Thread: Dog

Hello everyone,

Can you please help me, in order to translate "dog" into Spanish?
I mean, "dog" for the hardware of the house.

The paragraph says: "Please don't paint the dogs".

Thank you in advance

can you please say a bit more about the paragraph to be translated?

Yes, of course. The paragraph is related to the tasks that the workers have to perform on the house, while marking the lines of utilities.

Paragraph reads:

"Please take care and don't paint the sidewalk, trees, fences, dogs or lights of the house."

I hope this could be helpful,

Regards

Jack

Doesn't dog refer to perro?

I don't think so, Mariana. Would you paint a dog, even if you don't have a sign to forbid it?

Hi Jack,

I think the person who said or wrote that phrase was joking around. I've never heard the word "dog" used to describe hardware. After all, why would you paint a tree?

Dear people, I guess that you don't follow me.

Accordingly to the dictionary, dog: any of various usually simple mechanical devices for holding, gripping, or fastening that consist of a spike, bar, or hook.

the text that I have to translate is included in a very important manual for employees. They have to mark the facilities that cross a land.

Now, my only question...How would you translate in this case "dog" into Spanish?

Cheers!

Write this in google:
define:dog

Among the tons of definitions (ever thought a dog was so many things?) you can find "tope".

I think that "bisagra" is not really a dog, since there is a word for that, which is "hinge".

Bye!

Hi Veronica,

Sorry, I'm more confused now...no one said "bisagra" as a good translation for "dog".
Now I'm thinking that "Herraje" could be the best option.

What do you think about it? Besides, it make sense on the context...

I found these def. among others:

"Blocking element designed to limit or stop a mobile element, generally for a drawer of a piece of furniture or a table"

"A metal fitting used to close hatches, covers, and other compartments"

"A hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward "

I don't know if there is a word in spanish, but it sounds more like tope to me, isn't herraje a horse shoes?