Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
a spark might have set off an explosion in the ship's coal bunker
Spanish translation:
una chispa puede haber sido la causa de la explosión en la caldera del barco
Added to glossary by
InGoodSpanish
Mar 31, 2005 15:09
19 yrs ago
English term
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a spark might have set off an explosion in the ship's coal bunker
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Engineering (general)
a spark might have set off an explosion in the ship's coal bunker
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Nitza Ramos
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
United States
PASSION AND EXCELLENCE
Native in: Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
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una chispa puede haber sido la causa de la explosión en la caldera del barco
Una chispa puede haber causado la explosión......
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Una chispa pudo haber sido la causa.....
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Una chispa pudo haber sido la causa.....
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34 mins
Lamberto Victorica
Native in English
&
Spanish
Also an Industrial Chemical Engineer
Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
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Una chispa pudo haber sido la causa de una explosión en el depòsito de carbòn del barco.
Esta es una variaciòn a la respuesta de Nitza, pero la explosiòn fue en el deposito de carbon, ya que el polvo causado por este puede causar una explosiòn en ese lugar y no en la caldera.
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charlesink
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The skill of technical translations
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, Spanish to English
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Una chispa pdría haber causado una explosión en la carbonera del barco
carbonera 5. f. Lugar donde se guarda carbón (Diccionario de la Real Academia)
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