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Icon for andamiaje — scaffolding
andamiaje
scaffolding
Reviewed by: David WestfallCofounder
The whole structure of scaffolds around a building, or the framework a system rests on
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scaffold
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-aje
collective suffix
Andamiaje means scaffolding, all the andamios0 taken together as one structure, the way baggage is all your bags taken together.
andamiaje
scaffolding, scaffold
The temporary frame of poles and planks put up around a building so workers can reach it.
Levantaron el andamiaje en la fachada antes de pintarThey put up the scaffolding on the facade before painting
El andamiaje rodeaba toda la torre de la iglesiaThe scaffold surrounded the whole church tower
framework, structure (figurative)
The set of rules, ideas, or parts holding something abstract up.
El andamiaje legal del acuerdo tardó años en construirseThe legal framework of the agreement took years to build
Toda su teoría descansa sobre un andamiaje muy frágilHis whole theory rests on a very fragile structure