Geometría variable

English translation: a flexible structure

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Spanish term or phrase:Geometría variable
English translation:a flexible structure
Entered by: jakebcn

19:10 Jun 19, 2013
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: Geometría variable
Estructura de geometría variable capaz de movilizar recursos técnicos y humanos para hacer frente a un día como el previsto en el XXXXX 1 y al dia siguiente reducir la estructura al mínimo para hacer frente a las posibles necesidades de un día en el que no hay ningún XXXXXXX. Y todo ello con la máxima eficacia y eficiencia.

I'm thinking it refers to aan adaptable size structure but any help would be great!

Thanks in advance

J
jakebcn
a flexible structure
Explanation:
forget the geometry ... just means "flexible"

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Note added at 5 hrs (2013-06-20 00:58:51 GMT)
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wordy way of saying they're adaptable
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David Hollywood
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thanks
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Summary of answers provided
4Geometrically flexible (organisation)
Edward Tully
4a flexible structure
David Hollywood
4Flexible logistics
Adriana Uribe
2 +1variable geometry
Carlos Segura


  

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geometría variable
variable geometry


Explanation:
You are right, it sounds like management lingo for "flexible, adaptable..." With "variable geometry", I think you would be keeping this management lingo register. Whether that's a good thing for the outcome of the tender...

Carlos Segura
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:13
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: We had this in a similar context recently (can't remember what language) and I think people disagreed with this. It seems the obvious translation to me.
16 mins
  -> Thanks, Phil. More often than not, I find expressions like this off-putting, even to the point of obscuring the message, but that's the way it is.
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Geometrically flexible (organisation)


Explanation:
I would use "organization" for "estructura, but I'm sure you know that!
The application of a light-weight, geometrically-flexible transit ...
www.worldcat.org/...geometrically-flexible.../48780...
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The application of a light-weight, geometrically-flexible transit technology to a rapid ... publisher, classroom teacher, institution or organization should be applied.
Community CROPS Food Center - AIA San Francisco
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This project was designed for an organization that runs an innovative ... The geometrically flexible site plan allows for change and the reorganization of priorities ...
Three-dimensional transmural organization of perimysial collagen in ...
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Publication » Three-dimensional transmural organization of perimysial collagen ... stable and geometrically flexible framework that lays a firm foundation for the ...
IEEE Xplore - Variable-geometry clustering and its optimization
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de A Pedrycz - 2009 - Artículos relacionados
... for geometrically flexible clusters design supported by the clustering algorithms. ... an organization offer the most affordable access to essential journal articles, ...
Computational Science and High Performance Computing II: The 2nd ... - Página 160 - Resultado de la Búsqueda de libros de Google
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Egon Krause - 2006 - Computers
This paper is organized as follows: The next section describes a user ... are required to be accurate, geometrically flexible, and computationally efficient. Several ...
A Generalized Finite Volume Discretization Method for Reservoir ...
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de B Rozon - 1989 - Citado por 42 - Artículos relacionados
In many problems a geometrically flexible grid system would be desirable11-14. Local grid refinement, faults and the use of hybrid grids are handled more ...


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Note added at 1 hr (2013-06-19 21:03:00 GMT)
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"organization" to be consistent ;-)

Edward Tully
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a flexible structure


Explanation:
forget the geometry ... just means "flexible"

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Note added at 5 hrs (2013-06-20 00:58:51 GMT)
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wordy way of saying they're adaptable

David Hollywood
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geometria variable
Flexible logistics


Explanation:
The term "logistics" should be used as this is talking specifically about resource management.



    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logistics
Adriana Uribe
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:13
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Native speaker of: Spanish
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