Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
ditch; local storm drain roadway ditch
Spanish translation:
cuneta; cuneta de drenaje pluvial del camino
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Miguel Fuentes
Sep 9, 2006 21:50
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local storm drain roadway ditches
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Estoy traduciendo un material correspondiente a un proyecto de energía, en la parte correspondiente a la ingeniería civil de la obra:
"Storm Water Drainage System - XXX will provide a storm water drainage system to collect all rainwater for the site. Storm water will be managed through use of swales, ditches, culverts and site grading to drainage locations away from the facility as shown on site grading plan. The storm water drainage system shall drain into the **local storm drain roadway ditches**."
Para ditch estoy usando cuneta de desagüe
"Storm Water Drainage System - XXX will provide a storm water drainage system to collect all rainwater for the site. Storm water will be managed through use of swales, ditches, culverts and site grading to drainage locations away from the facility as shown on site grading plan. The storm water drainage system shall drain into the **local storm drain roadway ditches**."
Para ditch estoy usando cuneta de desagüe
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Miguel Fuentes
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Cunetas de drenaje pluvial del camino (local)
Tu término cunetas esta correcto. Storm drainage se dice simplemente drenaje pluvial, no hay que confundirse con tormenta. Lo de local lo pongo entre parentesis porque se me hace que sobra: En las especificaciones de ingeniería a veces los ingenieros que las redactan ponen palabras de más. Lo he visto michísimo en especificaciones de ICA, de Bechtel, de Parsons, Bufete Industrial, Fluor Daniel, etc.
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Note added at 18 mins (2006-09-09 22:09:34 GMT)
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Michísimo... ha ha es muchísimo. De verdad los ingenieros no suelen ser los mejores redactores de sus propias especificaciones. Sugiero cheques con tu cliente a qué se refiere con "local".
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Note added at 58 mins (2006-09-09 22:49:06 GMT)
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From your last question I can see "local" refers to the complete local drainage system that takes the runoff rain water to the evaporation lagoons or swales. So it was not about local ditches or local roadway but the sysm.
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Note added at 18 mins (2006-09-09 22:09:34 GMT)
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Michísimo... ha ha es muchísimo. De verdad los ingenieros no suelen ser los mejores redactores de sus propias especificaciones. Sugiero cheques con tu cliente a qué se refiere con "local".
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Note added at 58 mins (2006-09-09 22:49:06 GMT)
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From your last question I can see "local" refers to the complete local drainage system that takes the runoff rain water to the evaporation lagoons or swales. So it was not about local ditches or local roadway but the sysm.
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Herminia Herrándiz Espuny
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cunetas de desagüe situadas en la calzada para drenar el agua de las tormentas
una sug. ^_^
1866 days
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Zanjeo de camino para desagües pluviales
“Sistema de drenaje de desagües pluviales – XXX … “
Storm water en este caso se traduce como desagues pluviales
Swales: cunetas
Ditches: zanjas
Culverts: alcantarillas
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Note added at 1866 days (2011-10-19 22:28:10 GMT) Post-grading
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O mejor:
Zanjeo para desagües pluviales de rutas locales
Storm water en este caso se traduce como desagues pluviales
Swales: cunetas
Ditches: zanjas
Culverts: alcantarillas
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Note added at 1866 days (2011-10-19 22:28:10 GMT) Post-grading
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O mejor:
Zanjeo para desagües pluviales de rutas locales
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