Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
placas de características
English translation:
rating plates
Added to glossary by
Neil Ashby
Jul 9, 2020 20:19
3 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Spain
placas de características
Non-PRO
Spanish to English
Tech/Engineering
Engineering (general)
From a tower crane manual... the cliente often uses plate of characteristics...
Cada grúa posee su curva de cargas, (placas de características y 1ra.
Página del catálogo Nº1), permitiéndoles:
En función del alcance, conocer la carga.
En función de la carga, conocer el alcance.
Cada grúa posee su curva de cargas, (placas de características y 1ra.
Página del catálogo Nº1), permitiéndoles:
En función del alcance, conocer la carga.
En función de la carga, conocer el alcance.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | rating plates |
Neil Ashby
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| 5 +1 | Rating charts |
Maria Aragon
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| 4 | Nameplate |
Eduardo Jesus Verduzco Martinez
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Change log
Jul 20, 2020 09:11: Neil Ashby Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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3 mins
Neil Ashby
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Specializes in field
Spain
DrNeil TechTrans, Precision & Clarity
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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rating plates
Also "nameplates" and sometimes "typeplates".
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Note added at 3 mins (2020-07-09 20:23:00 GMT)
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Sorry "type plates"
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Note added at 3 mins (2020-07-09 20:23:00 GMT)
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Sorry "type plates"
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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53 mins
Maria Aragon
Peru
Peru
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Peru
Earth Sciences, Engineering & Mechanics
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American) 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
Rating charts
I've translated and interpreted for crane manufacturers before and they called those "rating charts". I attached a link for further explanation.
Hope it helps!
Hope it helps!
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
philgoddard
: I'm sure different manufacturers call it different things.
17 hrs
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| neutral |
Elizabeth Joy Pitt de Morales
: Rating plates and rating charts are two different things.
20 hrs
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| agree |
Robert Carter
: I was about to agree with Neil, but given the context posted by the asker, this does seem to be what it's referring to.
23 hrs
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4 days
Eduardo Jesus Verduzco Martinez
Mexico
Mexico
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Mexico
Eduardo Jesus Verduzco Martinez 
BS in Electrical and Mechanical Engineer
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Mexican)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish, and 3 more.
Nameplate
En el siguiente vínculo aparecen ejemplos gráficos de "nameplates"
Example sentence:
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