Plaquetas.

09:19 Mar 17, 2024
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / Construction work terminology.
Spanish term or phrase: Plaquetas.
I would like to know the best translation of this phrase from American English into Ecuadorian Spanish. You can also provide me other suggestions from Latin American Spanish.

Colleagues from Spain, feel free to send me your suggestions as well.

It's a translation of a legal deposition done to someone from Ecuador. This was done for an American attorney and a witness from this country. He is a construction worker for a construction company located in New York State,

This is for Latin People living in The United States and Americans readers.

Attorney: What happened to you when you were doing your work over that sidewalk bridge?

Spanish speaking witness from Ecuador:

Yo estaba trabajando en ese puente y entonces me caí de este puente porque había problemas con el material del cual ese puente había sido hecho. Yo me caí del lado derecho de mi cuerpo y mi cuerpo golpeó el suelo. Los pedazos de madera se rompieron con el golpe. Yo me caí aproximadamente de 4 pies de altura. Las plaquetas que estaba usando se abrieron y se rompieron al mismo tiempo.

I think he is referring to these plaquetas:

https://www.diccionariodelaconstruccion.com/instalaciones-ce...
yugoslavia
United States
Local time: 13:51


Summary of answers provided
4 +1Tiles/Small slabs
Edward Tully
4 +1panels
patinba
4tiles
Neil Ashby


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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Tiles/Small slabs


Explanation:
My take!

Edward Tully
Local time: 19:51
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 335
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks for your help Mr Tully.


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agree  neilmac
1 hr
  -> Many thanks Neil! ;-)
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tiles


Explanation:
Based on the picture you uploaded, they are tiles.

Neil Ashby
Spain
Local time: 19:51
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 255
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks for your help Mr. Ashby.

Asker: This is the Spanish word that he mentioned during the legal deposition. I think he is referring to this Spanish word plaquetas" The link is from a Spanish dictionary about construction. Yugoslavia

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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
panels


Explanation:
I don't think that the sidewalk bridge, as a temporary sidewalk protection against falling debris, would be made of tiles. I also believe that construction workers cannot necessarily be relied on to use precise technical terms

patinba
Argentina
Local time: 14:51
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 342

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Adrian MM.: Tiles are not normally used for pavements aka sidewalks or 'walkways' https://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/step-on-a-cr...
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