Glosario Ingles Mecánica

Asignatura: Ingles Mecánica

Sección: 501

Nombre del docente: Milena Sepúlveda.

Nombre del integrante: Diego Guerreo

Fecha de entrega: December 9, 2019

Contenido
I. Introducción.............................................................................................................................................................3
II. Desarrollo.................................................................................................................................................................4

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I. Introducción

En este trabajo de glosario se va conocer las estructuras gramaticales vista en clases y se

conocerás las frases, significación y ejemplos cada de unas de las herramientas que veremos en
este trabajo.

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1. Flat head screwdriver
Translation: Destornillador de cabeza plana
Use: It is a manual tool which has a flat tip and serves to rotate a fastener by means of the slot in
its head
Example: That screw can be loosened with the screwdriver.

2. Ajustable wrench
Translation: llave ajustable.
Use: It is a mounting tool, serves to tighten and loosen screws and nuts.
Example: The screw is tightened with the adjustable wrench

3. Extendable pliers
Translation: alicate extensible
Use: It is an adjustable type plier.
Example: that large bolt is loosened with the extendable pliers.

4. Long nose pliers

Translation: alicate de punta larga.
Use: It is a manual tool whose uses range from clamping parts to cutting, to remove retaining
rings, molding of different materials.
Example: Hold a screw that you needed to put a long distance.

5. Pressure pliers
Translation: Alicate de presión
Use: It is a manual tool, the pressure clamp allows you to hold a piece firmly, so that when you
close its tongs they are fixed immovably.
Example: Hold a screw to heat it.

6. Measuring tape
Translation: cinta métrica
Use: Measuring instrument consisting of a flexible graduated tape and can be rolled, making
transport easier. You can also measure curved lines and surfaces.
Example: With the tape I was able to measure the width of the vehicle's engine.

7. Claw hammer
Translation: martillo de orejas
Use: This hammer is associated with the work of wood, but it is not limited only to this, it also
helps with iron, aluminum and various materials.
Example: with the key hammer a tack.

8. Wrench
Translation: llave inglesa

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 Use: It is a manual tool used to loosen or adjust nuts and bolts.
Example: loosen a nut with the spanner.

9. Electric drill
Translation: taladro eléctrico
Use: It is a power tool, it is used to drill various materials. The holes are made by a material
removal process using tools called drill bits or perforating wicks for different materials.
Example: drill a wall with the drill.

10. Toolbox 
Translation: caja de herramientas
Use: A toolbox is a container used to organize, contain and transport tools.
Example: Store the hammer in the toolbox.

11. Saw
Translation: sierra
Use: The saw is a manual tool used to cut wood or other materials.
Example: cut wood with the saw.

12. Hacksaw
Translation: sierra para metales
Use: The metal saw is a cutting tool for metal or bones.
Example: Cut the exhaust pipe with the electric lock.

13. Cable cutter

Translation: cortador de cables
Use: It is a tool that by pressure makes clean cuts in wires or metallic wires.
Example: the cable must be cut to install the speaker.

14. Allen wrench

Translation: Llave Allen
Use: It is a type of tool used to screw the inner screws, measured in millimeters, which differs
from the whitworth measures in inches. In comparison with a screw it resists greater torque.
Example: That bolt must be tightened with the Allen key.

15. Pipe wrench

Translation: Llave de tubo
Use: The wrench is an adjustable wrench used to tighten, loosen or adjust parts that the wrench
would not be capable of. It is used to fit larger pieces.
Example: that tube must be loosened with the socket wrench.

16. Combination wrench

Translation: Llave combinada
Use: It is a manual tool used to tighten bolted elements using screws or nuts with hexagonal

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 heads mainly.
Example: the screw was adjusted with the combined wrench.

17. Torque wrench

Translation: Llave de torque
Use: It is often used in car shops, it is applied to give the screws the torque recommended by the
manufacturer, avoiding overvoltages and deformations of the parts.
Example: that cylinder head must be tightened with the torque wrench.

18. Cutting pliers

Translation: Alicate cortante
Use: It is a tool that is used to remove the insulation or the outer sheath of the cable.
Example: the cable is hair with the cutting pliers.

19. Vehicle Scanner

Translation: scanner de vehiculo
Use: The scanners have the function of detecting all the electronic control units that have been
installed in the car and can read the error codes in case there are any failures in the car.
Example: The car fault was found with the vehicle scanner.

20. Plugs
Translation: bujias
Use: It is the element that produces the ignition of the mixture of fuel and oxygen in the
cylinders, by means of a spark.
Example: That spark plug is not sparkling.

21. Hydraulic jack

Translation: Gata hidráulica
Use: Is a machine used for lifting loads
Example: this vehicle has to be lifted

22. Impact wrench

Translation: Llave de impacto
Use: It is a power tool with tube wrench designed to provide high torsional power with minimal
effort on the part of the user.
Example: this wheel bolt is taken out with the impact wrench

23. Metro foot

Translation: Pie de metro
Use: It is an instrument for measuring lengths that allows readings in millimeters and fractions of
inches
Example: This bolt is measured with the meter foot

24. Fixed caliber o Feeler.

Translation: Calibre fijo o Feeler

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 Use: Measuring instruments, which are essential, for the verification of measures, shapes and
relative positions of parts of the pieces.
Example: These bujias you have to calibrate with the feeler.

25. Tester.
Translation: Tester.
Use: This instructist is designed to solve problems of great variety. These include measurements
of voltage, current, resistors, voltage and intensity.
Example: This battery has to be measured with the tester.

26. Compesimeter.
Translation: Compresimetro.
Use: Measuring instruments, essential, for the verification of measures, shapes and relative
positions of the parts of the parts.
Example: This motor has to be measured with the compression meter.

27. Starting engine.

Translation: Motor de partida.
Use: The starter engine is responsible for overcoming the initial resistance of the servo
components of the engine when starting.
Example: To start the engine you have to give the starter.

28. Brake pad.

Translation: Pastilla de freno.
Use: They are essential within the car braking system as they provide the necessary friction to
the brake discs in such a way that when we operate the pedal, our vehicle stops.
Example: To stop the vehicle we need the brake pad.

29. Battery charger.

Translation: Cargador de batería.
Use: Is a device used to supply an electric current, in the opposite direction to the discharge
current, to a battery or rechargeable battery for it to recover its energy charge.
Example: That battery has to be charged with the battery charger.

30. Pliers take out insurance.

Translation: Alicate saca Seguro.
Use: It performs work with wires and cables and, thanks to their tip, can enter small cavities
where the fingers, for reasons of size, cannot enter.
Example: That bearing mass you have to take out the safety with the pliers pulls out sure.

31. Easel bench .

Translation: Banquillo caballete.
Use: They are support to support the weights of the vehicles.
Example: You have to put the face to the face of lowering the vehicle.

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32. Engine bench.
Translation: Banco para motor.
Use: It is a tool that is used to hold an engine, while making repairs to it.
Example: that engine you have to put in the engine bench to repair.

33. Chisel.
Translation: Cincel.
Use: It is a steel bar with hardened tip. Holds with one hand while hitting its end.
Example: You have to hit the chisel to remove the bolt.

34. Cicata.
Translation: Chicharra.
Use: It is a tool that has the ease of loosening and tightening bolt or nut in both directions.
Example: That bolt must be loosened with the chicharra.

35. key to nipple.

Translation: LLave para nipple.
Use: It is a tool to loosen and tighten pipe nut.
Example: That brake pipe has to be loosened with the niple wrench.

36. Round nose pliers.

Translation: Alicate punta redonda.
Use: It is a cutting and clamping pliers used by electricians and other craftsmen to bend or
reposition wireIt is a cutting and clamping pliers used by electricians and other craftsmen to
bend or reposition wire.
Example: That wire you have to be spiral shaped with the round tip pliers.

37. Vice.
Translation: Tornillo de banco.
Use: It is a tool that serves to give an effective grip.
Example: That iron must be tightened with the bench screw.

38. Rubber mallet.

Translation: Mazo de goma.
Use: This is an impact tool that is used to hit nearly finished workpieces, or form sheets and
leave no unwanted deformations.
Example: That bearing has to be hit with the rubber mallet.

39. Lima of Mechanic.

Translation: Lima.
Use: It is a manual tool used for the wear and tuning of parts of different materials such as
metal, plastic.
Example: that Fierro must be worn with the lime.

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40. Crosshair key.
Translation: Llave de cruceta.
Use: It is a tool used to tighten or loosen the screws that hold the tires of cars.
Example: That rim has to tighten the bolts with the crosshair wrench.

41. Torx key.

Translation: Llave torx.
Use: It is an L-shaped tool that looks like a screwdriver with a six-pointed star shape.
Example: That bolt has to be loosened with the torx key.

42. Filter pulls key.

Translation: Saca filtro.
Use: It is a tool to loosen and tighten the oil filter.
Example: That vehicle has to be replaced with the filter key.

43. mecanic oil.

Translation: Aceitera.
Use: Oil-containing container used to grease machinesOil-containing container used to grease
machines.
Example: That piston is lubricated with oil.

44. Emery angle.

Translation: Esmeril angular.
Use: It is a tool used for cutting, grinding and polishing.
Example: That iron must be cut with the angular grinder.

45. Take out bearing.

Translation: saca rodamiento.
Use: Is a mass bearing extraction tool.
Example: That bearing has to be removed with the bearing pull.