obra limpia

06:09 Apr 20, 2009
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Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
Spanish term or phrase: obra limpia
This term appears twice in the following clauses of a construction contract:

"Construcción de paredes de bloques de concreto, acabado obra limpia, a dos caras de e = 15cm."

"El acabado de las juntas en obra limpia deberá ser hecho con mortero de cemento después de la culminación de la actividad."
ClayWWatson
United States


Summary of answers provided
4Masonry wall (no finish)
Juan Alvarez
4clean construction site
JAN SNAUWAERT
4leaving (the wall) clean
axies
4 -1finish work
JH Trads
4 -1"Finishing stage of the project"
eski
Summary of reference entries provided
Obra limpia
Juan Alvarez

  

Answers


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finish work


Explanation:
creo que viene a ser la misma idea que acabado u obra fina

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Note added at 15 mins (2009-04-20 06:24:17 GMT)
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also:

finishing works / fitting out

JH Trads
United States
Local time: 14:55
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, Hugo!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Juan Alvarez: Es justamente lo contrario (ver ref.)
44 mins
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"Finishing stage of the project"


Explanation:
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Note added at 33 mins (2009-04-20 06:43:06 GMT)
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Saludos :))

eski
Mexico
Local time: 12:55
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 1128

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Juan Alvarez: No se traduciría así (en este contexto al menos). Saludos
25 mins
  -> Bienvenido a Proz,Juan:Respeto tu opinion, más no se si ti metodo de justificar tu propia propuesta sera la mejor. Saludos :)
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Masonry wall (no finish)


Explanation:
This might work (see ref.)

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Note added at 10 hrs (2009-04-20 17:01:52 GMT)
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In response to icqservices' comment:

"Obra limpia" doesn't have anything to do with either masonry or walls, that's right, I never said it did. It means no finish is applied to the masonry wall.

"Construcción de paredes de bloques de concreto, acabado obra limpia" -->concrete block walls, no finish. The final sentence just proves my point:

"El acabado de las juntas en obra limpia deberá ser hecho con mortero de cemento después de la culminación de la actividad." --> wall joints shall be filled with mortar once the job has been finished

This text looks like a description of a job by a builder or contractor (probably part of a project or quote). "Acabado en obra limpia" can only refer to the wall, otherwise the whole sentence would make absolutely no sense in Spanish.

Definition of "obra limpia"

http://www.cricyt.edu.ar/lahv/xoops/html/modules/wordbook/en...



Juan Alvarez
Germany
Local time: 19:55
Native speaker of: Native in GalicianGalician, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 23

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  JAN SNAUWAERT: Jan Ok, I still don't fully agree; after carefull reconsidering, I think the right answer - in this context - would be more like "(finished with) clean masonry". That's perhaps the closest one can get...
9 hrs
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clean construction site


Explanation:
In this case, "obra" refers to a construction site.

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Note added at 11 hrs (2009-04-20 17:32:16 GMT)
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Well, not quite right in this context, I am afraid. See my remark on Juan's proposition: it would rather be "finished with clean masonry". Hope that (finally) helps.

JAN SNAUWAERT
Belgium
Local time: 19:55
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in FlemishFlemish
PRO pts in category: 4
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leaving (the wall) clean


Explanation:
I think that I would translate this as: ...finished double faced block wall(s)
obra limpia= leaving it clean, without splash of mortar etc.
Notice that the same goes with the "acabado de las juntas''. Basically it says: Do not start filling in the joints unless if the wall is in a presentable clean condition.

axies
Australia
Local time: 05:25
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 56
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Reference comments


55 mins
Reference: Obra limpia

Reference information:
Ésto es obra limpia:

http://images.google.es/imgres?imgurl=http://lh3.ggpht.com/_...

http://images01.olx.com.ve/ui/2/37/92/17103592_1.jpg

Sin ningún tipo de acabado (pintura, revestido, estucado...)

Saludos

Juan Alvarez
Germany
Native speaker of: Native in GalicianGalician, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 23
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