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Ligante
Jun 3, 2010 16:04
13 yrs ago
Spanish term

Carga

Spanish to English Science Archaeology Rock Art
I am really unsure as to how to translate this term. The context is Arte Rupestre, componentes de pinturas.

Una pintura se compone de varias fases: un pigmento o materia colorante, una carga y un aglutinante o ligante.
Proposed translations (English)
5 Carrier
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3 load/loading

Discussion

Evans (X) Jun 3, 2010:
Your text seems to make a difference between carga and aglutinante / ligante. In my understanding of prehistoric painting techniques pigments were made into a paste with different binders, including, water, animal fat, bone marrow, blood and albumen. I would refer to these as binders rather than carriers however.
Muses Inc Jun 3, 2010:
Solvent or Carrier http://www.taubmans.com.au/public/performance/taubmans-paint...
«The solvent or carrier in paint allows the resin and pigments to be applied to the surface. It evaporates after application and does not form a part of the dried paint.

In water based paints, the carrier is water. In oil based paints, the carrier is usually a solvent like mineral turpentine.»
artsandlanguage (asker) Jun 3, 2010:
a little more information Una carga, generalmente mineral corresponde a la parte que se agrega a una mezcla de pintura para mejorar o modificar levemente algunas de sus propiedades (Petit y Valot 1991: 26): su poder aditivo o simplemente la cantidad de pintura final, por ejemplo.

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Carrier

Although the link is to an ingredient of oil paint, the process of making paint is pretty similar.
Example sentence:

New carriers for paint were developed out of organic polymer technology in the twentieth century.

Reference:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_paint#Carrier

Peer comment(s):
neutral liz askew : apologies = jury is out on this one:)
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Heavy Body Color Chart
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Peer comment(s):
agree Greg Hunt : I know this is an old one, but I've got the same word in a translation. Looking at the context and the links Sergio provided, this is the one. My text refers to the "carga" being "inerte" and composed of "calcita", which is consistent with Sergio's links
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