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To account for shrinkage during the forming process

Spanish translation: para compensar la merma producida en el conformado

10:01 Sep 9, 2020
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng
English term or phrase: To account for shrinkage during the forming process
Hi there,

I am translating an installation manual for a LED lighting system and have come across this sentence which I understand but I am having issues translating it into Spanish. Whole sentence as follows:
Mark the light guide at the required length, adding 0.5 in. (13mm) for every 16 in. (406mm) to account for shrinkage during the forming process.

Thank you!
Alicia Estevez-hernandez
Local time: 23:16
Spanish translation:para compensar la merma producida en el conformado
Explanation:
https://dle.rae.es/compensar?m=form ; https://dle.rae.es/merma?m=form ; https://dle.rae.es/conformar?m=form
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Oliver Romero
Spain
Local time: 23:16
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2para compensar la merma producida en el conformado
Oliver Romero
4 +1para compensar la contracción durante el proceso de formación
Antonella Perazzoni


  

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to account for shrinkage during the forming process
para compensar la merma producida en el conformado


Explanation:
https://dle.rae.es/compensar?m=form ; https://dle.rae.es/merma?m=form ; https://dle.rae.es/conformar?m=form

Oliver Romero
Spain
Local time: 23:16
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 19
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Miquel Gomez Besos: ¡Hola! yo aquí no usaría merma. Merma se refiere a que, por decirlo así, hay menos de algo, "shrinkage" se refiere a la reducción de algo por contracción, vamos, que se encoje. Tal vez mejor algo como retracción del material o similar.
12 mins
  -> Sí, quizá contracción sea más adecuado. Gracias por tu aportación, un saludo.
agree  MPGS: agree with Miguel :-)
14 mins
  -> Gracias :-)
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1 day 4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to account for shrinkage during the forming process
para compensar la contracción durante el proceso de formación


Explanation:
Adjunto referencia de un proyecto final de ingeniería sobre luminarias LED

Example sentence(s):
  • La presión del embolo se mantiene para compactar la fundición adicional en la cavidad y compensar así la contracción durante el enfriado

    https://repositorio.uade.edu.ar/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/3972/Grippo.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
Antonella Perazzoni
Argentina
Local time: 18:16
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Julio Bereciartu
1 day 9 hrs
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