Failure (falla)

Failure of any system or machinery

Ex. The control panel has a failure

Fire (fuego)

Result of the spark made by the cycle

Ex. The cycle of Otto makes a spark that causes the fire that
burns the gases

Fixed ladder (escala)

Scale used for temperature measurement

Ex. Absolute zero (Kelvin) refers to -273.15 C
(Celsius)
Freight (flete):

goods, charge, or lading transported for pay, whether by water, land, or air.

Ex: I need my agencys freight to charge my mercancy.

Forwarder ( consolidador)

a person or company that arranges shipping and customs documents for several
shipments from different companies, putting them together to form one large
shipment

ex: my forwarder is very efficient.

Gasoline (Gasolina)

Substance used in engines

Ex. Fuel (mainly gasoline) to carry out the combustion stages

Gloves (guantes)

Tool used in the manipulation of certain machinery

Ex. You need those gloves to hold the hot machine
Grains (granos)

a seed or seeds from a plant, especially a plant like a grasssuch as rice or wheat

ex: my Company has the best quality in grains.

gross weight (peso bruto):

meaning: The total weight, including contents, packaging.

Ex: it is to important to consider that the gross weight includes all the package.
General export license ( licencia general de exportacin)

Meaning: Government authorization to export without specific documentary

approval.

Ex: we have to had our license on valild.

Height (altura)

Meaning: the distance from the top to the bottom of something.

Ex: some boats has the highest sailing boat.

Haulage (acarreo)
Meaning: the business of moving things by road or railway.
Ex: my agency needs someone who haulage the grown we selled

.
Hot air (aire caliente)

Air at an extremely high temperature

Ex. Hot air generator type WS for pressurized burners
according to DIN 4794 for gas oil, natural gas and G.L.P.
Operation in vertical or horizontal position.

House tank (tanque de servicio)

Tank is equipped with cooling zones and is located on adjustable feet.

Ex. The house tank is under very high pressure

Hydrostatic pressure (presin hidrosttica)

Part of the pressure due to the weight of a fluid at rest.

Ex. The hydrostatic pressure causes, in resting fluids, a

force perpendicular to the walls of the container
Ice machine (mquina de refrigeracin)

Designed to take the heat energy from one specific area

and evacuate it to another.
Ex. The ice machine consumes a lot of energy for its
cooling cycle

Immersin battery (batera de inmersin)

Battery is in charge of supplying the power of onboard

for the propulsion and auxiliaries.
Ex. The immersion battery takes all the energy to the
machine.
Import (importar)

Meaning: to buy or bring in products from another country.

Ex: we like to import the higest quality of products to have success when it sells.

Insurance (seguro)

Meaning: an agreement in which you pay a company money and they pay
your costs if you have an accident, injury.

Ex: He took a job with an insurance company.

Invoice (factura):

Meaning: a list of things provided or work done together with their cost,
for payment at a later time.

Ex: if you do not have a invoice you cannot claim if something does not work.
Journey (viaje):

Meaning: the act of travelling from one place to another, especially in a vehicle,
airplane or ship.

Ex: our passanger loves to jorney on a safe way.

Joint survey (inspeccion conjunta):

Meaning: A rate applicable from a point on one transportation line to a point on

another line, made by agreement and published in a single tariff by all
transportation lines over which the rate applies.

Ex: we have to make a joint survey vessel.

Jet compressor (compresor de chorro)

Air and gas pumps operating on the jet principle,

with a moderately high vacuum, using live steam or
compressed air as the driving force
Ex. The jet compressor has the proper motor force

Junction box (caja de conexiones)

Is a container of electrical connections, usually

intended to conceal them from view and discourage
manipulation.
Ex. The term junction box may also be used for a
larger item, such as a piece of urban furniture

Jet condenser (condensador de chorro)

Jet capacitors in which the cooling water, condensate

and non-condensable gases are evacuated by means
of a single pump, are referred to as jet capacitors, low
vacuum and low level.
Ex. The cooling water and the non-condensable gases
in the jet condenser circulate in the same direction.
Kerosene engine (Motor de petrleo)

Internal combustion engine which uses the explosion

of a fuel, caused by a spark, to expand a gas thus
pushing a piston. There are two and four times. The
thermodynamic cycle used is known as Otto Cycle.

Ex. The kerosene engine with the material derived

from petroleum is used in the cycle of Otto

Kingbolt (perno maestro)

It is a piece that is used to hold or hold a different one,

forming part of some type of device or mechanism.
Ex. The kingbolt are of excellent quality

Knot (nudo):

Meaning: a join made by tying together the ends of a pieces of string.

Ex: the ship travel needs many knots peer mile.

Kilogram (kilogramo):

Meaning: a unit of mass equal to 1,000 grams.

Ex: an scal supports more than 1000 kilogram.

Lashing (trinca):

Meaning: the punishment of being hit with a whip.

Ex: the mercancy is lashing by the coworkers .

Leak (fuga o derrame):

Meaning: (of a liquid or gas) to escape from a hole or crack in

a pipe or container; (of a container) to allow liquid or gas to escape.

Ex: we suffer a petroleum leak.

Lockscrew (tornillo de seguridad)

Screw with high resistance

Ex. The Lockscrew is a well-known Company

Low gear (engranaje de baja velocidad)

Machine whose movement is generated by a motor

(whether electric, explosion or other) needs the speed of
said motor to adapt to the speed necessary for the
proper operation of the machine.

Ex. You need to change the low gear to improve the

quality of the machine

Lubricant (lubricante)

Which, placed between two moving parts, does not degrade,

and also forms a layer that prevents its contact, allowing its
movement even at high temperatures and pressures.
Ex.
The lubricants are very good to avoid frictions that affect the
performance or the design of the machine
Mariner (mariner)

Meaning: a person who directs or assists in the navigation of a ship

Ex: my uncle is a mariner.

Merchandise (mercancia):

Meaning: goods that are bought and sold.

Ex: my mom import merchandise.

Master (dominar):

Meaning: the person who owns, cares for, and controls anything.

Ex: I am a master in math.

Monkey wrench (llave inglesa)

Hand tool used to loosen or tighten nuts and bolts

Ex. The Monkey wrench is an excellent tool to not
damage the elements

Multistage turbine (turbina de expansin

mltiple)

Generic name given to most of the

turbomachinery. These are machines of fluid,
through which a fluid passes continuously, and it
delivers its energy through an impeller with
vanes or blades.

Ex. The Multistage turbine must be maintained

to avoid leaks that damage the blades
Navigation (navegacion)

Meaning: the act of directing a ship, aircraft, etc. from one place to another,
or the science of finding a way from one place to another.

Ex: I would like to navigate someday.

Net weight (peso neto):

Meaning: the weight of actual goods, excluding packing materials.

Ex: I need to know the net weight of the totally of eggs.

Nickel copper alloy (aleacin de cobre y nquel)

Copper alloy, nickel (Cu + Ni) and solid elements,

such as iron and manganese. This heavy non-
ferrous metal does not corrode in seawater, since its
electrode potential is neutral with respect to
seawater. For this reason, it is used for pipes, heat
exchangers, distillation apparatus and condensers
Ex. Nickel copper alloy is commonly used in pipes
as it is water resistant

Nitro cotton (algodn plvora)

It is used in the manufacture of explosives, rocket

propellants, celluloid (transparent base for emulsions
of photographic films) and as raw material in the
production of paints, lacquers, varnishes, inks,
sealants and other similar products.
Ex. It is very common that the nitro cotton is in the form
of normal cotton

Nozzle plate (tobera plana)

These types of nozzles are very useful when

you need to apply heat on a wide surface.
They are convenient, for example, at the time
to shrink or heat specific points.
Ex. Nozzle plate is useful for applying heat evenly