brake dive
OK, this is semi technical jargon, but not at an engineering level or any such.
I´m looking for the term Brake Dive and haven´t found any convincing translations so far.
When a vehicle, especially a motorcycle, brakes firmly, the nose of the vehicle droops, and we call that ´brake dive´. It´s a bit of a technical term for car guys, but very much everyday common speech among motorcyclists.
I´ve been planning on using ´saltar´ as I thought I saw it in a magazine once, but can´t find that anymore, and am just not sure.
so, please, if anyone knows how to say
´Brake dive´
or
´´Dive under braking´´
I´d be much obliged.
THANKS.
3 Answers
Se dice clavar los frenos.
Sorry couldn't find anything for your question but for future reference I did find this list: and if you don't get any joy here that might be a place to ask too:
ABS ABS
Accelerator pump (component of some carburettors) Bomba de aceleración
Accident Accidente; Caída
Additive Aditivo
Aerodynamics Aerodinámica
Air (as a part of the fuel/air mixture) Comburente
Air box Caja de filtro
Air cooling Refrigeración por aire
Air filter Filtro de aire
Alternator Alternador
Aluminium Aluminio
Anti-theft device Antirrobo
Antidive Antidive
Antifreeze Anticongelante
Autoignition Autoencendido
Axis Eje
Axle Eje
BDC PMI
Back (e.g. wheel) Trasera (or trasero depending on gender of noun)
Balaclava Sotocasco (literally "underhelmet")
Balance shaft Árbol de equilibrado
Ball race Bolas, rulemán de (see also under "bearing")
Battery Batería
Bead (of tyre) Talón de un neumático
Bearing Rulemán (also Rúleman); Rodamiento; Cojinete (There seems to be a lot of debate about the distinction between "cojinete" and "rodamiento", both of which are frequently translated as "bearing". Looking through bearing manufacturers' Spanish catalogues (mmmm!) it seems that "cojinete" is the more generic term, ranging from simple bushes ("cojinetes lisos") to complex assemblies and "rodamiento" tends to mean roller bearings or other assemblies. The degree of debate suggests they are interchangeable in general usage. If you need to know the gory details, there is a useful article (in Spanish) at http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodamiento)
Belt Correa
Big end Muñequilla
Bike Moto
Biker Motero
Bodywork Carrocería
Bolt Perno; Tornillo
Boot Bota
Bore (of cylinder) Diámetro
Bottom dead centre (in engine) Punto Muerto Inferior
Boxer (motor) Boxer
Brake caliper Pinza de freno
Brake disc Disco de freno
Brake drum Tambor de freno
Brake fluid Líquido de frenos
Brake pad Pastilla de freno
Brake pedal (i.e. rear brake lever) Palanca de freno
Brake shoe Zapata de freno
Brakes Frenos
Bulb (i.e. light bulb) Bombilla; Lámpara
Bush Casquillo; Buje; Cojinete liso
Butterfly (valve) Mariposa
Cable Cable de mando (used for control cables - brake, clutch, throttle, etc)
Cam Leva
Camshaft Árbol de levas
Capacitor Condensador
Capacity (of engine) Cilindrada
Carbon fibre Fibra de carbono
Carbon monoxide Monóxido de carbono
Carbonisation Carbonilla
Carburant (i.e. fuel) Carburante
Carburation Carburación
Carburetter Carburador
Carburettor needle Aguja del carburador
Carcass of tyre Carcasa de neumático
Cartridge forks Horquilla de cartucho
Casing (Usually engine but also pumps, drive shaft, etc) Cárter
Catalyst Catalizador
Catalytic converter Catalizador
Centre of gravity Centro de gravedad
Chain Cadena
Chain drive Transmisión por cadena
Chain link Eslabón
Choke Starter (N.B. although the Spanish use the English word, it means choke and not starter motor - see "arranque")
Circuit (racing) Circuito (carrera); Pista
Circuit breaker Interruptor; Ruptor
Circuit breaker contacts Platinos
Clearance Holgura
Clutch Embrague
Clutch basket Campana de embrague
Clutch plate Disco de embrague
Coking Carbonilla
Collector pipe Colector de escape
Combustion Combustión
Combustion chamber Cámara de combustión
Compression Compresión
Compression ratio Relación de compresión
Condenser Condensador
Connecting rod Biela
Conrod Biela
Consumption (fuel) Consumo
Contamination Contaminación
Continuously variable transmission Variador constante de velocidad
Controls Mandos
Cooling Refrigeración
Cooling circuit Circuito de refrigeración
Cooling fin Aleta de refrigeración
Corner Curva
Countersteering Contramanillar
Cover (1) (noun, e.g. of clutch) Cubierta
Cover (2) (i.e. bike cover) Funda
Crank bearings (collective term for the set of) Bancada
Cranking pressure Presión de compresión
Crankshaft Cigüeñal
Crankshaft counterweights Guitarras del cigüeñal (Latin America); Contrapesos del cigueñal (Spain)
Crankshaft journal Gorrón de apoyo
Crash (noun) Accidente; Caída
Crown of piston Cabeza del pistón
Curve Curva
Cylinder Cilindro
Cylinder block Bloque de cilindros
Cylinder head Culata
Cylinder lining Camisa del cilindro
DOHC Doble árbol de levas en la culata
Dead centre (TDC, BDC) Punto muerto
Decompression valve Descompresor
Desmodromic Desmodrómico
Detonation Detonación
Diameter Diámetro
Disc brakes Freno de disco
Disk lock Candado freno
Displacement Cilindrada
Downpipe Colector de escape
Drive train (in shaft drive system) Árbol de transmisión
Drum brakes Freno de tambor
Dry sump Cárter seco
Dual carriageway Autovía (compare autopista)
Earplugs Tapones para oídos
Efficiency Rendimiento
Electrical system Instalación eléctrica
Electrolyte Electrolito
End pipe (includes silencer) Tubo de escape
Engine balance Equilibrado del motor
Engine block Bloque de cilindros
Engine braking Freno motor
Engine mountings Anclajes del motor
Engine noise and vibration when engine is labouring at low revs Picado de biela
Engine torque Par motor
Exhaust (-stroke or -system) Escape
Exhaust gases Gases de escape
Exhaust pipe (includes silencer) Tubo de escape
Exhaust tract Conducto de escape
Exhaust valve Válvula de escape
Expansion chamber (in 2-stroke exhaust) Tubarro
Expansion tank (cooling circuit) Vaso de expansión
Explosion Explosión
Fading (of brakes) Fading
Fairing Carenado
Fall (noun) Accidente; Caída
Fan Ventilador
Feeler gauge Galgas; Pastillas calibradas
Flame front velocity Velocidad de combustión
Float chamber (of carburettor) Cuba del carburador
Flywheel Volante de inercia
Footpeg Estribo (literally stirrup); Reposapiés
Footrest Estribo (literally stirrup); Reposapiés
Forced cooling Forzada, sistema de refrigeración
Fork leg Barra (de horquilla)
Fork slider Botella (de horquilla)
Forks Horquilla
Four stroke Cuatro tiempos
Frame Bastidor
Friction Fricción
Front (e.g. wheel) Delantera (or delantero depending on gender of noun)
Fuel (as a part of the fuel/air mixture) Combustible
Fuel filter Filtro de gasolina
Fuel pump Bomba de gasolina
Fuelling Alimentación
Fuse Fusible
Garage (repair shop) Taller
Gasket Junta
Gasoline Gasolina
Gauge Galga
Gear (1) (wheel) Engranaje
Gear (2) (ratio) Marcha; Velocidad
Gear lever Palanca de cambio
Gear selector/shift/change fork Horquilla de cambio
Gearbox Caja de cambio
Gears (i.e. the gear ratios collectively) Cambio de marchas
Generator Generador
Gland Empaquetadura
Glass fibre Fibra de vidrio
Gloves Guantes
Grandstand Tribuna
Grease Grasa
Grid (on racetrack) Parrilla
Grip Adherencia; Agarre
Grip (on handlebar) Puño
Gudgeon pin Bulón del pistón
Handlebar Manillar
Hanging off Descolgarse
Headlight Faro
Heat exchanger Intercambiador de calor
Helicoil Helicoil
Helmet Casco
Hemispherical chamber (combustion) Hemisférica, cámara
Horsepower Caballo de vapor; CV
Hose, hydraulic Latiguillo
Housing Alojamiento
Hydraulic circuit Hidráulico, circuito
Hydraulic piston (e.g. in brake or clutch) Bombín
Hydrocarbon Hidrocarburo
Ignition Encendido
Ignition advance Avance de encendido
Immobiliser/Ignition lock Cerradura de contacto
Indicator Intermitencia
Induction Admisión
Induction and exhaust Distribución (N.B. not electrical distribution)
Induction valve Válvula de admisión
Inertia Inercia
Injection (fuel) Inyección
Injector Inyector
Inlet tract Conducto de admisión
Inner tube Cámara de neumático
Input shaft (of gearbox) Árbol primario de cambio
Instruments Instrumentos
Intake Admisión
Intake valve Válvula de admisión
Intercom Intercomunicador
Internal combustion Combustión interna
Iron Hierro
Jacket Chaqueta
Jet (of carburettor) Surtidor del carburador
Joint Junta
Key Llave
Kilogram Kilogramo
Kilometre Kilómetro
Kilowatt Kilovatio
Knee slider Taco de rozamiento
Knock Detonación
Lambda sensor (oxygen sensor in catalytic exhaust) Sonda lambda
Lamp Bombilla; Lámpara
Lap Vuelta
Lead tetraethyl Tetraetilo de plomo
Lever (on handlebar - brake, clutch, etc) Maneta
Light(bulb) socket Casquillo
Lighting Iluminación
Lights Luces
Limit of grip Límite de adherencia
Locking pin Fiador
Locknut (In English, the term locknut is used for both a nut screwed down on another to secure it, and a self-locking nut (q.v.). This is the former.) Tuerca candado
Locus of the contact patch around the tyre Banda de rodadura
Low pressure (as in the cylinder during the induction stroke) Depresión
Lubricant Lubricante
Lubrication Lubricación
Lubrication circuit Circuito de lubricación
Magneto Magneto
Manometer Manómetro; Vacuómetro
Mechanical losses (of a motor) Pérdidas mecánicas
Mirror Espejo
Mixture Mezcla
Moment of inertia Momento de inercia
Monocoque Monocasco, chasis
Motor Motor
Motorbike Moto
Motorway Autopista (compare autovía)
Muffler Silenciador
Multicylinder Pluricilíndrico
Needle cage bearing Jaula de agujas
Neutral (gearbox) Punto muerto
Nikasil (Nickel/silicon carbide hardening process for alloy cylinders) Nikasil
Nut Tuerca
O-ring Junta tórica
OHV (overhead valve) OHV
Octane number Octano, número de
Off-road bike Campo, moto de
Oil Aceite
Oil control ring Rascador, segmento
Oil filter Filtro de aceite
Oil level Nivel de aceite
Oil level window Ojo de buey (literally "ox eye" - also means porthole)
Oil pressure Presión de aceite
Oil pump Bomba de aceite
One-piece race suit Mono
Otto cycle Ciclo de Otto
Output shaft (of gearbox) Árbol secundario de cambio Overtake Adelantamiento
Oxidation Oxidación
Oxidisation Oxidación
Paddock girls Chicas de paddock
Paddock stand Caballete
Padlock Candado
Pannier Maleta
Parabolic reflector Parábola
Pass (as in overtake) Adelantamiento
Passenger Pasajero
Petrol Gasolina
Pillion Pasajero
Pinking Detonación
Piston (1) (hydraulic) Émbolo
Piston (2) (in engine, as opposed to hydraulic) Pistón
Piston pin Bulón del pistón
Piston rings Aros del pistón; Segmentos
Piston skirt Falda del pistón
Pollution Contaminación
Port (e.g. exhaust or transfer in a two-stroke engine) Lumbrera
Power Potencia
Power jet (additional injector in a 2-stroke carburettor) Power jet
Power/ignition stroke Expansión
Pre-ignition Preencendido
Pressure release valve (of radiator) Tapón del radiador
Pressure wave Onda de presión
Production (as opposed to prototype) Serie (e.g. "motos de serie")
Profile (i.e. height of tyre) Altura; Perfil
Progressive suspension Suspensión progresiva
Pulley Polea
Puncture Pinchazo
Pushrod Taqué; Varilla (usage is a little confusing - both terms are widely translated as pushrod but there is a diagram at http://mecanicavirtual.iespana.es/hazlo-taques.htm which labels the part of the pushrod in contact with the cam as "Taqué" and the length of the rod as "varilla")
Race (i.e. lots of riders trying to go faster than each other. For the type of bearing, see "Ball race") Carrera
Racetrack Circuito (carrera); Pista
Radial tyre Neumático, radial
Radiator Radiador
Ram air Ram air
Range (on a full tank) Autonomía; Alcance
Rear Trasera (or trasero depending on gender of noun)
Rear view mirror Retrovisor
Reciprocating mass (i.e. the pistons and conrods) Masa alternativa
Rectifier Rectificador
Reed valve Válvula de láminas
Regulator Regulador
Relay Relé
Reliability Fiabilidad
Replacement part Pieza de recambio (or just recambio)
Retaining collar, pin, etc Retén
Return spring Muelle
Rev counter Tacómetro
Rev limiter Limitador de revoluciones
Ride (1) (noun) Vuelta; Paseo
Ride (2) (verb) Montar
Rim Cerco; Llanta
Road (1) (major) Carretera
Road (2) (minor) Camino
Rocker arm Balancín
Rocker cover Culatín
Rotary valve Válvula rotativa
Rotor (of alternator) Volante magnético
Run-on Autoencendido
Running in Rodaje
SOHC (Single overhead cam) SOHC
Saddlebag Alforja
Screen Cúpula; Parabrisa; Pantalla
Screw Perno; Tornillo
Seal Empaquetadura
Seat Asiento; Sillín
Seizure (engine) Gripado
Self-locking nut Tuerca autofrenante; Tuerca freno; Tuerca de seguridad; Tuerca autoseguro
Sensors Sensores
Shaft Eje; Arbol; Cárdan (this seems to be used for both drive shafts and the universal joints they use)
Shaft drive Transmisión por cárdan
Shock absorber Amortiguador
Sidestand Pata de cabra (literally goat's hoof); Caballete lateral
Sight glass Ojo de buey (literally "ox eye" - also means porthole)
Silencer Silenciador
Silent block (rubber mounted engine) Silent block
Single-cylinder Monocilíndrico
Sleeve Casquillo; Buje; Cojinete liso
Slicks Slicks
Slide valve Válvula de guillotina
Spanner Llave
Spark plug Bujía
Spark plug cap Pipa de bujía
Speed (1) (of motion) Velocidad
Speed (2) (of engine) Régimen
Speedometer Velocímetro
Spoke Radio de rueda
Spring Resorte
Sprocket (1) (especially rear) Corona
Sprocket (2) (especially front) Piñón
Sprung weight Masa suspendida
Squish band Squish, área de
Starter motor Arranque; Motor de arranque
Steel Acero
Steering Dirección
Steering axis Eje de dirección
Steering damper Amortiguador de dirección
Steering geometry Cotas de dirección; Geometría de dirección
Steering head angle Ángulo de dirección
Stoppie Invertido
Stressed member (e.g. engine as part of frame) Autoportante
Stroke (i.e. of piston) Carrera
Subframe Colín
Suspension Suspensión
Swept volume Cilindrada
Swingarm Basculante
Switch Interruptor; Ruptor
TDC PMS
Tachometer Tacómetro
Tank (petrol, etc) Depósito
Tankbag Bolsa cubredepósito
Telescopic forks Horquilla telescópica
Temperature Temperatura
Thermal rating (of a spark plug) Grado térmico
Thermostat Termostato
Thread Rosca
Threadlock Pegamento para tornillos (literally glue for screws)
Throttle Acelerador
Titanium Titanio
Toothed (of gear, etc) Dentado
Top dead centre (TDC) Punto Muerto Superior (PMS)
Top speed Velocidad punta
Topbox Baúl
Torque Par (de torsión)
Torque at crank Par motor
Torque specified for a bolt/screw Par de apriete
Torque wrench Llave dinamométrica
Track (2) (racing) Circuito (carrera); Pista
Track (1) (path, trail or rough road) Pista
Trail (fork geometry) Avance
Transfer port (in a 2-stroke engine) Transfer
Transmission ratio Relación de transmisión
Transmission shaft Árbol de transmisión
Tread (of tyre) Dibujos (literally drawings or designs)
Triple clamp Tija
Tubeless Sin cámara; Tubeless
Two stroke Dos tiempos
Tyre Neumático
Tyre pressure Presión de inflado
Universal joint Cárdan (Also used to mean shaft drive. The four-armed crosspiece in which the connected shafts locate is called "Cruceta de cardan")
Unsprung weight Masa no suspendida
Upside-down fork Horquilla invertida
Valve Válvula
Valve adjustment Reglaje de válvulas
Valve guide Guía de válvula
Valve opening/lift Apertura de válvula
Valve overlap Cruce de válvulas
Valve play Juego de válvulas
Valve seat Asiento de válvula
Valve timing Calado de la distribución
Velocity Velocidad
Venturi effect Principio de Venturi
Viscosity Viscosidad
Viscosity index (how affected by temperature) Índice de viscosidad
Visor Visera; Pantalla
Volt Voltio
Vulcanisation Vulcanización
Wankel Wankel
Washer Arandela
Water cooling Refrigeración por agua
Water pump Bomba de agua
Weight transfer (under braking or acceleration) Transferencia de cargas
Wet sump Cárter húmedo
Wheel alignment Alineación de las ruedas
Wheel balance Equilibrado de ruedas
Wheelie Caballito (also used for bunnyhop); Guili; Wheelie
Width (e.g. of tyre) Anchura
Windscreen Cúpula; Parabrisa; Pantalla
Woodruff key Chaveta
Workshop Taller
Yoke Tija
Babylon gives "buceo de freno" and is the only one, so far, that sounds even plausible. SDL gave "frene clavado" which I can't make sense of. Doesn't mean it's wrong but I'm very doubtful. Good luck.
