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hojalateria

English translation: tin crafts

00:16 Dec 30, 2009
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
Spanish term or phrase: hojalateria
soudaflex sirve para sellar hojalateria
Paul Karl-Alarcon
Local time: 01:06
English translation:tin crafts
Explanation:
Guessing this is a soldering product for tin items
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nelsonavilan
Ecuador
Local time: 01:06
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +1tin crafts
nelsonavilan
3 +1sheet metal
Michelle Temple
3 -1Tin/Tinning Shop/Workshop
Kevin Melody


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tin crafts


Explanation:
Guessing this is a soldering product for tin items

nelsonavilan
Ecuador
Local time: 01:06
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Eileen Banks: sounds right, looks right, must be right! :) Happy New Yeaar!
55 mins
agree  Leonardo Lamarche: agree.
1 hr
disagree  Gilberto Diaz Castro: These would be tin crafts: http://www.umlungu.co.za/catagoryview.php?index=Tin Craft
1 hr
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Tin/Tinning Shop/Workshop


Explanation:
I believe there should be an accent on the "i" (i.e., "hojalatería), which is the PLACE where tinning is done. Tin is a coating, not the metal itself. So sheet metal shop doesn't really fit. I don't know if there is a specific name for such a shop in English, but I think the word refers to the place rather than the act.

Reference:
hojalatería.

1. f. Taller en que se hacen piezas de hojalata.

2. f. Tienda donde se venden.


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tin (tn)
n.
1. Symbol Sn A malleable, silvery metallic element obtained chiefly from cassiterite. It is used to coat other metals to prevent corrosion and is a part of numerous alloys, such as soft solder, pewter, type metal, and bronze.

Kevin Melody
United States
Local time: 23:06
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Michelle Temple: Soudaflex is a sealant and the phrase is "sirve para sellar hojalateria" so it wouldn't make sense in this context if it were a place.
6 hrs
  -> Oop! You are right. Time for me to slow down and read. Thanks for the correction.
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
sheet metal


Explanation:
an option

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-12-30 01:18:16 GMT)
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also see this previous question: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_spanish/other/62388-she...

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Note added at 19 hrs (2009-12-30 19:22:27 GMT)
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If there was more context, you might be able to be more specific. Hojalateria could refer to tin, it could could also refer to automotive body work, and I have also seen it used for sheet metal in general. Without more context, sheet metal would be a good option as it is quite broad. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheet_metal

Michelle Temple
Canada
Local time: 00:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gilberto Diaz Castro: Correct. I wonder since when "crafts" are engineering projects...
1 hr
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