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perfiles

English translation: sections

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Spanish term or phrase:perfiles
English translation:sections
Entered by: bigedsenior

01:10 May 18, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
Spanish term or phrase: perfiles
He visto todas las sugerencias en los glosarios de ProZ, pero no estoy completamente convencida. Tengo que usar esta palabra dentro del contexto de la construcción de fachadas. En un texto en inglés que he usado para ayudarme a entender este tipo de construcción muestran un diagrama con la palabra 'flashings,' de modo que en parte del texto he usado flashings; en otra parte he usado sections. Quiero cerciorarme, y además ver si ustedes tienen otras sugerencias. Al lado de cada cual pongo mi sugerencia.

(1) dos placas de cartón yeso sobre perfiles de chapa de acero galvanizado - on sections of galvanised steel plate

(2) Para cumplir con la función resistente esta solución incorpora una subestructura de perfiles tubulares... tubular sections

(3) Las diferencias entre ellos se deben sobre todo al material utilizado en la fabricación de los perfiles metálicos que constituyen la subestructura. - metal sections

(4) El modelo constructivo conocido como "rain screen" consta de una o dos placas de cartón yeso fijadas a perfiles - attached or affixed to flashings

Ver págs. 8 y 12 con ref. a flashings.
http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/inpr/bude/himu/coedar/loader.c...
Silvia Brandon-Pérez
United States
Local time: 03:42
sections
Explanation:
This is the general term. It can be rolled sections, such as in structural steel, or extruded sections for steel and other metals, such as light framework, gutters, flashing, etc. Sections can be formed in U-shapes, C-channels, square, tubular and many more.
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bigedsenior
Local time: 03:42
Grading comment
I used both flashings (from a very specific website explaining the making of facades with the "rain screen method" and sections. In any event, this was a correction of someone else's translation, and I will not do that again...

Thank you, biged, for your help.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2sections
bigedsenior
4steel angle bars
Mercedes L.
3structural steel
Janet Ross Snyder
3steel framing
Gabo Pena


Discussion entries: 3





  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
structural steel


Explanation:
For (2) I would say 'tubular sections of structural steel' or simply 'steel tubing'. For the others, I would suggest 'structural steel members.' (member translates as 'viga' in my Oxford dictionary) or simply structural steel.
Flashing as I understand it is something different. It is a thinner, more flexible sheet metal, whether galvanized or copper, placed at roof edges and in roof valleys to prevent water infiltration.




Example sentence(s):
  • The noun structural steel has one meaning:a strong steel that is rolled into shapes that are used in construction

    Reference: http://www.answers.com/topic/structural-steel
Janet Ross Snyder
Canada
Local time: 07:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: I did find flashings for walls as well... I thought as you did, that you only used them for roofs... I do like the structural steel members rather than sections...

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
steel framing


Explanation:
2x4s

Gabo Pena
Local time: 03:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
sections


Explanation:
This is the general term. It can be rolled sections, such as in structural steel, or extruded sections for steel and other metals, such as light framework, gutters, flashing, etc. Sections can be formed in U-shapes, C-channels, square, tubular and many more.

bigedsenior
Local time: 03:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 1400
Grading comment
I used both flashings (from a very specific website explaining the making of facades with the "rain screen method" and sections. In any event, this was a correction of someone else's translation, and I will not do that again...

Thank you, biged, for your help.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jennifer Levey: Yes - and in item 4, flashing would not be OK since flashings are functional (for water or draught-proofing, etc.) or decorative but are not 'structural' and would not have plaster-boards fixed to them.
9 hrs
  -> many thanks!
agree  Christian [email protected]: mediamatrix is 100% correct
19 hrs
  -> many thanks
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
steel angle bars


Explanation:
sugg.

Mercedes L.
Argentina
Local time: 07:42
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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