02 Legal and Architectural Flashcards

1
Q
  1. It’s been an odyssey, … [Q: why that tense?]
  2. due to the incompetence of some people in the bank,
  3. as well as the lack of knowledge of the employees themselves about …
  4. The question is that the power of attorney that you gave me has to be legally certified”, …
  5. which means that they have to send it to the legal services of the Entity so that they can authorise
A
  1. Está siendo una odisea, … [present tense cos’ still unresolved]
  2. por la incompetencia de algunas personas de la entidad,
  3. así como el desconocimiento de los propios empleados sobre …
  4. La cuestión es que el poder que me hiciste, hay que “bastantearlo”, …
  5. esto significa que lo tienen que enviar a los servicios jurídicos de la Entidad para que autoricen
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  1. I’m going to be snowed under this term (or quarter) [adj <- vb origin] (Cristina)
  2. Same. (Conv reply eg I too am looking fwd to seeing you, Cristina)
  3. check by the inspector once the meter has been installed.
  4. Wooden ceiling.
  5. a partition (wall) -> to partition, as in enclose by partition walls
A
  1. Voy a estar [muy] atareado este trimestre [estar atareado <- atarear = to assign work/a task to X]
  2. Lo mismo digo.
  3. la revisión por parte del inspector una vez se instale el contador
  4. el alfarje
  5. el tabique -> tabicar
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3
Q
  1. the water (supply) connection
  2. the quantity surveyor in charge of safety coordination on the site
  3. demolition of breeze brick partition walls B. a breeze brick
  4. removal of rubble
  5. earth works and site preparation
A
  1. el acometida de agua
  2. el aparejador encargado de la coordinación de seguridad en la obra
  3. Demolición de tabicones de ladrillo hueco doble B. un tabicón
  4. retirada de escombros
  5. movimientos de tierras y acondicionamiento del terreno
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  1. This bank a/cc [X] should be registered with the Junta de Andalucía
  2. The ground floor is almost boxed B. the boxwork (or formwork) <- vb = to make a frame
  3. … to pour the concrete foundations
  4. … an air circulation system to avoid rising damp.
  5. cávitis are the name of the black plastic box like thinks with open sides which form that system.
A
  1. Esta cuenta bancaria [X] debe darse de alta en la Junta de Andalucía.
  2. La planta baja está casi encofrada B. el encofrado <- encofrar
  3. … para verter el hormigón de cimentación.
  4. … un sistema de circulación de aire para evitar la humedad ascendente.
  5. Leonino. En el argot legal es el contrato, cláusula o condición que impone exigencias exorbitantes o “consecuencias desproporcionadas”.
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5
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  1. Concreting [N] of the foundations begins this afternoon at 16:00.
  2. SECOND: On 12 March, the report was submitted, indicating that it be considered as final, the journal and the summary for publication. [Very formal]
  3. noting the inappropriateness of adopting [the] provisions for the conservation or removal of real property, and the absence of chattels to be handed over to the museum, all this in accordance with the terms set out in articles X,Y,Z.
A
  1. Está tarde a las 16:00 comienza el hormigonado de la cimentación.
  2. SEGUNDO. Con fecha 12 de marzo se presenta la memoria, con indicación de que sea considerada como final, el libro diario y el resumen para publicación.
  3. señalando la improcedencia de adoptar previsiones para la conservación o remoción de bienes inmuebles, y la ausencia de bienes muebles a entregar al museo, todo ello en los términos previstos por los artículos X,Y,Z.
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  1. the skirting board
  2. N = the primer [the paint] + the priming [N of the action]
  3. The tiler should check the floor surface to determine if it is suitable.
  4. a levelling layer [N+N, as might be necessary] B. “levelling [adj] compounds” (clue: think dough)
  5. Before laying the floor, the windows and external doors must be fitted and the plastering of the walls and the installation/assembly of the building’s technical installations completed, as well as the door frames and the plastering of the pipe slots.
A
  1. el zócalo
  2. la imprimación
  3. El solador deberá revisar el pavimento para determinar si es apropiado.
  4. una capa de nivelación B. masas niveladoras
  5. Antes de realizar el suelo, deben estar montadas las ventanas y puertas exteriores y terminado el enlucido de las paredes y el montaje de las instalaciones técnicas del edificio, así como los cercos de las puertas y el enlucido de las ranuras para tubos
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  1. This afternoon we’re going to the house to plot out the staircase. B. Can also mean stake out. What is the building process?
  2. they should wedge the logs
  3. Name for type of steel reinforcement around pilastras de carga in my house?
  4. a water-repellent additive [also waterproof or dampproof]
A
  1. Esta tarde vamos a la casa a hacer el replanteo de la escalera. B. Working out on the site how exactly going to implement the plans in the architectural drawings.
  2. se deberán acuñar los rollizos
  3. el empresillado
  4. un aditivo hidrófugo
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  1. Curative treatment against rot fungi and attacks by xylophagous insects, sun, the elements and damp, in [the] wooden floor framing, by drilling 3 drilled holes per metre and line, performed+in a staggered pattern on one of their faces.
  2. planed down the degraded wood. B. to plane, the idea is to smooth a rough surface. C. Fig meaning?
  3. A. the sanding (N) B. to sand (vb)
  4. “a party wall” [as in, a dividing wall]
  5. … a hayloft that has been maintained.
A
  1. Tratamiento curativo contra hongos de pudrición y ataques de insectos xilófagos, el sol, la intemperie y la humedad, en forjado de madera, mediante la realización de 3 taladros por metro y línea, practicados + al tresbolillo sobre una de sus caras.
  2. desbastado de la madera degradada B. desbastar C. to refine or to civilise
  3. A. el lijado B. lijar
  4. “una pared medianera
  5. … un pajar que se han mantenido
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