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Spanish translation: ver explicación.

16:13 Dec 13, 2011
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Science - Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng
English term or phrase: square
Buenas tardes, necesito que alguién me saque del lío. No me aclaro con el uso de square, por ejemplo en:

with sample dimensions of 3 mm square.

20 cm square test pieces...

the composition was placed in a 10 cm square and 3 mm thick rubber mold.

Estamos hablando de superficie o de cuadrados de x cm/mm de lado?
Teresa Mozo
Local time: 07:54
Spanish translation:ver explicación.
Explanation:
EStán hablando de superficie (cuadrados) y los 3mm es el espesor.

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Note added at 4 mins (2011-12-13 16:17:43 GMT)
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Es decir un cuadrado de 10 x 10, con un espesor de 3mm.
Selected response from:

Maria Teresa Navarro
Local time: 02:54
Grading comment
Muchas gracias. Efectivamente se trata de cm/mm de lado
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3cuadrados
Mónica Hanlan
5 +1ver explicación.
Maria Teresa Navarro
4cm/mm cuadrados
Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz


Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
cuadrados


Explanation:
3 milímetros cuadrados por ejemplo (mm2) con el dos expresado en superíndice.
Saludos

Mónica Hanlan
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Juan Manuel Macarlupu Peña
6 mins
  -> Gracias
agree  Blanca Collazo
2 hrs
agree  eski: Say no more. Saludos: :))
2 hrs
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
cm/mm cuadrados


Explanation:
En la primera frase, está claro que hablamos de una superficie.

La segunda frase es ambigua, aunque también me inclinaría por una superficie.

Y en la tercera frase, la posición de "square" en contraposición a "thick" apunta a superficie.

Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
Spain
Local time: 07:54
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 168
Notes to answerer
Asker: Muchas gracias por tu respuesta. Que es una superficie, lo sé, pero lo que no me aclaro es si es una superficie de x cm/mm2 o una superficie cuadrada de x cm/mm de lado?

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ver explicación.


Explanation:
EStán hablando de superficie (cuadrados) y los 3mm es el espesor.

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Note added at 4 mins (2011-12-13 16:17:43 GMT)
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Es decir un cuadrado de 10 x 10, con un espesor de 3mm.

Maria Teresa Navarro
Local time: 02:54
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Muchas gracias. Efectivamente se trata de cm/mm de lado

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  RosaZaragoza
52 mins
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