Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
blank nail
Spanish translation:
clavo sin tratamiento superficial (o en bruto)
English term
blank nail
| 5 | clavo sin tratamiento superficial (o en bruto) |
Hector Aires
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| 4 | normal/original/virgen |
Jesús Marín Mateos
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| 4 | clavo ciego |
Cynthia Zuberbuhler
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Non-PRO (1): Hector Aires
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Proposed translations
Since 2002, a lot of time, indeed!
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish
clavo sin tratamiento superficial (o en bruto)
Digo lo de tratamiento por deducción pues si los clavos son "blank" o galvanizados el término "blank" equivaldría a que no son galvanizados es decir sin recubrimiento protector.
El término podría también corresponder a un clavo ciego, como bien acota Cynthia, al que también se lo denomina de cabeza perdida (tienen una cabeza muy pequeñita que desaparece dentro de la madera) pero estos se utilizan en lugares donde se pretende disimular su instalación.
Me inclino a que el "writer" quiso decir que son galvanizados o no. No obstante: "better asking to the customer than inventing or guessing".
Saludetes
El Étor
European Spanish at its best
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, and 3 more.
normal/original/virgen
suerte.
Argentina
sworn and technical translator
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
clavo ciego
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padora, **clavos ciegos (sin cabeza)** y un martillo. Dos ideas. decorativas ... clavos ciegos. Comienza. por los 4 exteriores. Luego, los 2 horizontales ...
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