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Tornillo
This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word for November 10, 2009
tornillo (masculine noun (el)) — bolt, screw. Look up tornillo in the dictionary Vas a necesitar comparar unos 200 tornillos para hacer un mueble como ese. You're going to need to buy about 200 bolts to build a piece of furniture like that. |
This word is very annoying, as I found out last week when I tried to buy some. A screw and a bolt are entirely different. A bolt needs a nut.
How can you say tornillo and say you want a bolt, not a screw? :thinking: (We are talking about a hardware store here, not a disco.:rolleyes: - no jokes please :D) |
No sé lo que quieres. Tal vez necesites una alcayata :)
http://82.223.149.218/img_web_bigmat/alcayata.jpg |
Perikles, podrías pedir "pernos" (o "pernos, de esos que se ponen con tuercas").
http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/il...24/3258233.jpg Arriba, izquierda: bolt (en inglés), perno o tornillo (en español) Centro, izquierda: lo mismo Arriba, derecha: screw (en inglés), tornillo (en español) Centro, derecha, etc.: nut (en inglés), tuerca (en español) Abajo, derecha: no sé qué es. Self-tapping screw? |
abajo, derecha - self-tapping screw; also, 'tech screw'
hermit |
Perno
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I never heard that before Hernan, but it makes sense:lol:
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How about in Spain, irmamar? |
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And I agree with you about Chileno ;) :D |
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In some areas "tornillo" means both bolt and screw. In Mexico, you can use tornillo for bolt and "pija" for screw. But beware that the last word has some other meanings as well.
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