - ruling- laborer- fluted, scored ribbed
ra&ador, el - grooving tool- timekeeper
ra&ar - to groove, scratch, score- to pay off-
.dwg/ to hatch- to rule
ra&o - ray- spoke- stroke of lightening- radius
razn, la - ratio, rate
-- agua-cemento - watercement ratio
-- de delgadez - .struct/ slenderness ratio
-- de engranajes - gear ratio
-- de transformacin - transformer ratio
reaccin, la - reaction
reaccionar - to react
reactor, el - reactor- .elec/ reactor, impedance
coil- converter
rebabador, rebabeadora - chipping hammer
rabajado - recessed, offset- cut back .asphalt/-
.lumber/ plowed
rebajar - to decrease- to cut down, relieve,
rabbet, scarf, shave off, back off- to offset- to
neck down- to cut back, dilute- .struct/ to cope
rebaje, el - a cut
rebajo - offfset, rabbet, scarf- groove, recess
reblandecer - to soften- to cut back .asphalt/-
reblandecerse - to soften
reblandecimiento de agua - water softening
reborde, el - edge- dike- flange- .weld/ overlap,
roll
-- de acera - curb
-- del macho - .pipe/ spigot bead
rebordeadora - flanging tool
rebordear - to flange
rebosar - to overflow
rebotar - to rebound
rebote, el - rebound, resilience
recalcar - to calk- .struct/ to upset- .rr/ to tamp-
.masonry/ to point
recalce, el - underpinning, wedging
recalentador, el - superheater- reheating pan
.asphalt/
recalentar - to superheat- to overheat- to reheat-
recalentarse - .mach/ to run hot, heat up
recalentn - overheating
recmara - bedroom
recarga - recharging
recargar - .mech/ .elec/ to recharge
recargue, el - recharge- surcharge- super
imposed load
recepcin, la - acceptance, .of the job/
-- definitiva - final acceptance .job/
receptculo - .elec/ receptable- jack
receptor, el - receiver .all senses/
-- de aire - air receiver
-- del condensado - condensate receiver
-- telefnico - telephone receiver
recibidor 8el9 de aire - air receiver
recio - strong- coarse
recipiente, el - container, vessel- air receiver-
pressure tank
-- de acetileno - acetylene cylinder or bottle
-- de aire - air receiver
reclamador, el - reclaimer
reclutamiento - recruiting .labor/
recoccin, la - annealing
recocer - to anneal
recocido - annealing
-- completo - full annealing
recedo - bend
recogedero - collecting basin- drainage area
recogedor, el - collector
-- de aceite - drip pan
-- de cieno - sludge collector
recompresin, la - recompression
reconcentrado - a concentrate
reconcentrar - to concentrate
reconocer - to inspect
reconstruccin, la - reconstruction
reconstruir - to reconstruct, rebuild
recorredor 8el9 de la linea - .elec/ lineman
recorrido - route, path, travel, run- .eng/ stroke
-- del mbolo - piston stroke or travel
recortado a la orden - cut to length
recortadora - cutter- shear- shaper
recortar - to cut, cut off, cut away- .struct/ to
cope
recorte, el - cutting, a cut- .struct/ cope
-- en bisel - bevel cutoff
recortes - cuttings, chips
recta - straight line- .rr/ tangent
rectificacin, la - rectification
rectificador, el - rectifier .all senses/- grinder,
honing machine
-- de cilindro - .eng/ cylinder hone
-- de engranajes - gear grinder
-- de herramientas - tool grinder
rectificadora - rectifier- grinder, dresser
-- de barrenas - drill grinder
-- de fresas - cutter grinder
-- de machos - tap grinder
-- de mesa - bench grinder or dresser
-- sin puntas - centerless grinder
rectificar - to rectify- to rebore .cylinder/- to true
up
recto - straight- right .angle/
recuadro - panel
recubrimiento - lap, overlap- facing, covering-
road surfacing- coating- .reinf/ embedment
recubrir - to cover- to sheath- to lap- .auto/ to
recap
recuperable - recoverable
recuperar - recover- to reclaim
rechazar - to reject
rechazo - rejection
rechazos - rejects .screen/
rechinado - .mach/ s1ueaking
rechinar - to s1ueak
red, la - net, netting- network, system
-- de aguas corrientes - water system
-- de alambre - wire mesh
-- de distribucin - .elec/ .water/ distribution
system
-- de saneamiento - sewerage or drainage
system
redestiladora - redistillation or rerun column
redevanar - to rewind
redituar - to produce, yield
redondear - to round off
redondo - round
reduccin, la - reduction .all senses/- reducer
reducido - .piping/ reducer
reductor, el - reducer- reducing valve
-- de luz - .auto/ dimmer
-- de velocidad a engranaje cnicohelicoidal -
spiralbevelgear spped reducer
-- de velocidad a engranaje recto - spurgear
speed reducer
-- soldable - .pip/ welding reducer
reempa!uetar - to repack
reemblazable - renewable
reemplazar - to replace, renew, substitute
reensavar - to retest
reesmerilable - regrinding .valve/
refaccin, la - spare part, replacement
refaccionar - to repair
refiln, de - obli1uely, on the skew
refinacin, la - refining
refinado - refined
refinador, el - refiner
refinar - to refine
refineria - refinery
-- de petrleo - oil refinery
refinero - refiner
reflector, el - searchlight, headlight- reflector-
reflecting
reflejar - to reflect
refle"in, la - reflection
refluir - to flow back
reflujo - reflu0
reformacin, la - reforming
-- catalitica - catalytic reforming
-- trmica - thermal reforming
reformador, el - reformer, platformer
reforrar - to relign
reforzado - reinforced
reforzador, el - booster .all senses/
reforzar - to reinforce- to strengthen- .elec/ to
boost
refraccionar - refractionate
refractario - fireresisting, refractory
refractividad, la - refractivity
refrenar - to snub .cable/
refrigeracin, la - refrigeration, cooling
-- por absorcin - absorption refrigeration
-- por aire - air cooling
refrigerado por aceite - oilcooled
refrigerador, el - cooler, refrigerator
refrigerante, el - refrigerant
refrigerar - to cool- to refrigerate
refuerzo - reinforcement
-- de malla soldada - welded wire reinforcement
-- negativo - reinforcement for negative bending
moment
-- positivo - reinforcement for positive bending
moment
regalia - bonus- royalty
regar - to sprinkle, spray, water
regenerador, el - regenerator- stripper-
regenerative
regenerar - to regenerate .all senses/
regenerativo - regenerative
registrador, el - recorder
-- de demanda - .elec/ demand register
-- de esfuerzos - stress recorder
-- de flujo - flow recorder
-- de temperature - temperature recorder
-- de tiro - draft recorder
registrar - to record, register, enter- to e0amine-
to check .baggage/
registro - record, log- opening, handhole,
manhole
-- de chimenea - damper
-- de empalme de encuentro - .sewer/
junction manhole
-- de hombre - manhole
-- de inspeccin - manhole
-- de limpieza - handhole, cleanout hole
-- de mano - handhole
-- de tiro - damper
-- de vlvula - valve bo0
-- grfico - a graph
regla - rule, scale- straightedge, level board,
screed board- rule, precept
-- de clculo - slide rule
-- de curvas - .draft/ irregular or ,rench curve
-- de enrasar - straightedge, screed board
-- fle"ible - .draft/ spline, curve rule
plegadiza - folding rule
recta straightedge
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-- T - T s1uare
reglamentar - to regulate
reglamento de edificacin - building code
reglilla - slide of a slide rule
regln, el - straightedge- measuring rod
regreso - return
regulable - adjustable- controllable
regulacin, la - regulation, governing- .eng/
timing
regulador, el - governor, regulator, adjuster,
controller- throttle valve
-- a presin de aceite - oilpressure governor
-- centrifugo - centrifugal or flyball governor
-- del agua de alimentacin - boilerfeed
regulator
-- de aire - .auto/ choke
-- de rbol - shaft governor
-- de bobina mvil - .elec/ movingcoil regulator
-- de bolas - ball governor
-- del campo - .elec/ field regulator
-- de carga - .elec/ load regulator
-- de la contrapresin - backpressure
regulator
-- de correa - belt takeup
-- de corriente - .elec/ current regulator
-- de disparo - disengagement governor
-- de estrangulacin de gollete - throttling
governor
-- de fre!uencia - fre1uency regulator
-- de gasto - rateofflow controller
-- de inercia - inercia governor
-- de mariposa - throttle valve
-- de nivel - level control
-- de presin - pressure regulator
-- de resorte - spring governor
-- de temperatura - temperature regulator
-- de tiro - damper, draft controller
-- de volante - flywheel governor
-- de voltaje - voltage regulator
-- del volumen del flujo - rateofflow controller
-- diferencial o dinamomtrico - differential or
dynamometric governor
-- registrador - recording controller
regular - to regulate, govern- regular
rehabilitar - to recondition, overhaul
rehervidor, el - reboiler
rehervir - to reboil
reja - rack, grating, grill
rejado - rating
rejilla - rack, grating, grid, grill, bar screen
-- del radiador - .auto/ radiator grill
-- de ventilacin - louver- ventilation grill
rejuntar - to point, fill joints
relacin, la - ratio, relation- report
-- agua-cemento - .conc/ watercement ratio
-- de amortiguacin - damping ratio
-- de compresin - compression ratio
-- de engranajes - gear ratio
-- de esbeltez - .struct/ slenderness ratio
-- de transformacin - transformer ratio
relai 8el9, relais8los9 - .elec/ relay
-- de sobrecarga - overload relay
-- de tensin - voltage relay
-- disparador - trip relay
relaminado - rerolled .steel/
relampaguear - to flash
relampagueo - flashing
rejejar - to taper, slope- to step back .wall/- to
batter
relevador, el - release, tripping device- .elec/
relay
relevo - relief, shift .men/- .mech/ relief, spare
releve, el - relief .map/
rellano - stair landing
rellenador, el - .struct/ filler plate
rellenar - to backfill, fill, refill
relleno - backfilling, filling, fill, earthfill- filler
remachacar - to recrush
remachado - riveting
-- de montaje - field riveting
-- de taller - shop riveting
remachar - to rivet- to clinch
remache, el - rivet
-- abocardado - countersunk rivet
-- ciego - blind rivet
-- de cabeza achatada - flathead rivet
-- de cabeza cilindrica - machinehead rivet
-- de cabeza de cono truncado - conehead
rivet
- de cabeza embutida - countersunk rivet
-- de cabeza rasa - flush rivet
-- de campo de montaje - field rivet
-- de taller - shop rivet
-- flojo - loose rivet
remandrilar - to rebore .cylinder- to reroll .boiler
tubes/
rema!uinado - refacing
rematar - to finish, top out- to take bids
remate, el - competitive bidding- top crest- pile
cap
remendador 8el9 de mangueras - hose mender
remendar - to patch- to repair
remojar - to wet, moisten, drench, soak
remoledor 8el9 - tubular - tube mill
remoler - to regrind- to grind
rendija - crack, crevice
rendimiento, redimientos - efficiency, output,
yield, duty- earnings
rendir - to produce, yield
renovable - renewable
renovacin, la - renewal, replacement
restato - .elec/ rheostat
-- de rejilla - grid rheostat
reostriccin, la - .elec/ pinch effect
reparaciones, las - repairs
reparar - to repair
reparo - repair, repairing- protection, defense-
obstruction
reparticin, la - distribution- division, section,
department
-- de las cargas - load distribution
-- de los esfuerzos - stress distribution
repartir - to distribute
repasadora - .carp/ finishing plane
repasar - to review- to revise- to recycle
repaso - review, revision- recycling
repavimentar - to repave
repelente, el - repellent
-- al agua - waterrepellent
-- al fuego - firerepellent
repellador, el - plasterer
repellar - to plaster, stucco
repello - plaster, stucco
-- ac$stico - acoustic plaster
repicar - .conc/ to roughen with a pick or
hammer and chisel
repi!uetear - .mach/ to clatter, chatter
repisa de ventana - window stool or sill
reposadero, reposadera - setting basin, sump
reposarse - to settle .sediment/
reposicin, la - replacement- .elec/ reset
-- manual - .elec/ hand reset
reposo - settling, depositing sediment
repuesto - recovery, replacement
repuestos - spare parts
resanar - .conc/ to patch and point- to mend
resbalar - to slide, slip, skid
resbalo - steep slide
resbaloso - slippery
rescatar - to recover, salvage
resecar - to dry- to drain
resfriar - to cool- .met/ to chill
residuo - residue- sludge
residuos - rubbish, garbage
resistencia - resistance, strength- .elec/
resistance, resistor
-- al aplastamiento - crushing strength
-- al cizallamiento a la cortadura - shearing
strength or resistance
-- a la compresin - compressive strength
-- a la e"tensin a la traccin o tensora -
tensile strength
-- al fallar a la fractura a la rotura -
breaking or ultimate strength
-- a la fatiga - fatigue resistance
-- a la fle"in - bending strength
-- a punto cedente - yield strength
-- a reventar - bursting strength
-- al rodamiento - rolling resistance
-- a la torsin - torsional strength
-- aisladora - electric or dielectric or insulating
strength
-- de arran!ue - starting resistance
-- de carga - compressive strength
-- de columna - .struct/ column strength- .pile/
point resistance
-- de frotamiento de rozamiento - frictional
resistance
-- de puesta en marcha - starting resistance
-- de punta - .pile/ point resistance
-- del suelo - bearing power of the soil
-- del viento - wind resistance
-- dielctrica - electric or dielectric or disruptive
strength, dielectric rigidity
-- especifica - unit strength- .elec/ resistivity,
specific resistance
-- final - ultimate strength
-- friccional frotante - frictional resistance
resistente - strong, resistant
-- al agua - waterresistant
-- a la friccin - antifriction
-- al fuego - fireresisting
resorte, el - spring .steel/
-- de ballesta de hojas - laminated spring
-- de espira cnica - volute spring
-- de tirabuzn - spiral spring
-- espiral - coil or spiral spring
respaldo - back- .weld/ backing strip
respirador, el - respirator
res!uebrajar, res!uebrajarse - to crack, split
res!uebrajo - crack, split, fissure
res!uebrar, res!uebrarse - to crack, split
res!uicio - crack, crevice, split, chink
restirador, el - drafting board
resumidero - catch basin, sump
retacador, el - calker
-- de relleno - backfill tamper
retacar - to calk- to tamp
reta!ue, el - calking- packing- tampering
retazos - scrap
retn, el - pawl, catch, dog, fastener
-- de aceite - oil retainer
-- de bolas - ball retainer .bearing/
-- de engrase - grease seal
-- de lubricacin - oil seal
-- de vidrio - gla2ing molding
retenedor, el - .mach/ retainer
retenida - guy, tieback- .elec/ bridle
reticulado - framework- framed
-- de alambre - wire mesh
retraso - retardation, delay- lag
-- de fase - .elec/ phase lag
retrete, el - water closet, toilet room, latrine
retroceso - backward motion
-- de la llama - backfiring- .weld/ flashback
retrolectura, retrovisual - backsight
reventar - to burst, e0plode, blow out-
reventarse - to burst- .blast/ to go off
reventn, el - blowout, e0plosiBn- chalk line
revestido de cemento - cementlined
revestimiento - lining, facing, sheathing,
surfacing
-- aeroceludar - aircell pipe covering
-- de embrague - clutch facing or lining
-- de taludes - slope paving, riprap
-- por rotacin - .pipe/ spun lining
revestir - to line, face, surface, coat
revisin, la - inspection, review, e0amination
-- aduanera - custom inspection
revocar - to plaster, stucco, to deny
revoco - plastering, stucco
revoltura - mi0ture- .conc/ batch- mortar
-- de comprobacin de contra ensa&o -
.conc/ check batch
-- de tanteo - trial batch
revolucin, la - .mach/ revolution
revolvedora - .conc/ mi0er
-- de camin - truck or transit mi0er
-- intermitente - batch mi0er
revolver - to revolve, turn- to turn over, mi0- to
agitate, stir
revuelta - winding- a turn
rezago - salvage material
ribera - river shore
ribero - dike, levee
riel, el - rail- track- ingot
riesgo - risk, ha2ard
-- de incendio - fire ha2ard
rigidez, la - stiffness, rigidity
rigido - rigid, stiff
rima - reamer
rimar - to ream
rimero - pile, stack
rincn, el - corner, angle .interior/- groin
rinconera - corner, angle- corner bracket- corner
piece
ri%n, el - haunch
roca - rock
-- picada - crushed stone
-- rodada - boulder
roce, el - friction
-- resbaladizo - sliding friction
-- rodadero - rolling friction
rociador, el - spraying no22le
-- de brea - tar spray
-- de pintura - paint sprayer, airbrush
rociar - to sprinkle, spray
rocio - spray- sprinkling- dew- light shower
-- de enfriamiento - cooling spray
-- metlico - metal spraying, metali2ing
rocoso - rocky
rodado - cobble, boulder- running gear- tread of
a wheel- rounded
-- tipo oruga - crawler tread
rodadura - rolling- rut- tread of a wheel
rodaja - sheave- small wheel, caster
rodaje, el - tread of a wheel- set of wheels
rodamiento - a bearing- revolving, rolling
-- de bolas - ball bearing
-- de rodillos - roller bearing
rodar - to revolve, roll
rodete, el - rotor, impeller, .pump or turbine/
runner- ring
-- impusor - pump runner
rodillo - roller
-- a vapor - steam roller
-- apisonador compresor - tamping roller
-- de pie de cabra pata de cabra - sheep foot
roller
-- guia - guide roller or pulley
-- loco - idler roller or pulley
-- tensor - tension roller, idler pulley
-- triburador - crushing roll
roer - to erode, corrode- to wear out
rojo - red
-- apagado - dull red
-- cereza - cherry red
rol, el - roller
roladora - roll, roller
rolar - to roll
rollo - log- roller- roll, coil
rompedor, el - breaker, crusher
-- de caminos - road ripper, rooter
-- de concreto neumtico - concrete or
paving breaker
-- a cilindros - crushing roll, roll crusher
rompepavimentos, el - paving breaker
rompepiedras, el - stone crusher
romper - to break, crush, rupture
-- juntas - to break joints
romperremaches, el - rivet buster
rompevientos, el - wind break
rondana - washer, burr
-- de presin - lock washer
rosca - thread- nipple- nut
-- a la iz!uierda o zurda - lefthanded thread
-- cnica - taper thread
-- cortada o labrada - cut thread
-- cruzada - crossed thread
-- de tubo - pipe thread
-- de perno - bolt thread
-- de tornillo - screw thread
-- hembra o matriz - remale or internal thread
-- macho - male thread
roscar - to thread, tap
-- a macho - to tap
rotacin, la - rotation, revolution
-- de"trorsa - clockwise rotation
-- sinistrorsum - counterwise rotation
rotmetro - rotameter
rotar - to roll- to rotate
roto - broken
rotmetro - rotometer
rotor, el - .elec/ rotor- .turb/ runner
-- bobinado devanado de arrollamiento -
wound rotor
-- en jaula de ardilla - s1uirrelcage rotor
rtula - hinge joint- knuckle
rotulacin, la - lettering on a plan- hinge joint
rutular - .dwg/ to letter
rtulo - tag, label- sign
rotura - fracture, breaking, rupture
rozador, el - .elec/ wiper
rozadura - friction, rubbing, chafing
rozamiento - friction, rubbing
-- cintico de deslizamiento - sliding friction
-- de rodadura por rotacin - rolling friction
-- esttico - starting friction
rueda - wheel- .turb/ runner
-- achatada - flat wheel
-- de amolar - grinding wheel
-- de garganta - sheave
-- dentada - gear- sprocket- chain pulley
-- esmeril - emery wheel
-- e"cntrica - cam or eccentric wheel
ruido - noise
rumbo - direction, route, course- compass
bearing
ruptura - rupture, breaking, failure
S
sacapuntas, el - pencil sharpener
sacar - to pull out, draw, e0tract, take away
-- una muestra - to take a sample
sacudida - shaking
sacudir - to shake
sala - room
-- de dibujo - drafting room
salida - outlet, mouth, outfall- .elec/ outlet-
.bldg/ e0it
-- de incendio - fire escape
salirse - to leak
salpicadura - .lubr/ splash- .weld/ spatter,
splatter
salpicar - to splash- .weld/ to spatter
salto - fall
sangrar - to bleed
saponificar - to saponify
saturacin, la - saturation
saturadora - saturator
saturar - to saturate
secado al aire - airdried, air seasoned
secado al horno - kilndried
secador secadora - drier
secar - to dry- to season
secarse to dry out, become dry
seccin, la - section
seccionado seccional - sectional
seccionar - to section- to crosssection
seco - dry
seco&a - redwood
secundario - secondary
sedimentable - settling, settleable .solids/
sedimentacin, la - sedimentation, sett silting
up
sedimentar - to deposit silt- to cause to settle
segregacin - .conc/ segregation
segueta mecnica - power saw
segueta para arco - hacksaw blade
segueta para fierro - hacksaw
segundos de viscosidad Sa&bolt - Saybolt
seconds
seguro - .mech/ pawl, dog, latch, stop
insurance
sellar - to seal, close
sello - seal
-- a presin - pressure seal
-- de grasa - grease seal
-- de lubricatin de aceite - oil seal
semforo - signal .light/
semicirculo - semicircle
semieliptico - semielliptical
semiesfera - hemisphere
semirredondo - half round
sencillo - single, simple
seno - sine- slack of rope- sag, bight
-- de onda - trough of a wave
senoidal - .adj/ sine
sensibilidad, la - .inst/ sensitivity,
responsiveness, smallest reading
sensitividad, la - sensitivity
se%al, la - signal, sign
se%alar - to signal- to place signs
separador, el - separator- spreader, spacer
-- de aceite - oil separator
separadora - separator, classifier
sptico - septic
serie, la - series
-- electro!uimica electropotencial -
electronotive series
-- parafincia - paraffin series
serpentin, el - .pipe/ coil, worm
-- calentador - heating coil
-- enfriador de refrigeracin - cooling coil
serrin, el - saw dust
serrucho - hand saw- crosscut saw
-- de cortar a inglete - miter saw
servicio - service- duty
-- pesado - heavy duty
sesgar - to skew- to chamfer, bevel
sesgo - skew
sierra - saw
-- circular de disco - circular or bu22 saw
-- corta metal de arco para metales -
hacksaw
-- de cadena - chain saw
-- de cinta de cordn huincha o sin fin -
band saw
sifn, el - siphon- trap
sifonar - to siphon
signo - sign, mark, signal, symbol
silbido - whistle
silbato - whistle signal- .elec/ hissing .arc/,
whistling
silenciador, el - silencer, muffler
silice gelatinosa - silica gel
silla - saddle, chair
simbolo - symbol
simple - single, simple
-- efecto, de - singleacting
sin condensacin - noncondensing
sin costura - seamless
sin chispas - sparkless
sin retorno - non return .trap/
sincrnico - .elec/ synchronous
sincronizador, el - synchroni2er
sincronizar - to synchroni2e
sincrono - synchronous
sindicato - syndicate
-- gremial - tradeunion, labor union
-- iindustrial - industrial union
-- obrero - labor union
siniestra - lefthand
sintesis, la - synthesis
sinttico - synthetic
sintetizar - to synthesi2e
sismico - seismic
sismo - earth1uake
sistema, el - system
-- a vacio - vacuum system
-- cloacal - sewer system, sewerage
-- de enfriamiento - cooling system
sobrecalentador, el - superheater
sobrecalentar - to overheat- to superheat
sobrecarga - surcharge- overload- live load-
overburden
sobrecargar - to overload- to surcharge- .elec/
to
sobrecosto - fee on costplus contract
sobreedificar - to build on top of
sobreelevacin, la - superlevation- increase in
height
sobrenfriar - to supercool- to overcool
sobreesfuerzo - overstress
sobrefatiga - overstress
sobrefatigar - to overstress
sobreintensidad, la - overvoltage
sobrejunta - splice plate, butt strap, scab
sobrejuntar - to splice with butt straps- to scab
sobremedida - oversi2e
sobremonta - .weld/ overlap
sobrenadar - to float
sobrepeso - overweight
sobrepresin, la - e0cess pressure
sobresaliente - overhanging, projecting
sobresalir - to overhang, jut out, project
sobresaturado - supersaturated
sobrestante, el - foreman
sobretama%o - oversi2e
sobretensin - overvoltage
sobretiempo - overtime
sobreverterse - to overflow
socavar - to undermine- to e0cavate- .hyd/ to
scour, undercut
soclo - footing
soda custica caustic soda
soga - rope
solapa - lap
solapadura - lap
solapar - to lap, overlap
solar, el - plot, lot
soldabilidad, la - weldability
soldable - weldable
soldado - welded, soldered
-- a solapa - lapwelded
-- a tope - buttwelded
-- por recubrimiento por superposicin -
lapwelded
soldador, el - welder- soldering iron
soldadora - welding outfit
soldadura - welding, soldering- solder- welding
compound- a weld
-- al arco - arc welding
-- a gas - gas welding
-- a horno - furnace weld
-- con arco de hidrgeno atmico - atomic
hydrogen welding
-- con filete - fillet weld
-- de arco protegido - shieldedarc welding
-- de cu%a - plug weld
-- de electrodo cubierto- coveredelectrode
welding
-- de esprragos - stud welding
-- de forja a mano del herrero - blacksmith
welding
-- de montaje - field weld
-- de obturacin de sello - seal welding
-- de paso multiple - multipass weld
-- de paso simple - singlepass weld
-- de plata - silver solder- silver bra2ing
-- de plomero - plumber3s solder
-- de prueba - test weld
-- de solapa - lap weld, lapwelding
-- de tapn - plug weld
-- en ngulo interior - fillet weld
-- en posicin plana - downhand welding
-- estancadora - seal weld
-- fuerte - bra2ing or hard solder- bra2ing
-- fundente - welding compound
-- intermitente - intermittent weld
-- oblonga - slot weld
-- o"hidrica al arco - atomic hydrogen welding
-- o"iacetilenica - o0yacetylene welding
-- punteada por puntos - spot or tack or
intermittent welding
-- salteada - skip weld, staggard intermittent
welding
-- sobrecabeza - overhead weld
soldaje, el - welding
soldar - to weld, solder, bra2e, sweat
-- con latn con soldadura fuerte en
fuerte - to bra2e
solenoide, el - solenoid
solera - sill, sole piece- .hyd/ invert- a steel flat-
floor tile- curb
-- de fondo - sill, ground plate, ground sill
-- de puerta - saddle, threshold, door sill
-- de ventana - window sill
solidificar - to solidify
slido - solid
soltar - to loosen, release, let go
solubilidad, la
solubilidad, la - solubility
soluble - soluble
solucin, la - solution
solvente, el - solvent
sombreado - .dwg/ shading
sonda - drill, earth auger
sondar, sondear - to make borings, to drill- to
take soundings
sondeo - boring- sounding- drilling
soplador, el - blower, ventilator
sopladura - blowhole .casting/
soplar - to blow
soplete - blowtorch, welding torch
-- atomizador - paint sprayer
-- cortador - cutting torch
-- de arena - sandblast
-- de perdigones - shot blast
-- o"iacetilnico - o0yacetylene torch
sopletear - to weld with a torch- to solder
soplo - blast
soportar - to support, carry
soporte, el - support, bearing, standard
-- colgante - hanger
-- de cu%a - knifeedge bearing
-- de rodillos - e0pansion bearing, roller support
-- e"terior - outboard bearing
sordo - soundproof
sostn, el - small pier, support
sostener - to support
stano - cellar, basement
suave - smooth- soft .water/- mild .steel/- easy
.curve/- light .grade/
suavizador, el - water softener
suavizar - to soften .water/- to flatten .slope/
subalimentador, el - .elec/ subfeeder
subasta - competetive bidding
subastar - to take bids- to auction
subcontratar - to subcontract
subestacin, la - .elec/ substation
subestructura - substructure
subida - ascent, upgrade, rise
subsanar - to repair- to correct- .conc/ to patch
and point
subsuperficial, la - subsurface
sub&acente - underlying
succin, la - suction
-- al e"tremo - end suction
-- lateral - side suction
suelo - floor- ground, soil- bottom
-- falso - filled ground
sufrir - to carry, support
sujecin, la - fastening
sujetaalambre, el - wire holder or clip
sujetacable, el - cable clip
sujetador, el - fastener, clip, clamp, anchor
sujetadora - clip, clamp, fastener
sujetafusible, el - .elec/ fuse clip
sujetatubos, el - pipe clamp
sulfato - sulfate
sulfuro - sulfide
sumadora - adding machine
sumar - to add- to recapitulate
sumersin, la - submersion, submergence-
.paint/ dipping- .metal/ 1uenching
sumidero - sump, catch basin- cesspool- sink
supercargador, el - supercharger
superconstruccin, la la superestructura -
superstructure
superficie, la - surface, area
-- calrica de caldeo - heating surface
-- de apo&o - bearing area
superfraccionador, el - superfractionator
supersaturar - to supersaturate
surtidor, el - jet- supply pipe- spout, no22le
surtir - to furnish, supply- to spout, spurt
suspender - to hand, suspend
suspensin, la - suspension
suspenso - suspended, hanging
suspensor, el - hanger
-- de muelle - spring hanger
sustentar - to support
T
T, la - .pipe/ T- T .steel/- .dwg/ T s1uare
-- de dibujante - T s1uare
tabi!ue, el - partition- flat brick
-- desviador interceptor - baffle wall
tabla - board- width of a board- .struct/ cover
plate- table, tabulation
-- aisladora - insulating board
-- de dibujo - drafting board
-- de materiales - bill of materials
-- de pie - .scaffold/ toe board
-- de piezas de repuesto - parts list
-- de zcalo - base board
-- multilaminar - plywood
tablero - switchboard- .carp/ panel- .bldg/ floor-
panel of a truss
-- de anuncios - bulletin board
-- de bornes - .elec/ terminal board or block
-- de conmutadores - switchboard
-- de cortacircuitos - panel board
-- de control - switchboard, panel board
-- de dibujo - drafting board
-- de distribucin - switchboard, distribution
switchboard
-- de fusibles - fuseboard
-- de gobierno o de mando - control panel
-- de instrumentos - instrument board- .auto/
dash
-- de torno - apron of a lathe
-- rebajado - drop panel
-- terminal - .elec/ terminal board
tablestaca - sheet pile
-- de alas - steel sheet pile with center flange
-- en K - Ctype steel sheet piling
tablestacas
-- de alma combada - archedweb sheet piling
-- de alma profunda - deepweb sheet piling
-- de alma recta - straightweb sheet piling
-- entrelazadas de enlace - interlocking sheet
piling
tablestacado - sheet piling
-- de traba - interlocking sheet piling
tabln, el - plank
tabln-llana - straightedge, screed board
taco - plug, bung- chock
tacmetro - tachometer
tachuela - tack, small nail
tajada - cut, slice- section
tajadera - cutter, chisel, colt set- rivet buster-
hacksaw
tajadora - cutter
tajar - to cut, notch
tajo - cut, e0cavation, trench- wooden block
-- a media ladera o en balcn - side hill cut
-- abierto o descubierto - open cut
taladrar - to drill, bore
taladro - drill, auger, carpenter3s brace- drill
hole, bolt hole
-- a mandril - chucking drill
-- anular de alma - core drill
-- de tierra - earth auger
-- para macho - tap drill
talud, el - slope, batter
-- natural - slope of repose
taludar - to slope
talla - cut .file/
tallador, el - cutter
-- de roscas - threading machine
tallar - to cut, carve, dress- .mech/ to generate
taller, el - shop, mill, factory
-- agremiado o e"lusivo - union or closed shop
-- de forja - blacksmith or forge shop
-- de fundicin - foundry, casting shop
-- de laminacin - rolling mill
-- de mecnica o mecanico - machine shop
-- de modelaje - pattern shop
-- franco - open shop
-- sider$rgico - steel mill
tallerista - shopworker
tallo - shank of a tool
tama%o - si2e
tambor, el - drum, reel
-- classificador - revolving screen
-- de compensacin - .pump/ balance drum
-- del freno - brake drum
-- de izar elevador - hoisting drum
-- de vapor - .boiler/ steam drum
tamizador, el - screen, strainer, sifter
tamizar - to screen, sift
tan!ue, el - tank
-- almacenador - storage tank
-- asentador de decantacin - settling tank
-- de acero empernado - bolted steel tank
-- de compresin - air receiver, pressure tank
-- de reposo o de sedimentacin - settling
basin
-- depurador - scrubber
-- sptico - septic tank
tanteos, por - by trial and error
tanto - so much- .conc/ batch
tapa - cover, lid, cap- cylinder head- pipe cap
-- de registro - manhole or handhole cover
-- de tubo - pipe cap
-- de unin - .valve/ union bonnet
-- para soldar - welding cap
tapadera - cap, cover, lid
tapador, el plug, stopper- packer- cover-
sealant
tapajunta, el - splice plate, butt strap, scab
tapaporos, el - .paint/ primer, filler
tapar - to cover- to plug
tapn, el - plug, stopper, bung- bulkhead
-- ciego - bull plug
-- de avellanar de cabeza hueca -
countersunk plug
-- de evacuacin de limpieza de purga -
drain plug, washout or cleanout plug
-- de prueba - test plug
-- de receptculo - .elec/ receptacle plug
taponar, taponear - to plug
ta!uigrado, ta!uifrafa - stenographer
tarabilla - latch, catch
tarima - platform, bench, stand, rack
tarraja - boltandpipe machine, threading
machine
tarrajadora - threading machine- tapper
tarrajar - to thread
-- con macho - to tap
tas, el - small anvil
tasa - rate- valuation- rating
-- de agua - water rate
tasar - to rate- to appraise
taza - basing, bowl, bucket
-- de grasa - grease cup
-- engrasadora lubricadora - oil cup
te, la - .pipe/ T- .struct/ T bar
-- de bridas - flanged T
-- de rosca - screwed T
tecla - key of adding machine, typewriter, etc.
teclado - keyboard
techado - roofiing, roof covering- a roof
techar - to roof
techo - ceiling- roof
techumbre, la - roof, ceiling
tejaroz, el - eaves
tejido - fabric- mesh
-- de refuerzo - mesh reinforcement
tejo - bearing, pillow block
tela - cloth
-- ce calcar - tracing cloth
-- de dibujar - drawing cloth
-- esmeril lija - emery cloth
teleinterruptor, el - .elec/ remotecontrol switch
telerregulacin, la - remote control
teletipo - teletype
temblor, el - earth1uake
temperatura - temperature
-- de acercamiento - approach temperature
-- de ampolleta h$meda - wetbulb temperature
-- de ampolleta seca - drybulb temperature
-- de rocio - dew point
-- de saturacin - saturation temperature, dew
point
templa - .conc/ batch
templado - tempering, 1uenching
-- al aceite - oiltempered- oil 1uenched
-- a llama en fragua - flamehardened
templar - to temper, 1uench- to stress- to haul
taut
temple, el - temper, tempering
tenacillas - pliers, pincers, twee2ers
tenaza - claw, clamp
-- de cadena - chain wrench or tongs
tenazas - cutters, pliers, tongs, nippers, pincers
-- atornilladoras - pipe tongs
-- de corte - cutting pliers or nippers
tender - to spread, stretch- to lay .rails/- to set
.forms/- to pull .wires/ to spread plaster
tendido - line- stretch, run- slope of a roof- coat
of plaster
-- de tuberia - pipe lines
-- elctrico - electric wiring
tensin, la - tension
-- aplicada - impressed voltage
-- de circuito abierto - opencircuit voltage
-- de desenganche - dropout voltage
-- de entrada - input voltage
-- de rgimen - rated voltage
-- de rotura - ultimate tensile strength
-- de salto - flashover voltage
-- de servicio - working or operating voltage
-- especifica - unit tensile stress
-- superficial surface tension
tenso - taut
tensor, el - tension member- guy- turnbuckle,
sleeve nut
tentemozo - shore, prop, strut
teodolito - transit
termal - thermal
trmico - thermic, thermal
termocupla - thermocouple
termmetro - thermometer
termopar, el - thermocouple
termopermutador, el - head e0changer
terracerias - earth fill, earthwork
terraja - stock .for dies/- threading machine
terrajadora - threading machine
terrajar - to thread, cut threads, tap
terapln, el - earth fill, earthwork, embankment
terraplenar - to fill with earth
terremoto - earth1uake
terreno - land, ground, soil- terrain
-- de cimentacin - foundation material
-- de recubrimiento - overburden
-- falso - filled ground, unstable ground
-- flojo - unstable soil, loose ground
-- sano - solid ground
tesar - to tighten, have taut
teso - taut
testa - face, front, head
-- de, - on end
testera - front, front wall- header
testigo - sample, specimen- .surv/ reference
point
tetraetilo - tetraethyl
tiempo - time- weather- .eng/ cycle, stroke
tienta - earth auger, sounding rod- feeler gage
tientaclaro - feeler gage
tierra - earth, soil, land, ground, dir .elec/
ground
tieso - stiff, taut, tight- .conc/ stiff
tijera - shears, snips- saw horse
tijerales - 4 bracing
tijeras - scissors
tipo - standard- rate- type, kind
-- de flete - freight rate
tira - a length .pipe/- strip, stripe
-- aislante - .elec/ insulating strip
-- calibradora - feeder gage
-- de respaldo - .weld/ backing strip
tirada - lift of concrete, coourse of masonry- a
stretch, length
tirador, el - handle, door pull, door knob- puller
-- de alambre - wire puller, comealong clamp
-- de cable - cable puller
tirafondo - wood screw
tiraje, el - draft
-- descendente - down draft
-- forzado - forced draft
-- inducido - induced draft
tiralineas, el - drawing pen
-- loco - contour pen
-- para ra&ado - hatching pen
tirante, el - tie rod, guy, tension member- stay
bolt- beam- depth of water- .adj/ taut
tiranteria - framework, floor framing
tirar - to pull, drag, draw- to throw, throw away-
to blast- to dump- to waste .e0cavation/- to draw
.stack/
tiravlvula, el - valve rod
tiro - .mech/ draft- a length- flight of stairs
-- aspirado - induced draft
-- de escalera - flight of stairs
-- descendente - down draft
-- forzado - forced draft
-- normal - natural draft
-- ventilador - air or ventilation shaft
tironear - to drag, labor, hold back, work with an
effort
titulo - .dwg/ title- license
tiza, tizate - chalk
tobera - no22le, tuyere
-- atomizadora - spray no22le
-- de aspiracin - suction no22le
-- de cho!ue - impingement no22le
-- lanza arena - sandblast no22le
-- lanza mortero - cementgun no22le
-- pulverizadora - spray no22le
tocho - .met/ billet
toda velocidad - full speed
tolerancia - tolerance
-- en ms - plus tolerance
-- en menos - minus tolerance
tolva - hopper, bin
tolvas cargadoras - .conc/ mi0er bins
tomas - intake- water tap- .elec/ outlet- .elec/
tap
-- de embutir - .elec/ flush outlet
-- de enchufe - .elec/ plug receptable
-- de potencia - power takeoff
-- de receptculo - .elec/ receptacle outlet
tomacorriente, el - .elec/ outlet, tap
-- de clavija - plug receptacle
tomadero - inlet, intake
tomafuerza - power takeoff
tonelada - ton
-- bruta larga - long or gross ton
-- corta neta - net or short ton
-- mtrica - metric ton
toneladas de porte - tons capacity
tonelaje, el - tonnage
topadora - bulldo2er
topar - to strike against, butt into, collide with- to
make a butt joint
tope, el - butt- lug- bumper, buffer- stop, check-
butt end
--, a, - butt to butt
-- amortiguador - shockabsorbing bumper
-- retn de bolas - thrust ball bearing
torbellino - whirlpool, eddy
torcer - to twist
torcido - .cable/ strand- .adj/ twisted
torcretar - to place gunite, do cementgun work
torcreto - gunite- shotcrete
tornallamas, el - fire bridge, bridge wall
tornapunta - spreader, brace, strut, spur
torneado - turning .latne/
torneadora - turning machine or tool, cutter bit
torneaduras - latne cuttings, chips
tornear - to turn on a lathe- to machine
torneo - turning
torneria - lathe work- lathe shop
tornillo - screw- bolt- vise
-- a charnela - hinged vise
-- de ajuste o de apriete o de descanso o de
fijacin o de presin - set screw
-- de armar - erection bolt
-- de cabeza o de cas!uete - cap screw
-- de cadena o de cas!uete - cap screw
-- de cadena - chain vise
-- de coche - carriage bolt
-- de e"pansin - e0pansion bolt
-- de m!uina - machine bolt
-- de mordazas - jaw vise
-- esprrago - stud bolt
-- e"terior & caballete - .valve/ outside screw
and yoke
-- fijador u opresor - set screw- stud bolt
-- prisionero - set screw
-- prisionero de punta ahuecada - cuppointed
set screw
-- sujetador o tapn o trabante - set screw
-- tensor - turn buckle
-- transportador - screw conveyor
-- & &ugo e"teriores .valve/ outside screw and
yoke
-- zurdo - lefthand screw
tornillos calzadores niveladores - .inst/
leveling screws
torni!uete, el - turn buckle- turnstile- fence
ratchet- tourni1uet
torno - lathe- hoist, hoisting engine- drum, reel
-- corredizo - traveling hoist
-- de aire - pneumatic or air hoist
-- de espiar - warping drum
torn, el - .cable/ strand
torre, la - tower
-- de absorcin - absorption column
-- de borbotaje de burbujeo - bubble column
-- de destilacin - distillation tower
-- de elaboracin - processing tower
-- de enfriamiento atmosferico - atmospheric
cooling tower
-- de enfriamiento de tiro mecnico -
mechanicaldraft cooling tower
-- de e"pansin - flash tower
-- de fraccionamiento - fractionating tower
-- de perforacin de taladrar - .oil/ derrick
-- de primera destilacin - stripping tower
-- de transmisin - .elec/ transmission tower
-- deasfaltadora - deasphalting tower
-- despentanizadora - depentani2er
-- enfriadora o refrigeradora - cooling tower
-- rociadora - spray tower
torsin, la - torsion- twist
torzal, el - twist, strand
-- empa!uetador - twist packing
tosco - coarse, rough- tough
to"icidad, la - to0icity
t"ico - to0ic
traba - tie- chock- .masonry/ bond- obstruction
trabado - lock- interlock
trabudura - bonding, bond
trabajafilidad, la - .conc/ workability
trabajable - workable
trabajar - to work
-- en vacio - to idle .machine/
trabajo - work, job- labor- duty- stress
-- de desmontes - dirt moving, e0cavation
trabar - to fasten- to lock- to join- to jam- .mas/
to bond- to set .saw/
trabarse - to jam- .cable/ to foul
trabazn, la - .mas/ bond- .str/ web of a truss
trabe, la - beam, girder
-- armada - plate girder
-- compuesta - builtup girder
-- de alma llena - plate girder
trabilla - .str/ anchor
trajante, el - flue, breeching- smoke jack- air
shaft- throat
-- de cloaca - sewer inlet
-- de piso - floor drain
trailla - scraper
traillar - to grade with a scraper
trama - .cable/ lay- construction
tramo - bay, span, panel- flight .stairs/- length,
run, stretch
trampa - trap- trap door
-- basculadora - tilting steam trap
-- compuesta - compound steam trap
-- de aire - air trap
-- de cubo invertido - inverted bucket steam
trap
-- de flotador abierto - bucket steam trap, open
float trap
-- de flujo a nivel - .pipe/ running trap
-- de impuso - impulse steam trap
trancar - to dam- to obstruct, block
tran!uil, el - plumb line
transformador, el - transformer
transformar - to transform
trnsito - transit
transmisin, la - transmission
transmisor, el - transmitter- .adj/ transmitting
transmitir - to transmit
transportador, el - conveyor, carrier- protractor
tra!ueteo - vibration, trembling, chattering
trascolar - to seep, percolate
trasegar - to transfer li1uid to another container
trasladar - to transfer, shift, traverse
traslado de tierra - earth moving
traslapar - to lap, overlap
traslapo - lap, overlap
trasminacin, la - seepage
traspalar, traspalear - to shovel
traspaleo - shoveling
traspaso - .mech/ transfer
-- de calor - heat transfer
tratado - treatise- treated
-- al caldeo - heattreated
-- a presin - pressuretreated
tratador - treater
tratamiento - treatment
-- por llama - flametreating
-- trmico - heat treatment
tratar - to treat .water, timber, etc./- to negotiate-
to process
travs de la linea, a - .elec/ acrosstheline
travesa%o - cap, header, spreader, batten,
crosspiece, bolster- floor beam
travesero - cap, batten, cleat, crosspiece
traviesa - .rr/ crosstie- batten, cap, header, sill-
.elec/ crossarm
trazado - line
trazado - line, route, location- traverse
-- cerrado - closed survey, loop traverse
trazador, el - one who lays out work
trazadora - plotting machine- tracer
trazar - to locate, layout- to traverse, to plan,
design, draw- to trace
trazo - line, location- .dwg/ dash- .dwg/ trace
-- & punto - dot and dash .line/
trazumo - seepage
trefilado - stranded .wire/
treintaidosavo - one thirtysecond
trementina - turpentine
tren - train- e1uipment, outfit
-- de construccin - construction plant or
e1uipment
-- de dragado - dredging e1uipment
-- de engranajes - gear train
-- de ensamblaje - assembly line
-- de sondeo - boring outfit, drilling rig
-- generador - .elec/ generating set
trpano - drill
-- de sondar - earth auger
trepar - to drill, bore- to climb
trepidacin, la - vibration
trifsico - .elec/ threephase
trifilar - .elec/ threewire
trincar - to lash- .cable/ to sei2e
trincha - chisel
trinchera - trench, ditch, deep cut
trincheradora - ditching machine
trincherar - to ditch, dig trenches
trin!uete, el - pawl, dog- ratchet
triple efecto, de - tripleacting
triplice - triple, triple0
tripular - to man
triturador, el o trituradora - crusher
triturar - to crush, stamp
troca - truck
trocha - trail- .rr/ gage- .rd/ traffic lane- tread,
gage
trole, el - trolley
trompa - no22le- .conc/ elephanttrunk chute
tronchador, el - cutter
tronera - opening in a wall- flue, chimney
tro!ue, el - truck
tro!uel, el - die
tro!uelar - to stamp, form in a die- to wedge
trucha - winch- jib crane
trulla - trowel
tuberia - pipe, piping, pipe line- tubing- pipe
work
-- alimentadora - feeder pipe
-- colectora - gathering lines
-- conductora - line pipe
-- corriente de rosca - standard screwed pipe
-- de arcilla vitrificada - vitrified clay pipe
-- de bridas - flanged piping
-- de conduccin - line pipe- supply main
-- de duelas de madera - woodstave pipe
-- de enchufe & cordn - bellandspigot pipe
-- de fundicin - castiron pipe
-- de hierro centrifugado - centrifugal castiron
pipe
-- de pared delgada - thinwalled pipe
-- de pared gruesa - thickwalled pipe
-- de platinas - flanged pipe
-- de tornillo - screwed or threaded pipe
-- de unin de enchufe - bellandspigot pipe
-- enteriza - seamless tubing
-- estirada - drawn tubing
-- e"traliviana - light weight or e0tralight pipe
-- forrada de caucho - rubberlined pipe
-- forrada de vidrio - glasslined pipe
tuberia-filtro - strainer- well point
tubero - pipe man- pipe or steam fitter
tubo - pipe, tube
-- acodado - a bend
-- ahor!uillado - 7 branch
-- ascendente - riser
-- aspirante - suction pipe- .turb/ draft tube
-- con aletas - finned tube
-- de bajada de descenso - downspout,
leader, downpipe
-- de burbuja - .inst/ bubble tube
-- de escape - e0haust pipe, outlet
-- de e"pulsin - e0haust pipe- discharge pipe
-- humo de llama - .boiler/ fire tube
-- de impulsin - discharge or pressure pipe
-- de llegada - inlet pipe
-- de nivel de agua - .
-- de nivel de agua - .boiler/ gage glass
-- de paso - bypass
-- de rebose - overflow pipe
-- de salida - outlet pipe
-- de subida - riser
-- desviador - bypass
-- estirado - drawn tubing
-- e"pelente - discharge or delivery pipe
-- hervidor - .boiler/ water tube
-- montante - riser
-- m$ltiple de admisin - intake manifold
-- m$ltiple de escape - e0haust manifold
-- sin costura - seamless tube
-- soldado a solapa - lapwelded pipe
-- soldado en espiral - spiralwelded pipe
tubo-conducto - conduit- raceway, electric
conduit
tubo-embudo - .conc/ tremie
tubuladura - tubing, piping
tubular - tubular
tuerca - nut- lock nut
tulipa - bell end of pipe- bellmouthed opening
tupido - dense, thick
tupir - to pack, calk
turbina - turbine
-- a vapor - steam turbine
-- de e"pansin multiple - multistage turbine
turbogenerador, el - turbogenerator
turbosoplador, el - turboblower
turbulencia - turbulence
turbulento - turbulent
turno - shift .period or work/
-- de colada - .conc/ a batch
-- de fundicin - .metals/ a heat
/
ubicacin, la - location, site
ubicador 8el9 de escapes - leak detector
ubicador 8el9 de tuberia - pipe finder
ubicar - to locate
umbral, el - sill, threshold- lintel
undulado - corrugated- wavy- undulating
unidad, la - unit
-- britnica de calor trmina inglesa - <ritish
thermal unit
unifilar - onewire
uniformar - to standardi2e
unin, la - joint, coupling, connection- .pipe/
union
-- cardn - universal joint
-- circular de circunferencia - girth
or circumferential joint
-- corrediza - slip or e0pansion joint
-- de anillo & ranura - .pipe/ ringandgroove
joint
-- de bisel - miter joint
-- de bridas - flange union, flanged connection
-- de deslizamiento - telescope or sliding joint
-- de dilatacin - e0pansion joint
-- de enchufe - bellandspigot joint
-- de gozne - hinge joint
-- de montaje - .str/ field joint or splice
-- de pesta%a de platinas - .pipe/ flange
union
-- de reduccin - .pipe/ reducing coupling
-- de solapa - lap joint
-- giratoria - swivel joint
-- macho & hembra - maleandfemale union
-- para soldar - .pipe/ welding union
-- resbaladiza - slip joint
-- roscada - threaded coupling- screw joint-
screw union
-- universal - universal joint
unir - to couple, connect
urinario - urinal
ustible - combustible
$til, el - tool
$tiles, los - tools, e1uipment
-- de dibujo - drafting instruments- drawing
materials
utillar - to tool, e1uip with tools
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vaciada - dumping- .met/ a melt- .conc/ a pour
vaciado - casting, pouring, dumping-
e0cavation, .adj/ cast, poured, dumped
vaciar - to empty, evacuate- to pour, cast- to
dump- to e0cavate
vacio - vacuum, void- .adj/ empty
-- en, - .mach/ idle, light, with no load
vacuo - vacuum
vacumetro - vacuum gage
vahos - fumes
valor, el - value
-- antidetonante - knock rating .gasoline/
-- calrico - fuel value
-- calorifico - heat value
vlvula - valve
-- angular - angle valve
-- corrediza - slide valve
-- checadora - check valve
-- de aleta - butterfly valve
-- de alivio - safety valve- relief or vacuum
breaking valve
-- de barra - barstock valve
-- de caja de hierro - ironbody valve
-- de columpio - swing check valve
-- de compuerta - gate valve
-- de comperta acu%ada - wedgegate valve
-- corredera - slide valve
-- de cortina en cu%a - wedgegate valve
-- cuerpo de fundicin - ironbody valve
-- de cu%a - wedgegate valve
-- de charnela - flap or swing check valve
-- de derivacin - bypass valve
-- de desahogo - relief or safety valve
-- de desahogo a la atmsfera - atmospheric
relief valve
-- de descarga - blowoff or e0haust or
unloading valve
-- de disco tapn - globe valve with plugtype
disc
-- disparo - pop or pop safety valve
-- de espiga - needle valve
-- de estrangulacin - throttle valve
-- de e"pulsin - discharge valve- blowoff valve
-- de flotador - float valve
-- de flobo - flobe valve
-- de flobo tipo aguja - needlepoint valve
-- de gozne - flap or check valve
-- de leng-eta feather valve
-- de mando - pilot valve- control valve
-- de maniobra - control valve
-- de mariposa - butterfly valve
-- de paso - bypass valve- shutoff or line valve
-- de placa - plate valve
-- de platillo - tappet valve
-- de purga - blowoff valve
-- de reduccin de presin - pressurereducing
valve
-- de retencin a bisagra - swing check valve
-- de retencin a bola - ball check valve
-- de retencin de vapor - .boiler/ nonreturn or
stopandcheck valve
-- de seguridad de disparo - pop safety valve
-- de seguridad de palanca - lever safety valve
-- de seguridad de resorte - spring safety valve
-- de solenoide - solenoid valve
-- de tapn - plug valve
-- desviadora - bypass valve
-- esfrica - globe valve
-- estranguladora - choke or throttle valve
-- globular - globe valve
-- labrada de barra - barstock valve
-- reguladora - pressureregulating valve-
governing valve
-- reguladora de gasto - flowcontrol valve
-- respiradera - vent valve
valla - fence, barrier, barricade
vallado - fencing
vallar - to fence
vano - opening in a wall- .bldg/ bay
-- de puerta - doorway
vapor, el - steam- vapor
-- acuoso - water vapor
-- agotado perdido de escape - e0haust
steam
-- de elaboracin - process steam
-- recalentado - superheated steam
-- vivo - live steam
vaporar - to vapori2e
vaporizacin 8la9 instantnea - flash
vapori2ation
vaporizar - to vapori2e
varilla - rod, bar, steam
-- corrugada - .reinf/ corrugated bar
-- de la corredera del distribuidor - valve
stem or rod
-- de bombeo - sucker rod- pump rod
-- del mbolo - piston rod
-- de refuerzo - reinforcing bar
-- de vlvula - valve stem
-- deformada - .reinf/ deformed bar
-- fundente soldadora - welding rod
-- tirante - tie rod
varillar - to rod .conc/
vaso - basin, reservoir- vessel, receptacle,
battery jar
vstago - stem, shank, rod, spindle
-- corredizo ascendente - traveling spindle,
rising stem
-- de corredera - valve stem or rod
-- del mbolo - piston rod
-- de la vlvula - valve stem
-- guia - guide stem- .engine/ tail rod
-- saliente - rising stem
vatiaje, el - wattage
vatihora - watthour
vatijormetro - watthour meter
vatimetro - watt meter
vatio - watt
vatio-hora, el - watthour
velocidad, la - velocity, speed
-- caracteristica - specific speed
-- con plena carga - fullload speed
-- critica - critical velocity or speed- stalling
speed
-- de acceso o de apro"imacin - .hyd/
velocity of approach
-- de embalamiento - .eng/ runaway speed
-- de llegada - .hyd/ velocity of approach
-- de rgimen - working or rated speed
-- de sincronismo - .mot/ synchronous speed
-- especifica - specific speed
-- unitaria - rate of speed
ventana - window, window sash
-- a bisagra - casement or hinged window
-- batiente - casement window
-- corrediza - sliding sash
-- de contrapeso de guillotina - doublehung
window
venteo - vent
ventilacin, la - ventilation
ventilador, el - ventilator, fan, blower
-- aspirador - e0haust fan
-- a"ial - a0ialflow fan
-- centrifugo - centrifugal fan
-- continuo de caballete - continuous ridge
ventilator
-- de cumbrera - ridge ventilator
-- de hlice - propellertype fan
-- de tiro forzado - forceddraft fan
-- eductor - e0haust fan, e0hauster
-- para caballete - ridge ventilator
-- soplador - blower
-- tipo hongo - mushroom ventilator
ventose - air valve, vent
venturimetro - .hyd/ 5enturi meter
vera - edge, border
verificacin, la - verification- .inst/ adjustment
verificar - to check- .inst/ to adjust
vernier, la - vernier
verruga - .met/ blister
vertedera - mold board- blade of a bulldo2er or
road scraper
vertedero - .hyd/ spillway, weir
vertedor, el - pouring device- .hyd/ spillway,
weir
verter - to pour- to dump- verterse - to spill over
vertical, la - vertical line- .adj/ vertical
vrtice, el - crest, peak, verte0- .surv/ corner
vertido - .conc/ a pour
vertiente, la - slope of a roof- a drip
vertidura - lining
vibracin, la - vibration
-- amortiguada - damped vibration
-- libre - free vibration
-- simptica - sympathetic vibration
vibrador, el - vibrator
-- de pala - .conc/ spade vibrator
-- superficial - .conc/ surface vibrator
vibradora - vibrator
vibrar - to vibrate
vicio - defect, flaw
vidriar - to gla2a .window or tile/
vidriera - window- window sash
vidrio - glass- pane, light of glass
-- acanalado - ribbed or fluted glass
-- alambrado o armado - wire glass
-- cilindrado - plate glass
-- de nivel - gage glass
-- de seguridad - safety or nonshattering glass
-- deslustrado despulido esmerilado -
ground or frosted glass
-- inastillable - nonshattering glass
-- reforzado - wire glass
vidriosidad, la - .met/ cold, shut
vidrioso - vitreous
viento - wind- guy
vientos reinantes - prevailing winds
vierteaguas, el - .bldg/ flashing- .elec/ rain shed
viga - beam, girder, joist
-- acartelada consola - cantilever beam
-- armada - trussed beam- builtup girder
-- atiesadora - stiffening beam
-- canal - bchannel iron
-- cepo - spreader for hoisting
-- compuesta de alma llena - builtup or plate
girder
-- continua - continuous beam
-- de losa de placa - .conc/ T beam
-- de palastro - plate girder
-- de rigidez - stiffening beam
-- doble T - ! beam
-- embutida o empotrada o encastrada - fi0ed
beam
-- ensamblada - builtup girder
-- + - # beam
-- maestra - girder
-- / - channel
-- voladiza - cantilever beam- overhanging
beam
vigueria, vigueteria- set of beams, floor framing
vigueta - beam, joist purlin
-- cabecero - header beam
-- de canal - channel iron
-- = - ! beam
vigueta-escuadra - angle iron
vilorta - hoop, ring, collar- washer
virgen, la - .mach/ support, standard, housing
virola - collar, hoop, ring, ferrule
virotillo - strut, brace, stud- stay bolt
-- de tubo - pipe separator
viruta de acero - steel wool
virutas - shavings, cuttings, turnings
-- de sierra - saw dust
-- de taladro - drill cuttings
viscosidad, la - viscosity
-- Sa&bolt - Saybolt viscosity
viscosimetro - viscosimeter
viscoso - viscous, thick
vista - view
-- anterior o delantera o frontal - front view
-- de e"tremidad - end view
-- desde arriba o por encima - top view
-- en corte - sectional view
-- lateral o de lado - side view
-- posterior - rear view
-- recortada - cutaway view
visto bueno - approval, >=- approved
visual, la - .surv/ a sight
-- a la espalda - back sight
-- adelante o al frente - foresight
vitreo - vitreous
vitrificar - to vitrify
viviendas - housing
vivo - sharp .edge/
voladizo - outrigger, outlooker, cantilever-
overhanging, projecting
volado - overhanding, projecting
volador, el - cantilever beam, outlooker- column
cap
voladora - fly wheel
voladura - blasting- a blast
volandera - .mech/ washer
volante, el - flywheel, handwheel, steering
wheel
-- de direccin - steering wheel
-- de maniobra - handwheel, steering wheel
volante-manubrio - handwheel
volar - to blast- to overhang, project
voltil - volatile
volatilidad, la - volatility
volatilizar - to volatili2e, vapori2e- volatili2arse,
to vapori2e
volatizar - to volatili2e
volcamiento - overturning
volcar - to overturn, dump
vol!uear, vol!uearse - to tip, overturn, dump
vol!uete, el - dump truck or cart- dumping- any
dumping device
voltaje, el - voltage
-- cr#tico - critical potential or voltage
-- de arco - arc voltage
-- de carga - impressed voltage
-- de circuito cerrado o de servicio - closed
circuit or working voltage
-- de disparo - dropout voltage
-- de salto - flashover voltage
-- disruptivo - breakdown voltage
-- efective - effective or rootmeans1uare
voltage
-- final - cutoff or final voltage
-- impreso - impressed voltage
voltmetro - voltmeter
voltamperimetro - wattmeter, voltampere
meter
voltamperio - voltampere
voltamperios reactivos - reactive volt
amperes, wattless power
voltear - to dump- to overturn
volteo - dumping- overturning
voltimetro - voltmeter
voltio - volt
voltio-amperio - voltampere
volumen, el - volume
volumtrico - volumetric
voluta - volute
volvedor, el - tap wrench- screwdriver
volver - to turn, tornover, invert
vrtice, el - vorte0, whirlpool
vuelco - overturning- dumping
vuelo - projection, overhang
vuelta - turn, bend- .mach/ revolution- .cable/
hitch, wrap, bend
-- corrediza estranguladora - .cable/ choker
or anchor hitch
-- de cabo - hitch
vulcanizar - to vulcani2e
L
Daipe, el - cotton waste
Datthorimetro - watthour meter
Dinche, el - hoisting engine
M
"ileno - 0ylene
H
&eso - gypsum- plaster, plaster of Aaris
&un!ue, el - anvil- striking plate
&ute, el - jute, burlap
&u&os - weeds
K
zafar - to loosen, free, clar- zafarse - to come
loose
zamarra - bloom .steel/, slab- .met/ salamander
zampeado - foundation course
zanca - stair string, carriage- shore- scaffold
pole
zanco de andamio - scaffold pole
zanja - trench, ditch
zanjadora - ditcher, trenching machine
zanjar, zanjear - to trench, ditch
zanjeador, el - ditch digger
zanjeo - ditching, ditch digging
zapa - digging- trenching
zapadora - e0cavator
zapar - to undermine- to e0cavate
zapata - shoe- brake shoe- brake block- tread
plate
-- de la cruceta - crosshead shoe
-- de curvar - .pipe/ bending shoe
zapato - .mech/ shoe
zarandar, zarandear - to screen, sift
zarpa - footing- berm- projection of wall footing
zenit, el - 2enith
zinc, el - 2inc
zcalo - base of a wall- footing, foundation-
base of a machine- baseboard- sill
zona - 2one
zueco - pile shoe
zulacar, zula!uear - to pack joints with mastic
zula!ue, el - mortar or mastic for filling pipe
joints
zuncho - band, hoop
-- del inducido - .elec/ armature band
-- del pilote - pile band