Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

cubierta a dos aguas o a una sola agua

English translation:

gable or shed roof

Added to glossary by Begoña García Soler
Dec 4, 2008 12:13
15 yrs ago
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Spanish term

cubierta a dos aguas o a una sola agua

Spanish to English Tech/Engineering Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.) informe de resistencia al fuego de un panel de madera
En las construcciones de cubierta a dos aguas o a una sola agua con una luz perpendicular a la inclinación, compuesta de vigas o viguetas con un revestimiento de materiales combustibles, el (...)

He encontrado "gabled roof" para cubierta a dos aguas, pero no he encontrado ninguna equivalencia para "a una sola agua".

Muchas gracias por adelantado.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +4 gable or shed roof

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gable or shed roof

Both translations are from Diccionario Visual de Arquitectura (Francis D.K. Ching).

Here's a page with drawings of different types of roofs:

http://www.cmhpf.org/kids/Guideboox/RoofTypes.html

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Note added at 21 mins (2008-12-04 12:34:42 GMT)
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http://www.google.es/search?hl=en&q=define: "shed roof"&btnG...

http://www.google.es/search?num=100&hl=en&safe=off&q=define:...
Peer comment(s):

agree Alicia Jordá
6 mins
thanks
agree Christine Walsh : Great references!
19 mins
thanks! I had the roof drawings in my favorites so that page was easy to find. ;)
agree rodwilliamyoung : good one!
25 mins
thanks!
agree Henry Hinds
2 hrs
thanks, Henry
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