madera
lumber ; timber ; wood.
While this city does have some light industry of its own - mostly metal, lumber, and paper products - its unhurried atmosphere and quiet shady streets camouflage all signs of mercantile activity.
To match the small amount of existing furniture which was reused, internal joinery and furniture is in a light coloured timber.
This hierarchy shows a general subject area, buildings, and its subordinate subject areas: building materials, auxiliary construction practices, construction in specific materials, wood construction, roofing and so on.
alcohol de madera
wood alcohol
Wood alcohol, also called methyl alcohol or methanol, is an extremely poisonous chemical found in paint remover.
almacén de maderas
lumberyard
Working at the lumberyard pushing a tree through the buzz saw he accidentally sheared off all ten of his fingers.
armazón de madera
wood structure
As termites begin to eat into wood structures, the weakened structure of the wood will cause floors to creak with more frequency.
artesanía en madera
woodcraft
While living in upstate New York, Mark sold his woodcraft at craft shows and flea markets.
barniz para la madera
wood varnish
Oils extracted from these dried seeds are used for the preparation of resin, oil paints, polish, wood varnish and skin cream.
barniz para tratamiento de la madera
wood preservative
Materials covered in this booklet include: aerosols; deodorizers; cleaners; drain cleaners; fingernail polish/remover; handcleaners; moth crystals; oven cleaners; and wood preservatives.
barra redonda de madera
dowelling
It is sometimes necessary to weight the bottom of each map with a piece of dowelling to prevent curling up.
bloque de madera grabada
block
A special form of woodcut initial, common from the mid sixteenth to the mid eighteenth century, was the factotum, a square ornamental block with a hole through the middle into which a piece of type could be wedged, one block thus serving for any initial letter.
cabaña de madera
log cabin
wood cabin
Log cabins were considered symbols of democracy and the frontier spirit, and President Abraham Lincoln was viewed as a symbol of unity, hope, and the American dream of rising from a humble background to greatness.
The tent looked even more suited to the countryside than those wood cabins.
cabaña de troncos de madera
log cabin
wood cabin
Log cabins were considered symbols of democracy and the frontier spirit, and President Abraham Lincoln was viewed as a symbol of unity, hope, and the American dream of rising from a humble background to greatness.
The tent looked even more suited to the countryside than those wood cabins.
casa de madera
log house
wood house
In this little town of about a dozen log houses, they were initiated into the mysteries, pleasures, and sufferings of a gold-digger's life.
The picturesque harbor is lined with colorful wood houses and a few simple hotels.
casa de troncos de madera
log house
In this little town of about a dozen log houses, they were initiated into the mysteries, pleasures, and sufferings of a gold-digger's life.
comercio de la madera
lumbering
He taught school for a short time, and subsequently engaged in lumbering for one year.
con estructura de madera
timber-framed
The first phase of occupation was represented by at least one timber-framed house with a central hearth, dated to the early 13th c.
conservante de la madera
wood preservative
Materials covered in this booklet include: aerosols; deodorizers; cleaners; drain cleaners; fingernail polish/remover; handcleaners; moth crystals; oven cleaners; and wood preservatives.
con vigas de madera
wood-beamed
Tucked away under a sloping wood-beamed ceiling, this cosy room has roof views and romance aplenty - -though you'll need to mind your head in the bathroom.
cubierto con paneles de madera de roble
oak panelled
The oak panelled rooms are occasionally used for official visits.
cuña de madera
wooden quoin
When a book was to be printed from type the pages were locked up in the composing room, usually with wooden furniture and quoins although metal furniture and mechanical quoins were used increasingly from the mid century.
de estructura de madera
timber-framed
The first phase of occupation was represented by at least one timber-framed house with a central hearth, dated to the early 13th c.
de madera
wooden
Wooden shelves are better than metal shelves because of the conductivity factor.
estructura de madera
wood structure
As termites begin to eat into wood structures, the weakened structure of the wood will cause floors to creak with more frequency.
grabado en madera [Impresión o estampa hecha mediante moldes de madera grabada]
woodcut
wood engraving
A chapbook is a small book, without covers, containing about eight or twelve pages of popular matter or songs, with usually a woodcut on the title page.
Despite the incompetence of most eighteenth-century block-makers, woodcuts never quite disappeared, and they returned to favour in the delicate form called 'wood-engraving' at the end of the hand-press period.
guarnición de madera
wooden furniture
When a book was to be printed from type the pages were locked up in the composing room, usually with wooden furniture and quoins although metal furniture and mechanical quoins were used increasingly from the mid century.
impresión en plancha de madera
woodblock printing
The greatest boost to the spreading of knowledge through vastly increased book production was the invention of woodblock printing which was well developed by the late 9th century.
industria de la madera, la
timber industry, the
lumber industry, the
lumber trade, the
timber trade, the
The author discusses historico-geographical approaches to studying New Zealand's frozen meat and timber industries.
The heart of the dispute is the claim that the Canadian lumber industry is unfairly subsidized by the federal and provincial governments.
The softwood lumber trade dispute between the US and Canada is the largest and longest lasting dispute between the two countries.
Countries with lots of forest stand to benefit from the lucrative timber trade, but at what cost to their ecological footprint?.
instrumento de viento de madera
woodwind
Instead of valves like a brass instrument has, the sax has keys like a woodwind.
letra de madera
wood letter
Wood letter was also produced in Europe but less copiously than in the United States, where later technical advances included die-stamping in place of pantographic copying, and wood letter with veneered and enamelled faces.
madera a la deriva
driftwood
The photographs show the genesis of his creations from the source of inspiration (stones, driftwood, jawbones of animals) through his drawings and maquettes to the finished sculptures.
madera blanda
softwood
The softwood lumber trade dispute between the US and Canada is the largest and longest lasting dispute between the two countries.
madera contrachapada
plywood
When appropriate, give the material(s) of which the object is made; e.g., 1 diorama (various pieces) : plywood and papier mâché.
madera cortada a contrafibra
end-grain wood
The normal procedure was to fasten several pieces of end-grain wood together to make one large block.
madera de abedul
birch wood
This article describes the interior decoration, including the birch wood shelving and furniture, lighting and wall tapestry by a local artist.
madera de almendro
almond wood
Another cook works the wood-burning oven, stoking it with almond wood, moving the coals to the back and taking the pizzas in and out with a long-handled peel.
madera de árbol frutal
fruit wood
For most of the period woodcuts for letterpress printing were made of a hard, fine-grained wood (such as box or a fruit wood) cut into the side of the plank along the grain.
madera de coníferas
softwood
The softwood lumber trade dispute between the US and Canada is the largest and longest lasting dispute between the two countries.
madera de fresno
ash wood
Traditionally, the seeds are ground with a pestle made from ash wood.
madera de frondosas
hardwood
Fine-grained hardwoods were preferred, nearly always cut across the grain, although the largest size types were sometimes cut on the plank.
madera de olivo
olive wood
Products made from olive wood are as beautiful as they are solid, and durable.
madera de teca
teak
Indian teak was extensively used by Indian and foreign shipbuilders because of its high quality.
madera dura
hardwood
Fine-grained hardwoods were preferred, nearly always cut across the grain, although the largest size types were sometimes cut on the plank.
madera encontrada en la playa
driftwood
The photographs show the genesis of his creations from the source of inspiration (stones, driftwood, jawbones of animals) through his drawings and maquettes to the finished sculptures.
madera para hacer cerillas
matchwood
There are a number of reasons explaining the critical shortage of suitable matchwood in India.
madera para hacer fósforos
matchwood
There are a number of reasons explaining the critical shortage of suitable matchwood in India.
madera petrificada
petrified wood
This type of petrified wood is green, it's made out of jasper and calcedony and comes from Oregon.
madera requemeda
charred wood
Her works include installation pieces made of flattened metal, charred wood, or pieces of chalk stone suspended on wire.
madera resinosa
softwood
The softwood lumber trade dispute between the US and Canada is the largest and longest lasting dispute between the two countries.
mazo de madera
mallet
Finally the quoins were driven home with a mallet and 'shooting stick' to lock the forme up tightly.
negocio de la madera
lumbering
He taught school for a short time, and subsequently engaged in lumbering for one year.
pala de madera
wooden peel
Racks for this purpose were fixed below the ceiling of the warehouse or other drying room and doublings of one or two dozen sheets were lifted on to them two at a time with a wooden peel, a tool similar to the peel with which bakers used to load and unload their ovens = Con este propósito se colocaban estantes por debajo del techo del almacén u otro tipo de secadero y los paquetes de folios impresos a dos caras de una o dos docenas de hojas se ponían sobre ellos de dos en dos con una pala de madera, una herramienta similar a la pala que usaban los panaderos para llenar y vaciar sus hornos.
paseo construido de madera
boardwalk
Needing a moment to collect my thoughts yesterday, I opted for a quick walk along the boardwalk.
paseo marítimo de madera
boardwalk
Needing a moment to collect my thoughts yesterday, I opted for a quick walk along the boardwalk.
pasta de madera
wood pulp [woodpulp]
Wood pulp can be made either by grinding up untreated logs (when it is called mechanical wood, or groundwood), or by digesting wood chips chemically (chemical wood).
pasta de madera triturada
groundwood
mechanical wood
Wood pulp can be made either by grinding up untreated logs (when it is called mechanical wood, or groundwood), or by digesting wood chips chemically (chemical wood).
Wood pulp can be made either by grinding up untreated logs (when it is called mechanical wood, or groundwood), or by digesting wood chips chemically (chemical wood).
pasta de madera triturada químicamente
chemical wood
Wood pulp can be made either by grinding up untreated logs (when it is called mechanical wood, or groundwood), or by digesting wood chips chemically (chemical wood).
piso de madera
wood flooring
floor boarding
plank floor
Wooden flooring such as parquet is becoming more and more popular around the world.
This is difficult to do, so plumbers frequently cut a notch out of the top of the joists and lay the pipe just below the floor boarding.
It still has its original plank floors and vintage pool table.
plancha de madera [En imprenta, molde de madera con un grabado en relieve utilizado para imprimir]
wood block [woodblock]
Colour printing from suites of wood blocks, used hitherto chiefly for separate prints, became common for book illustration in the 1840s and soon afterwards for the printed covers of yellow-backs.
prensa de madera [En imprenta, nombre dado a la primeras prensas hechas de madera]
wooden press
The iron hand-presses, however, were not much more productive than the wooden presses which they replaced.
productos artesanos en madera
woodcraft
While living in upstate New York, Mark sold his woodcraft at craft shows and flea markets.
revestimiento con paneles de madera
wainscoting [wainscotting]
This article describes the arrangements for financing and carrying out the wainscoting and retiling of the library roof at Merton College, Oxford, UK, in 1502-3.
revestimiento de paredes con paneles de madera
wood panelling
The following two combinations of furniture will present differente meanings: a leather chair, plush carpets and wood panelling versus leather bound books, carved oak book cases and a computer.
sellador para madera
wood sealer
You can apply a thin layer of a wood sealer on the jambs so the wood will not absorb the stain as fast or you can wipe the jambs down with mineral spirits.
serrar madera
saw + wood
He was both tired and hungry, so he asked a man who was outside sawing wood if he could put him up for the night.
sin madera
woodfree
A curious technical term, 'woodfree', should be mentioned here: it refers to paper that contains no mechanical wood, although it may contain any amount of chemical wood.
suelo de madera
wood flooring
floor boarding
plank floor
Wooden flooring such as parquet is becoming more and more popular around the world.
This is difficult to do, so plumbers frequently cut a notch out of the top of the joists and lay the pipe just below the floor boarding.
It still has its original plank floors and vintage pool table.
talla de madera
wood carving
The author discusses the abstract style and patterns of Norwegian folk art, especially weaving, embroidery, and wood carving.
tallado en madera
wood carving
The author discusses the abstract style and patterns of Norwegian folk art, especially weaving, embroidery, and wood carving.
tallista en madera
wood-carver
Kubbestols are Norwegian log chairs still made by some wood-carvers in Minnesota.
tener madera de
be cut out for
have + (all) the makings of
If you consider eating out a couple times a week a necessity rather than a lark, you aren't cut out for living on a shoestring.
Ann's well-bred black colt is now two years old, and in her eyes, has all the makings of a champion.
tocar madera
touch + wood
knock on + wood
Some people cross their first and second fingers for luck, or touch wood for luck, when they say something that they want to come true.
People often knock on wood when they make a statement which seems to tempt fate.
tornillo de madera
wooden screw
The difference between a press with a wooden screw and one with a metal screw was important because the former was able to develop little more than half the power developed by the latter from an equal pull on the bar.
tornillo para madera
wood screw
Chapters cover the following topics: cleaning drains, faucet repairs, fire extinguishers, the flush tank, the fuse box, sanding and sharpening, handsaws, hangers, nails and wood screws, and pliers and wrenches.
vivienda con estructura de madera
frame dwelling
To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.
