timber

madera

Madera que se utiliza para construir edificios y otras estructuras grandes.

En inglés sencillo: Wood used for making buildings and other large structures.

• The house is built from timber.
• We ordered more timber for the roof.
• Does this yard sell timber for outdoor use?

Sinónimos: lumber

Expresiones frecuentes: timber yard, timber frame, building timber

viga

Pieza de madera que forma parte de un edificio o una estructura.

En inglés sencillo: A piece of wood used as part of a building or structure.

• One timber had split.
• They replaced the rotten timbers beneath the floor.
• Each timber must be cut to the correct length.

Sinónimos: beam

Expresiones frecuentes: heavy timber, roof timber, replace a timber

madera aserrada

Madera cortada en tamaños útiles y preparada para la construcción.

En inglés sencillo: Wood cut into useful sizes and prepared for building.

• They sell timber in standard sizes.
• The builder used treated timber for the fence.
• We stacked the freshly cut timber beside the workshop.

Sinónimos: lumber

Expresiones frecuentes: sawn timber, seasoned timber, treated timber

árboles maderables

Árboles que crecen en un bosque y pueden talarse para obtener madera.

En inglés sencillo: Trees growing in a forest that can be cut down for wood.

• The hillside has valuable timber.
• They bought land covered in mature timber.
• The company harvested timber from the northern forest.

Sinónimos: timberland, forest

Expresiones frecuentes: standing timber, timber harvest, mature timber

cuaderna

Pieza gruesa de madera que sostiene el armazón de un barco de madera.

En inglés sencillo: A heavy piece of wood that supports the frame of a wooden ship.

• The ship has oak timbers.
• Water had damaged several timbers in the hull.
• We heard the old boat’s timbers creak in the waves.

Sinónimos: beam, rafter

Expresiones frecuentes: ship timber, hull timber, curved timber

entibar

Colocar soportes o un armazón de madera para sostener algo.

En inglés sencillo: To provide wooden supports or a wooden frame for something.

• They timber the mine shafts.
• Workers timbered the tunnel before digging further.
• The crew must timber this section to support the roof.

Expresiones frecuentes: timber a shaft, timber a tunnel, timber a roof