Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

arrape

English translation:

scratch

Added to glossary by Justin Peterson
Oct 30, 2018 16:53
5 yrs ago
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Spanish term

arrape

Spanish to English Tech/Engineering Engineering (general) Refitting of parts
La función de un pulido es la de afinar la superficie, eliminando marcas, roces, marcas de soldaduras, líneas de unión de material, rechupes, RÁFAGAS, gases, arrapes o cualquier otro tipo de defecto

Polishing work involves honing a surface, eliminating blemishes, friction, welding marks, material joint lines, shrinkage cavities, ráfagas, gases, arrapes or any other type of imperfections.

Any experts in refitting of tools and/or polishing?
Proposed translations (English)
3 scratch
1 scrape

Proposed translations

3 hrs
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scratch

It appears to be Catalan.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/arrapar
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2 hrs

scrape

"Arrapar" means to pull off or away, so I'm suggesting scrape, as in parts where the paintwork has been scraped off.

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Note added at 17 hrs (2018-10-31 10:14:19 GMT)
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In the real world, my friends and I usually just use "dings" when talking about scratches and scrapes, bumps and dents, etc.

Kia Preventive Maintenance Service: When prevention is better than ...
https://jamesdeakin.ph/.../kia-preventive-maintenance-servic...
Jul 9, 2018 - This means everything from the cooling system, various filters, engine timing, and even dings on the paintwork will be scrutinized and ...

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Note added at 17 hrs (2018-10-31 10:15:17 GMT)
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And FWIW, a Google search for "dings on the paintwork" gets 1400 results...
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