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mirta · 11-22-2007, 11:56 AM

Hi everyone!

I want to know if "torque" (it is taken from a car owner's manual) has some translation into Spanish. Is it used in Spanish,too?

Thanks!!

M

hormdp · 11-22-2007, 06:09 PM

Yes Mirta , you are right. Here in Argentina , in spanish , we use the same word " torque " and i remember mexicans books that using the same .
Good luck
Horatio

mem286 · 11-22-2007, 06:10 PM

Yes Mirta. It is used torque.

Mexican Translator · 11-22-2007, 07:26 PM

Yes... my brother is a mechanic... he says "torque".

aleCcowaN · 11-23-2007, 10:34 AM

Torque is used, but it is considered a xenismo (foreign word used by some Spanish speakers). The word is spread in Mexican technical literature, the same way the word cupla is in Argentinian. I regret this kind of words were introduced by editor's style manuals such as McGraw-Hill Latinoamericana. The same style manuals "sanctioned" the word uni�n p-n for p-n junctions, which is called juntura p-n in Argentina, a really old Spanish word that means exactly what is needed in physics.

Speaking of physics, par is the proper word in Spanish for torque: starting torque = par de arranque; torque (an engine, some rpm value) = par motor.

mem286 · 11-23-2007, 11:31 AM

According to the Routledge Technical Dictionary:
torque (n)
AUTO par motor m
ELEC ENG par de torsión m
MECH momento torsor m, par motor m, par torsor m, potencia f
MECH ENG momento de par m, momento de torsión m, momento torsor m, par de fuerzas m, torque m
PETR TECH momento torsor m
PHYS torque m
PROD momento de torsión m, momento de una fuerza m, par motor m, par torsor m, potencia f

You're right Aleccowan... but people say "torque". If I were you, Mirta, I'd contact the client and ask what he/she prefers.

Good luck!

mirta · 11-23-2007, 11:46 AM

Thank you very much to all of you!! I 've heard that torque is used in Spanish. But, in this case, "par motor" would be a better word.

Your answers were really useful.

Regards,

M

11-22-2007, 11:56 AM	#1
mirta Contributing User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 107 Rep Power: 48	Torque (Automotive) Hi everyone! I want to know if "torque" (it is taken from a car owner's manual) has some translation into Spanish. Is it used in Spanish,too? Thanks!! M

11-22-2007, 06:10 PM	#3
mem286 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Santa Fe, Argentina Posts: 757 Rep Power: 645	Yes Mirta. It is used torque. __________________ Mer _______________________________________________ All that is now All that is gone All that's to come and everything under the sun is in tune, but the sun is eclipsed by the moon.

11-23-2007, 10:34 AM	#5
aleCcowaN Forum User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Posts: 46 Rep Power: 63	Torque is used, but it is considered a xenismo (foreign word used by some Spanish speakers). The word is spread in Mexican technical literature, the same way the word cupla is in Argentinian. I regret this kind of words were introduced by editor's style manuals such as McGraw-Hill Latinoamericana. The same style manuals "sanctioned" the word uni�n p-n for p-n junctions, which is called juntura p-n in Argentina, a really old Spanish word that means exactly what is needed in physics. Speaking of physics, par is the proper word in Spanish for torque: starting torque = par de arranque; torque (an engine, some rpm value) = par motor. __________________ Si razona el caballo �se acab� la equitaci�n! - c�saR brutO

11-23-2007, 11:31 AM	#6
mem286 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Santa Fe, Argentina Posts: 757 Rep Power: 645	According to the Routledge Technical Dictionary: torque (n) AUTO par motor m ELEC ENG par de torsión m MECH momento torsor m, par motor m, par torsor m, potencia f MECH ENG momento de par m, momento de torsión m, momento torsor m, par de fuerzas m, torque m PETR TECH momento torsor m PHYS torque m PROD momento de torsión m, momento de una fuerza m, par motor m, par torsor m, potencia f You're right Aleccowan... but people say "torque". If I were you, Mirta, I'd contact the client and ask what he/she prefers. Good luck! __________________ Mer _______________________________________________ All that is now All that is gone All that's to come and everything under the sun is in tune, but the sun is eclipsed by the moon.

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11-22-2007, 06:09 PM	#2
hormdp New Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Yes Mirta , you are right. Here in Argentina , in spanish , we use the same word " torque " and i remember mexicans books that using the same . Good luck Horatio

11-22-2007, 07:26 PM	#4
Mexican Translator Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 259 Rep Power: 411	Yes... my brother is a mechanic... he says "torque".

11-23-2007, 11:46 AM	#7
mirta Contributing User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 107 Rep Power: 48	Thank you very much to all of you!! I 've heard that torque is used in Spanish. But, in this case, "par motor" would be a better word. Your answers were really useful. Regards, M

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