Jun 2, 2018 18:18
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Spanish term
castillos de la casa
Spanish to English
Medical
Physics
radiation measurements
This is from Mexico, in a report of measurements of radiation taken at a family home, trying to determine if some health problems the family is encountering are possibly being caused by elevated radiation levels in the home.
I have been unable to find anything relevant on "castillos de la casa", either online or in my print resources. I'm guessing it maybe means the attic area, or somehow the higher areas of the house, but I'm not sure at all.
Here's the phrase in context:
"Realicé unas medidas de niveles de radiación el sábado 26 de Marzo de 2011, en la casa ubicada en XXX #3 en Fraccionamiento YYY sección ZZZ, que a continuación le detallo: Se tomaron medidas en el piso y ***los castillos de la casa***, obteniéndose valores promedias de 34 µR/hr. Por otro lado, las medidas en la sala, cocina, baños y cuartos obtuvieron valones promedies de 26 µR/hr, a una altura de aproximadamente 60 cm del suelo. Estos resultados son similares a los obtenidos al estudio realizado el día 6 de Julio de 2009."
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
I have been unable to find anything relevant on "castillos de la casa", either online or in my print resources. I'm guessing it maybe means the attic area, or somehow the higher areas of the house, but I'm not sure at all.
Here's the phrase in context:
"Realicé unas medidas de niveles de radiación el sábado 26 de Marzo de 2011, en la casa ubicada en XXX #3 en Fraccionamiento YYY sección ZZZ, que a continuación le detallo: Se tomaron medidas en el piso y ***los castillos de la casa***, obteniéndose valores promedias de 34 µR/hr. Por otro lado, las medidas en la sala, cocina, baños y cuartos obtuvieron valones promedies de 26 µR/hr, a una altura de aproximadamente 60 cm del suelo. Estos resultados son similares a los obtenidos al estudio realizado el día 6 de Julio de 2009."
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Proposed translations
(English)
5 | reinforced concrete columns | Evelyne Trolley de Prévaux |
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reinforced concrete columns
As said in the discussion, they are the framework columns
2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, Evelyne. They are reinforced concrete columns, but of a very specific type, commonly used in residential construction in Mexico. I think the correct English equivalent is "tie-columns" (see the discussion, above)."
Discussion
https://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish_to_english/construction_c...
Many houses, buildings, etc. in Mexico are made with concrete column structures reinforced with rebar, and "castillos" is what we call the columns.