Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

"carga y pega"

English translation:

"loading and shot-firing"

Added to glossary by Richard Hill
Sep 24, 2011 06:00
12 yrs ago
Spanish term

"carga y pega"

Spanish to English Tech/Engineering Mining & Minerals / Gems MIning/tunnelling with explosives
Se acordonará la zona de voladuras durante las fases de* “carga y pega”*, impidiendo el paso a las personas ajenas a la misma.

The inverted commas appear in the original text. I understand what is happening but would like a equivalent expression, if there is one.

TIA
Change log

Sep 29, 2011 14:15: Richard Hill Created KOG entry

Discussion

Richard Hill Sep 24, 2011:
Setting (explosive charges) is what came to mind before I looked into it further. Maybe the inverted commas are used precisely because it is a technical term, at least according to Routledge it is. But I'm not sure to tell you the truth.
matt robinson (asker) Sep 24, 2011:
Thanks for the input and links.
Your answer describes the process exactly, but due to the inverted commas in the original I was wondering if there was some more informal expression.
Otherwise how do you explain the inverted commas?
I may remove the commas, go with your answer and notify the client.

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"loading and shot-firing"

The references also show the term as one word, hyphenated or two words

PEGA DE EXPLOSIVOS: Surtir de dinamita los barrenos para explosionar
http://www.lawebdelminero.es/la_puta_mina/el_carbon/vocabula...

How the shot firing is undertaken is set out in the blasting specification and the shot firing rules.
http://www.hse.gov.uk/quarries/hardtarget/shotfiring.htm

Establishing loading and initiation patterns and reporting all variances prior to blast hole loading.
http://online.bhtafe.edu.au/index.cfm?fa=lsp.display&R=12454...

Routledge Spanish Technical Dictionary
pega de barrenos f
MINAS shot-firing, shotfiring, voladuras shot-by-shot firing
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loading and blasting

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