tarugos

English translation: dowels

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Portuguese term or phrase: tarugos
English translation:dowels
Entered by: Claudia Massey

08:55 Apr 1, 2006
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering: Industrial
Portuguese term or phrase: tarugos
Combinações de máquinas para laminação a quente de tarugos de aço de dimensões máximas de 160mm x 160mm x 12m em barras de vergalhão com diâmetros compreendidos entre 6,30 e 40,0mm,.....

Thank you all.
Claudia Massey
Local time: 08:17
dowels
Explanation:
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Note added at 11 mins (2006-04-01 09:07:20 GMT)
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dowel
A dowel is a pin, usually made of wood, plastic or metal, used to secure two objects together. A hole is bored in one or both of the objects and the dowel is inserted into the hole.



Stone Masonry
Steel dowels are commonly used in masonry to pin stone components together. Holes are bored in the stone and the steel dowels inserted to secure the components.
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MLeiria
Portugal
Local time: 08:17
Grading comment
Oh yes!! Spot on. Thank you!!!
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dowels


Explanation:
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Note added at 11 mins (2006-04-01 09:07:20 GMT)
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dowel
A dowel is a pin, usually made of wood, plastic or metal, used to secure two objects together. A hole is bored in one or both of the objects and the dowel is inserted into the hole.



Stone Masonry
Steel dowels are commonly used in masonry to pin stone components together. Holes are bored in the stone and the steel dowels inserted to secure the components.


MLeiria
Portugal
Local time: 08:17
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Oh yes!! Spot on. Thank you!!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Henrique Magalhaes
49 mins
  -> obrigado

disagree  Roger Skipp: in steel, the word is billets - http://www.principalmetals.com/glossary/bdoc.htm
4 days
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