cross-wind

Spanish translation: transversal al viento

19:56 Jan 15, 2014
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English term or phrase: cross-wind
These are the things you should do once you become aware that you need to protect yourself from a toxic gas chemical:
If there's no safe building nearby, try to determine the direction of the wind and move cross-wind. If you move down-wind you risk remaining exposed to the gas for a longer time. If you move up-wind you risk entering a more dense cloud of the gas. By moving cross-wind you have the greatest chance of getting out of the cloud quickly because the gas will move with the wind along a relatively narrow line.

Gracias!
Samantha TA
Local time: 20:52
Spanish translation:transversal al viento
Explanation:
Otra variante.

He leído esta expresión en instrucciones similares.

Que te sea útil.
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Alexander Subirós Martínez
Cuba
Local time: 19:52
Grading comment
Gracias!! :)
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2transversal al viento
Alexander Subirós Martínez
4Calcula la dirección del viento y muévete a un costado
InesV
4en dirección perpendicular al viento
Florencio Alonso
3ir al través
DLyons
3viento de través
JohnMcDove
3con el viento cruzado // cruzando el viento
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
3a viento cruzado
Carlos Blanco, B.Sc. in Chemistry


  

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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
ir al través


Explanation:
Ir perpendicular a la dirección del viento.

DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 00:52
Native speaker of: English
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
viento de través


Explanation:
O viento de costado.

Evita el gas... y que los vientos te sean propicios. ;-)

Suerte.

JohnMcDove
United States
Local time: 16:52
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57 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
transversal al viento


Explanation:
Otra variante.

He leído esta expresión en instrucciones similares.

Que te sea útil.

Alexander Subirós Martínez
Cuba
Local time: 19:52
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Gracias!! :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  nahuelhuapi: ¡Saludos!
1 day 2 hrs
  -> Gracias, nahuelhuapi! Ya cerró la pregunta, pero el agradecimiento es válido. Saludos!

agree  Yaotl Altan
1 day 20 hrs
  -> Gracias, Yaotl! Saludos!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
con el viento cruzado // cruzando el viento


Explanation:
Diría algo como: "... y avance/vaya con el viento cruzado/ cruzando el viento"

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Note added at 1 hr (2014-01-15 21:39:10 GMT)
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La segunda vez se puede decir simplemente: "Al cruzar el viento".

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 01:52
Specializes in field
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
a viento cruzado


Explanation:
another posibility

Carlos Blanco, B.Sc. in Chemistry
Spain
Local time: 01:52
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Calcula la dirección del viento y muévete a un costado


Explanation:
...del viento ¡claro está!


InesV
Works in field
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
en dirección perpendicular al viento


Explanation:
Me parece lo más claro y natural. Por lo tanto:

determine the direction of the wind and move cross-wind.

--> determinar la dirección del viento y desplázate perpendicularmente a él

If you move down-wind...

-->Si avanzas a favor del viento...

If you move up-wind

-->Si avanzas contra el viento...

By moving cross-wind...

-->Al desplazarte en dirección perpendicular al viento...


Florencio Alonso
Uruguay
Local time: 20:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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