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Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

caballos fiscales, potencia fiscal

English translation:

taxable horsepower, taxable power rating

Added to glossary by Carlos Segura
Nov 11, 2010 13:49
13 yrs ago
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Spanish term

caballos físicos

Spanish to English Tech/Engineering Automotive / Cars & Trucks
Document talking about how much vehicle registration tax you need to pay, depending on the power of your car:


De 8 hasta 11,99 caballos fiscales
De 12 hasta 15,99 caballos fiscales
De 16 hasta 19,99 caballos fiscales


Thanks
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 taxable horsepower, taxable power rating
4 +1 CV rating
Change log

Nov 25, 2010 11:13: Carlos Segura Created KOG entry

Discussion

philgoddard Nov 11, 2010:
Anna: you put 'caballos fisicos' as the question, but the text refers to 'caballos fiscales'. Can we assume the latter is what you're asking about?
Graham Allen-Rawlings Nov 11, 2010:
not horsepower see this link on how its calculated.
http://www.autocity.com/tramites_dgt/legislacion/reglamento_...

Proposed translations

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taxable horsepower, taxable power rating

IATE gives "potencia fiscal = taxable horse power", but I prefer "power rating".

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Note added at 1 hr (2010-11-11 14:51:35 GMT)
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I forgot to mention that "caballo fiscal" is not a physical unit of power.
Peer comment(s):
agree Denise DeVries : Yes, http://science.howstuffworks.com/horsepower-info.htm
6 mins
Many thanks.
agree philgoddard : Your second suggestion works, but as Graham points out, it's not quite the same as horsepower.
4 hrs
Many thanks. As I mentioned above too, "caballo fiscal" is not a unit of power.
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CV rating

see cv section in link below, referring to caballos de vapor fiscales (CVF).
Reference:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsepower

http://www.autocity.com/tramites_dgt/legislacion/reglamento_vehiculos/anexo5.html

Peer comment(s):
agree philgoddard : This might need a note of explanation,depending on the context.
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