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placas de características

English translation: rating plates

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Spanish term or phrase:placas de características
English translation:rating plates
Entered by: Neil Ashby

20:19 Jul 9, 2020
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general)
Spanish term or phrase: placas de características
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.
Shenice Parkyn
Spain
Local time: 14:01
rating plates
Explanation:
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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Neil Ashby
Spain
Local time: 14:01
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1Rating charts
Maria Aragon
3 +2rating plates
Neil Ashby
4Nameplate
Eduardo Jesus Verduzco Martinez


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
rating plates


Explanation:
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"

Neil Ashby
Spain
Local time: 14:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 110

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: I agree with your first answer.
18 hrs
  -> Cheers Phil, yes the most applicable in the case of a crane
agree  Elizabeth Joy Pitt de Morales: Agree with philgoddard for this context.
20 hrs
  -> Thanks Elizabeth
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Rating charts


Explanation:
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!


    https://www.mcleod.nz/crane-rating-charts.html
Maria Aragon
Peru
Local time: 07:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  philgoddard: I'm sure different manufacturers call it different things.
17 hrs
neutral  Elizabeth Joy Pitt de Morales: Rating plates and rating charts are two different things.
20 hrs
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   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Nameplate


Explanation:
En el siguiente vínculo aparecen ejemplos gráficos de "nameplates"

Example sentence(s):
  • More images for machine nameplate

    https://www.google.com/search?ei=tPsMX-fSL4aytQXx2proDA&q=machine+nameplate&oq=machine+nameplate&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzIGCAAQBxAeMggIABAHEAoQ
Eduardo Jesus Verduzco Martinez
Mexico
Local time: 06:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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