Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Obra de ingenieria
English translation:
piece of engineering
Added to glossary by
Yaotl Altan
May 22, 2008 17:58
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Spanish term
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Obra de ingenieria
Spanish to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
Se refiere a contemplar una construccion culminada. Es comun referirse a un puente, viaducto, estadio como "una gran obra de ingenieria". ¿en ingles podria ser "work of engineering" o "engineering feat", que creen?
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Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | piece of engineering |
Yaotl Altan
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| 5 +2 | a great feat of engineering |
Gabrielle Marcellus-Temple
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| 4 | engineering works |
Lorraine Bathurst
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| 4 | engineering structure |
Nikki Graham
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Change log
May 23, 2008 01:11: Yaotl Altan Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Yaotl Altan
Mexico
Mexico
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Gabrielle Marcellus-Temple
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a great feat of engineering
I would say it like this...
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Lorraine Bathurst
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
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Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, Portuguese to English
engineering works
I think you would usually call it engineering works
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-05-22 19:00:13 GMT)
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Actually yes - if the emphasis was on how great the structure was I would also call it a 'feat of engineering' as Gabrielle says
Well said Gabrielle :-)
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-05-22 19:00:13 GMT)
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Actually yes - if the emphasis was on how great the structure was I would also call it a 'feat of engineering' as Gabrielle says
Well said Gabrielle :-)
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engineering structure
These are usually referred to as structures, even civil engineering structures. If it's "gran", then a "major engineering structure"
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