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Dec 12, 2006 01:04
17 yrs ago
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English term

fire flaps and dampers

English to Spanish Other Ships, Sailing, Maritime
All engine room fire flaps and dampers were closed; the terminal was informed about the fire and the ship’s crew commenced boundary cooling.
Proposed translations (Spanish)
4 parafuegos y reguladores de tiro

Proposed translations

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parafuegos y reguladores de tiro

I'm sure about damper, but about fire flap, not so sure. I've always seen fire flaps as a sort of shovel used to put out fires, but it seems like in this case, parafuegos is more appropriate because they say the fire flaps and the dampers were closed...

damper ~ regulador de tiro:
http://www.socalgas.com/sp/safety/appliance.shtml
http://www.conae.gob.mx/wb/CONAE/CONA_434_9_recomendaciones


Fire flap could also be translated as:
a fire flap is a tool used to smother a fire limiting the oxygen that reaches it.
http://www.state.sc.us/forest/fire swatter.jpg

**Pala contra incendios** forestales Nuevo modelo de pala construída concretamente para satisfacer las exigencias de la lucha contra incendios de acuerdo con las especificaciones del Servicio Forestal establecidas por el ¡Centro de Perfeccionamiento y Ensayo de Instrumentos, de Arcadia, y combina las características necesarias para la eficaz apertura de líneas cortafuegos y otras operaciones de extinción. Tiene mayor capacidad para excavar, cortar ramas pequeñas y malezas, enterrar materiales en combustión y lanzar tierra contra las llamas.
http://www.fao.org/docrep/18587s/18587s09.htm
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