italiano: "distinguere..i mattoni..dagli altri lateriziinglés translation: choose the right brick among different types of brick  KudoZ The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators ... More  |
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| Entrada de glosario (tomada de la pregunta de abajo) | | Término o frase en italiano: | "distinguere..i mattoni..dagli altri laterizi | | Traducción al inglés: | choose the right brick among different types of brick | | Aportado por: | YorickJenkins |
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Tech/Engineering - Construcción / Ingeniería civil / Construction | | Término o frase en italiano: "distinguere..i mattoni..dagli altri laterizi | The exression comes from a description of skills, or lack of them, among brick layers and construction workers.
The key here must be to know exactly what the difference is between mattoni and laterizi-many dictionaries just give bricks. I think that laterizi are the hollow bricks much used in Italy, am I right?
It must mean something like can't distinguish the main building bricks from the hollow bricks? Thanks for all help.
Yorick Jenkins
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Non sa distinguere (descrivere correttamente) i mattoni necessari per l’esecuzione del compito dagli altri laterizi.
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| | Clarification request(s) and responseMary Carroll Richer LaFlèche: 20:42 Apr 17, 2008: I think Kudoz is great, you can learn a lot too! I lay bricks and tiles and mix cement all the time!
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| | choose the right brick between different types of brick | Explicación:
non sa distinguere i mattoni necessari per l'esecuzione del compito dagli altri laterizi.
This means that he does not have the skills to choose the right type of brick, amongst all the different possibilities, for the specific job he has been asked to perform,(as homework). |
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 Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche
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| Nota de quien pregunta a quien contestaEveryone was very helpful-this version convinced me most. I just changed "between" to "among". KudoZ is excellent: I am always impressed by how helpful people are.
YorickJenkins
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| construction products
Explicación:
Maybe it is too general...you are better waiting an English mothertongue......
or...building material
Just a suggestion hoping to help you
Italian definition:
edil., spec. al pl., materiale da costruzione come mattoni, tegole e sim., ottenuto da argilla impastata con acqua o altre sostanze, modellata, essiccata e cotta in forni speciali
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| to distinguish ...bricks from other types of brickwork
Explicación:
laterizi - derives from latin
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laterizi
it is just a collective name for all types of brickwork, such as roof tiles, bricks, etc.
garzanti:
laterizi - nome generico dei materiali ceramici da costruzione come mattoni, tegole e sim., fabbricati con argilla impastata con acqua: fabbrica di laterizi.
the question basically asks the guy if he can distinguish between a plain brick and other types of bricks or brick tiles.
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Note added at 23 mins (2008-04-16 21:10:05 GMT)
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just to underline that even bricks (mattoni) are made of clay:
Il mattone è un materiale da costruzione di tipo laterizio, solitamente a forma di parallelepipedo fatto di argilla cotta o fango essiccato.
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattone
therefore bricks are a type of laterizio..... meaning that laterizi (as already stated) is brickwork in general whereas bricks are just a type of laterizi...
Referencia: http://www.ilr.it/Default.asp
Referencia: http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laterizi
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| | \"distinguere..i mattoni..dagli altri laterizi choose the right brick between different types of brick
Explicación:
non sa distinguere i mattoni necessari per l'esecuzione del compito dagli altri laterizi.
This means that he does not have the skills to choose the right type of brick, amongst all the different possibilities, for the specific job he has been asked to perform,(as homework).
| | Nota de quien pregunta a quien contestaEveryone was very helpful-this version convinced me most. I just changed "between" to "among". KudoZ is excellent: I am always impressed by how helpful people are.
YorickJenkins |
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