paral

prop

diagonal brace

paral

masculine noun

1. (architecture and construction; post)

a. prop

Cuatro obreros de la construcción resultaron heridos cuando se derrumbó un andamio debido a un paral defectuoso.

Four construction workers were injured when a piece of scaffolding collapsed due to a defective prop.

2. (architecture and construction; oblique support)

a. diagonal brace

Revisa los parales, y asegúrate de que sostienen el puente del andamio como corresponde.

Check the diagonal braces, and make sure they're supporting the scaffold bridge correctly.

paral

(México) (madero) post; (puntal) shore; prop;