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flap bay

Spanish translation: compartimiento de flap

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English term or phrase:flap bay
Spanish translation:compartimiento de flap
Entered by: Maria Rosich Andreu

20:15 Nov 21, 2005
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Aerospace / Aviation / Space
English term or phrase: flap bay
Estoy traduciendo un texto en holandés, pero esta parte del avión aparece en inglés. Trata de un producto de limpieza para el exterior de un avión, y dice:

También adecuado para limpiar los alojamientos de las ruedas y ***flap bays*** de los aviones.

Muchas gracias
Maria Rosich Andreu
Spain
Local time: 13:11
compartimiento de flap
Explanation:
This is the compartment where the flaps are stowed (inside the wing) when they are not deployed. The flaps are used to allow the aircraft to fly at a lower speed when taking off or landing.

aileron = alerón (a control surface controlling the planes roll)
flap = flap
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peterinmadrid
Portugal
Local time: 13:11
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1bahías o alojamientos de los alerones
hecdan (X)
5compartimiento de flap
peterinmadrid


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
bahías o alojamientos de los alerones


Explanation:
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hecdan (X)
Local time: 08:11
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 13

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Oscar Knoblauch (X)
2 mins
  -> gracias césar
agree  Loren
40 mins
  -> gracias
disagree  peterinmadrid: aileron = alerón (a control surface controlling the planes roll)
22 hrs
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
compartimiento de flap


Explanation:
This is the compartment where the flaps are stowed (inside the wing) when they are not deployed. The flaps are used to allow the aircraft to fly at a lower speed when taking off or landing.

aileron = alerón (a control surface controlling the planes roll)
flap = flap

peterinmadrid
Portugal
Local time: 13:11
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
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