Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
descableado
English translation:
unraveling
Added to glossary by
Henry Hinds
Aug 5, 2007 13:40
16 yrs ago
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Spanish term
descableado
Spanish to English
Tech/Engineering
Human Resources
Health and Safety
Safety requirements for cranes, specifically hoisting cables:
Los extremos de los cables están protegidos por refuerzos para evitar el descableado.
Los extremos de los cables están protegidos por refuerzos para evitar el descableado.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +5 | unraveling |
Henry Hinds
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| 4 -1 | uncrimping |
swisstell
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| 3 | fraying, untwining, coming undone, becoming untwined |
Bubo Coroman (X)
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Change log
Aug 20, 2007 04:42: Henry Hinds Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+5
5 mins
Henry Hinds
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
Works in field
United States
43 years of Border Experience and fast.
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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unraveling
Ya
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
-1
9 mins
uncrimping
my take
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Kim Metzger
: Crimping is apparently what was done to prevent the wires from unraveling.
1 hr
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8 mins
fraying, untwining, coming undone, becoming untwined
if I think of anything else I'll add it later. Happy Sunday :-)
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Note added at 41 minutos (2007-08-05 14:21:55 GMT)
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another option: "para evitar el descableado" > "to prevent the strands from separating" ;-)
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Note added at 41 minutos (2007-08-05 14:21:55 GMT)
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another option: "para evitar el descableado" > "to prevent the strands from separating" ;-)
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