Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
rebaba de hierro caliente.
English translation:
(hot) slag
Spanish term
United States
24 years of experience in many countries
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English to French, and 6 more.
rebaba de hierro caliente.
Colleagues from Spain, feel free to send me your suggestions as well.
It's a translation of a legal deposition done to someone from Mexico. This was done for an American attorney and a witness from this country. He is a construction worker and technician.
This is for Latin People living in The United States and Americans readers. Is okay to translate it as bur of hot iron?
Here is the full paragraph:
Attorney: Can you please tell us how your accident occurred?
Mexican witness:
Yo estaba trabajando en una obra de construcción cerca de Los Angeles, California cuando una rebaba de hierro caliente me cayó en la parte derecha de mi rostro y me salpicó el ojo. Esto me afectó gravemente el ojo derecho y el doctor me dijo que estoy perdiendo la visión en ese ojo. Nosotros poniamos estos materiales en canastas y carretas.
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Proposed translations
Peru
Earth Sciences, Engineering & Mechanics
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
(hot) slag
The word "rebaba" strictly speaking is burr (or bur) but it is attached to the piece, what flies off is the slag, especially when hot.
| Muchas gracias Maria. Saludos, Yugoslavia. |
| Estimada señorita Maria, Gracias por su ayuda. Se me olvidó preguntarle que yo noté que la palabra hierro no fue traducida cuando me envió la sugerencia ayer. |
Reference comments
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Why don't you do some research yourself?
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Note added at 1 heure (2024-03-08 11:06:25 GMT)
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Flash, also known as casting fin or burrs, is any unwanted and excess material attached to a cast. It's typically a thin sheet of metal that ...
| Thanks for your help Miss Askew. I did some research and I posted my own version of the translation when I posted the Kudoz question,I'm asking for the opinions of the translators because this is Mexican Spanish. Mexican Spanish is not my first language. |
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: And I agree withn your comment as well. It would seem to be less trouble than posting the question.
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Yes, it's a simple thing just to do some research.
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