(stairs) strings
Spanish translation: zancas
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| 4 +1 | gualderas (de escalera) |
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| 4 +1 | zancas |
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| 4 | montantes |
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montantes Explanation: String The part of a staircase on which the risers and treads are supported. The string on the wall side of a staircase is called the wall string. |
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peer agreement (net): +1gualderas (de escalera) Explanation: Puedes ver la traducción en el Dictionary of Spanish Building Terms: With an Introduction to Construction, editado por David Harman https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=PtTzCQAAQBAJ&pg=PT154&l... Otra referencia: gualdera: Tabla inclinada que soporta y oculta los extremos de los escalones o peldaños de una escalera. También llamada limón, zanca. http://www.parro.com.ar/definicion-de-gualdera |
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peer agreement (net): +1zancas Explanation: When I see images of stairs in Spanish, they label "zancas" what in the US we architects call "stringers" (not "strings") http://www.maderascasais.com/escaleras/peldanos-tabicas |
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