Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
a mano contraria
English translation:
as a mirror image/ right and left handed
Added to glossary by
S Ben Price
Mar 20, 2008 16:16
16 yrs ago
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Spanish term
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a mano contraria
Spanish to English
Tech/Engineering
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Does this mean that each of panels is a mirror image of the other, or simply that they are on the port and starboard (babor y estiribor) sides of the ship?
"Ambos paneles son funcionalmente idénticos, pero dispuestos a mano contraria para adaptarse a la situación de los respectivos lanzadores."
"Ambos paneles son funcionalmente idénticos, pero dispuestos a mano contraria para adaptarse a la situación de los respectivos lanzadores."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | as a mirror image |
Henry Hinds
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| 5 +1 | on port and starboard sides |
María T. Vargas
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| 4 +2 | on opposite sides |
Lydia De Jorge
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| 1 | right-handed and left-handed |
Jennifer Levey
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Proposed translations
+2
9 mins
Henry Hinds
United States
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United States
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as a mirror image
pero dispuestos a mano contraria = but arranged as a mirror image
Creo que en cualquier parte se trata de una "imagen de espejo".
Creo que en cualquier parte se trata de una "imagen de espejo".
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Erik Bry
4 hrs
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Gracias, Erik.
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Christian [email protected]
: en planos arquitectonicos tambien se dice "opposite hand"
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Gracias, Christian.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks again, I eventually found a picture of the things, so now I am 100% sure this is right."
+1
7 mins
María T. Vargas
Spain
Spain
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English
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Spain
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4
on port and starboard sides
I think they are identical but on opposite sides. I worked three years in a shipyard and that's how I understand this. Good luck.
+2
12 mins
Lydia De Jorge
United States
United States
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English
United States
Don't just say it, say it right!
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24
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Jennifer Levey
Chile
Chile
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Chile
Human-scale Globalization
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Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
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40
right-handed and left-handed
Like everyone else here, I'm guessing in the absence of a pucture or more context.
... pero dispuestos a mano contraria para adaptarse a la situación de los respectivos lanzadores.
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... but arranged in right(-handed) and left-handed versions to suit the configuration of the launchers on each side.
e.g., if the panels are hinged at one side, then one will open one way and the other will open the other way.
... pero dispuestos a mano contraria para adaptarse a la situación de los respectivos lanzadores.
-->
... but arranged in right(-handed) and left-handed versions to suit the configuration of the launchers on each side.
e.g., if the panels are hinged at one side, then one will open one way and the other will open the other way.
Note from asker:
| Thanks, I read your post and it inspired to try to find a picture of the thing (in a document with more than a million pages). I found it!! |
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