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útil de calibración

English translation: calibration tool/device

00:10 Sep 2, 2020
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Military / Defense
Spanish term or phrase: útil de calibración
I'm having trouble understanding the "útil" part. Seems like a noun is missing (like aparato). I think it might be something to do with "serviceability" or "utilization", but my head remains spinning. The subject matter of the document is "Desarrollo e integración de Sensores en Mástil y SCOMBA" (involving EMC testing, etc.) for military defense in Spain. Here are several examples from the source document:

- El montaje del útil de calibración y de los equipos de pruebas se detalla en la Figura YYY de la
norma XXX.

- La corriente en el conductor central del útil de calibración se monitorizará en el osciloscopio.

- Se medirá la corriente en el conductor central del útil de calibración
Seth Phillips
United States
Local time: 09:20
English translation:calibration tool/device
Explanation:
"Útil" as a noun can refer to a utensil or tool, so perhaps it's a "device" here.

"útil
...
1. m. Utensilio destinado a un uso manual o a una actividad profesional. U. m. en pl. Útiles de aseo, de labranza."
https://dle.rae.es/útil

https://tureng.com/en/spanish-english/util


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Robert Carter
Mexico
Local time: 07:20
Grading comment
Thanks a lot Robert. This makes sense, never knew útil could be a noun! ;)
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3 +6calibration tool/device
Robert Carter


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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
calibration tool/device


Explanation:
"Útil" as a noun can refer to a utensil or tool, so perhaps it's a "device" here.

"útil
...
1. m. Utensilio destinado a un uso manual o a una actividad profesional. U. m. en pl. Útiles de aseo, de labranza."
https://dle.rae.es/útil

https://tureng.com/en/spanish-english/util




Robert Carter
Mexico
Local time: 07:20
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks a lot Robert. This makes sense, never knew útil could be a noun! ;)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Hollywood: either would be perfectly ok IMO
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, David.
agree  philgoddard
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, Phil.
agree  Carol Gullidge
5 hrs
  -> Thanks, Carol.
agree  YESHWANT UMRALKAR
6 hrs
  -> Thanks, Yeshwant.
agree  neilmac: "Outil" is also tool in French...
7 hrs
  -> Merci beaucoup, Neil.
agree  Antonella Perazzoni
13 hrs
  -> Thanks, Antonella.
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