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Los tornillos del sistema se fueron aflojando progresivamente

English translation: System bolts gradually became loose

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Spanish term or phrase:Los tornillos del sistema se fueron aflojando progresivamente
English translation:System bolts gradually became loose
Entered by: jsgrc

22:40 May 16, 2014
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering / investigación
Spanish term or phrase: Los tornillos del sistema se fueron aflojando progresivamente
Los tornillos del sistema se fueron aflojando progresivamente con los ciclos, quedando éstos totalmente sueltos y propiciando la pérdida completa de rigidez del sistema tras los 1000 ciclos de carga.
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System bolts gradually became loose
Explanation:
Another variant perhaps. Without more context from the system, we would not know whether or not to use "screws" or "bolts". See the links below to find out the difference between a screw and a bolt. In Mechanical Engineering is more common to see bolts in the machines rather than screws (without the nuts)
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jsgrc
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:29
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3The screws (bolts) were loosening progressively
Patricia Bower
5 +1The screws gradually loosened
GP Translations
4 +2System bolts gradually became loose
jsgrc
5The screws in the system started getting looser
Henry Hinds


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
The screws (bolts) were loosening progressively


Explanation:
Tortillas are screws or bolts. I do not know what kind of a system you are writing about so I have mentioned both.

Patricia Bower
United States
Local time: 03:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cranesfreak: agree. Assuming that tortillas is a huge typo. Rgds :)
35 mins
  -> Oops, sorry about that. iPads fault. Really should proof read first
agree  Juan Jacob: Who eats tornillos have a screw loose.
1 hr
  -> Thx :)
agree  Martin Harvey
2 hrs
  -> Thx
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
The screws gradually loosened


Explanation:
Sounds a little more natural to me. I think it translate the tense better.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2014-05-17 01:21:02 GMT)
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The screws gradually loosened with each cycle

GP Translations
Mexico
Local time: 01:29
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Wilsonn Perez Reyes: I like comments like these; they are useful for nonnative speakers. By the way, the original could also have been: "...los tornillos se aflojaron progresivamente" without much loss of meaning.
1 hr
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
System bolts gradually became loose


Explanation:
Another variant perhaps. Without more context from the system, we would not know whether or not to use "screws" or "bolts". See the links below to find out the difference between a screw and a bolt. In Mechanical Engineering is more common to see bolts in the machines rather than screws (without the nuts)


    Reference: http://engineerexplains.com/answr/Screw-vs-Bolt1.html
jsgrc
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GP Translations: Yes. I like "became loose" rather than "loosened."
3 hrs
  -> Thanks Geraldine
agree  JoLuGo
1 day 8 hrs
  -> Thanks JoLuGo
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
The screws in the system started getting looser


Explanation:
Ya

Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 01:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 271
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